Thunderstorm Wind — Defiance, Ohio

2021-08-11 · near Hicksville, Defiance, Ohio

Event narrative

Local media relayed a picture of a healthy one foot diameter tree limb that was blown down onto a power line and onto High Street.

Wider weather episode

Convection initiated in Central Illinois and developed into a convective line as it approached Indiana. Thunderstorms developed in the warm sector ahead of the initial line and produced multiple outflow interactions. As the line moved into Ohio, embedded rear inflow jets within the line of storms resulted in several swaths of wind damage and isolated tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 984377. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.