Thunderstorm Wind — Allen, Ohio

2021-08-11 · near Gomer, Allen, Ohio

55 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

The public relayed pictures of several one to two foot diameter tree limbs down. as well as a few larger, healthy trees ranging from two to three feet in diameter were blown down.

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 984398. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.