Thunderstorm Wind — Crawford, Ohio

2019-04-14 · near Port Bucyrus Arpt, Crawford, Ohio

Event narrative

Several large tree limbs were blown down near State Route 19 and Beck Road.

Wider weather episode

A warm front lifted northward across the region during the afternoon of April 14th. A strong area of low pressure moved from southwest Ohio through north central Ohio during the afternoon. The atmosphere quickly became unstable with plenty of shear and modest instability for severe storms including supercells. A tornado watch was in effect for most of northern Ohio. A strong tornado touched down across Richland County and hit the town of Shelby.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 811307. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.