Thunderstorm Wind — Van Wert, Ohio

2023-07-20 · near Glenmore, Van Wert, Ohio

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1114728. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.