Thunderstorm Wind in Van Wert County, Ohio

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

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A few trees limbs were down on Jefferson Street.

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 Van Wert (40.8700, -84.5800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1114729. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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