Thunderstorm Wind in Putnam County, Ohio

Thunderstorm Wind October 23, 2020 · Putnam County, Ohio

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A storm chaser recorded a 60 mph wind gust.

The wider storm

Deepening low pressure and associated cold front moved into the northern Great Lakes. This front interacted with CAPE values in excess of 1000 J/KG and 30+ knots of shear to help spark of small areas of thunderstorms. The best instability was centered in northwestern Ohio where a few storms began to produce marginally severe weather.

Began near Ottawa (40.9800, -84.0200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 923285. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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