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Thunderstorm Wind in Defiance County, Ohio

Thunderstorm Wind August 6, 2024 · Defiance County, Ohio

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 20-foot tree was down in Okolona.

The wider storm

In the morning of August 6, a supercell developed and tracked east-southeast into far northwest Ohio. This storm produced a tornado in southern Michigan, but the storm weakened by the time it reached northwest Ohio. Additional thunderstorms then developed east of I-69 Tuesday afternoon, with a few reports of wind damage in northwest Ohio.

Began near Jewell (41.3600, -84.2300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1204038. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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