Thunderstorm Wind — Wyandot, Ohio

2020-06-21 · near Sycamore, Wyandot, Ohio

Event narrative

A small walking bridge across a culvert was lifted and flipped over. Person who tweeted report noted the bridge was heavily anchored into the ground.

Wider weather episode

Low-level convergence along an eastward-moving surface trough axis contributed to the development of scattered thunderstorms over northern Ohio during the afternoon and early evening of the 21st. Vertical wind shear was weak. However, moderate instability and DCAPE amidst steep low-level lapse rates near 7.5C/km to 9.5C/km allowed multiple thunderstorms to generate damaging straight-line winds. There were also several instances of penny to quarter-size hail. In addition to the severe winds and hail, heavy rain over Holmes and Wayne Counties produced flooding as observed rainfall totals reached as much as 4 inches.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 895764. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.