Funnel Cloud — Harrison, Ohio

2023-07-02 · near Bowerston, Harrison, Ohio

Event narrative

A funnel cloud was spotted by an on-duty deputy near the intersection of Route 151 and Route 212.

Wider weather episode

Rainfall during the previous day, plus during the morning of July 2nd, kept the ground saturated. An early afternoon break in rainfall was followed by additional thunderstorm development in western and central Ohio by late afternoon. These storms took advantage of an environment containing 1500 J/kg of surface-based CAPE, along with marginal sufficient deep shear of 30 knots to create severe thunderstorms with a number of wind damage reports. Isolated flash flooding was also reported in Tuscarawas County with repeated rounds of heavy rain.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1121136. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.