Thunderstorm Wind in Seneca County, Ohio

Thunderstorm Wind August 27, 2024 · Seneca County, Ohio

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees downed in Fostoria. Damage caused by approaching and outflow-dominant thunderstorms.

The wider storm

A surface cold front drifted southeastward across southwestern QC, the central Great Lakes, and southern WI during the early evening of the 27th through the very early morning of the 28th. Within the warm and humid sector ahead of the cold front, a line of multicell thunderstorms persisted east-southeastward across northwest OH and produced sporadic straight-line convective wind damage and measured severe straight-line convective wind gusts. These storms occurred in an ambient environment with weak to moderate MUCAPE, moderate to strong DCAPE, and moderate effective bulk shear.

Began near Fostoria (41.1548, -83.4062).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1242028. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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