Weather

The village of Buckeye Lake was ordered under a mandatory evacuation due to severe flooding from persistent rainfall late Thursday evening.

For more than a week, much of Ohio has been hit with multiple rounds of rain and storms. Severe weather, tornadoes and flooding slammed parts of central Ohio.

Mayor Andrew Ginther declared an emergency Wednesday after severe storms damaged several Columbus neighborhoods Tuesday.

East Columbus residents are cleaning up their neighborhoods on Wednesday after severe weather moved through the central Ohio region on Tuesday.

Government agencies are warning Ohioans to be cautious of “very dangerous” summer storms battering much of the state.

Among the major damage reported in the area, a tree crushed a camper off East Morrill Avenue on Columbus' south side.

Temperatures this week will reach highs in the mid-90s with a heat index well over 100 degrees. Such extreme heat increases risk for heat-related illnesses.

Dangerous heat is expected across large swaths of the U.S. this week, according to the National Weather Service.

This year, the state has had intense weather with the warmest recorded April in Ohio's history. Now, May has brought downpours and probable issues for farmers.

Safety officials say it is important for all Ohioans to have a plan for weathering a storm in place before they need it.