A March hail in Plain City
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March 23, 2026

A March hail in Plain City

By Michael Williamson 

Quarter-size hail pieces land with a bang on rooftops and walkways in Plain City Sunday night. A thunderstorm system passed through the area into the evening hours, bringing thunder, lighting, rain and the ice lumps into central Ohio including Union and parts of Madison counties.

(Journal-Tribune photo by Michael Williamson)

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