Thunderstorm Wind — Lucas, Ohio

2019-07-02 · near Crestview, Lucas, Ohio

Event narrative

There was significant tree damage reported. Heavy industrial parts and storage containers were lifted and tossed in the air. A man in the town of Holland was killed when an uprooted tree fell on the car while he was sitting in the vehicle.

Wider weather episode

Numerous severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage and locally severe microbursts across northern Ohio. The atmospheric conditions were very favorable for microbursts and wind damage that afternoon and evening. Downward CAPE values were extremely high and the upper air profiles shows an Inverted-V sounding. Some of the hardest hit areas were around Milan southward to the Canton area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 843943. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.