June 21, 2024, Press Release from Ohio Emergency Management Agency (Ohio EMA): COLUMBUS, OH – Spring and summer are typical seasons for thunder and lightning storms, though they can occur year-round and at any hour. By knowing your area’s risk for lightning and paying attention to changing weather conditions, you can help keep yourself and your family members out of harm’s way. 

As repairs continue at the Lima Wastewater Treatment Plant from a late July lightning strike, officials say the damage may not be as expensive as first thought.