Thunderstorm Wind — Crawford, Ohio

2020-05-25 · near Chatfield, Crawford, Ohio

Event narrative

Shed damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts in Chatfield.

Wider weather episode

Scattered showers and thunderstorms occurred during the afternoon and early evening of the 25th, originally triggered by a lake breeze boundary. These showers and storms occurred in a moderately-unstable air mass with moderate to strong DCAPE. Limited wind shear supported slow moving storms with moderate to heavy rainfall. One storm with heavy rain produced localized flash flooding in the town of Peninsula. A separate storm produced straight-line wind damage in Chatfield.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 893657. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.