DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Miami Valley was expecting to be impacted by severe weather Friday evening and into Saturday.

According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, the entire Miami Valley is under a Level 3 Enhanced Risk for severe weather. NWS in Wilmington released information about the threat for the region in a social media post at 1:09 p.m.

Weather professionals at NWS are saying the timing for the Dayton area to experience the severe weather threat is around Friday at 10 p.m. to Saturday at 4 a.m. Threats for the area are expected to include damaging straight line winds, some which may reach 70 mph.

A tornado watch was issued, followed by Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Tornado Warnings for multiple counties around the area. The watches and warnings for those threats have since expired.

Our team of Storm Team 2 Meteorologists and 2 NEWS team are continuing to work around the clock to keep you updated on safety conditions as the threat for tornadoes in the area has passed.