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Thunderstorm Wind in Van Wert County, Ohio

Thunderstorm Wind July 20, 2023 · Van Wert County, Ohio

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The emergency manager reports numerous trees were down between Wren and Ohio City.

The wider storm

On the morning of July 20th, a warm front moved north through the forecast area, followed by a cold front in the late afternoon. Scattered supercells developed ahead of the cold front near the Indiana-Michigan Stateline. These thunderstorms dropped large hail in northern Indiana. As the storms organized and moved southeastward, they produced a widespread swath of wind damage (including numerous downed, uprooted, or snapped trees) in Fort Wayne, IN and into Van Wert, OH.

Began near Glenmore (40.7900, -84.7000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1114728. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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