Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- July 8, 9:10 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Leipsic
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.100, -84.000
An observer reported a wind gust to 60 mph.
Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 8, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Putnam
- When
- July 8, 10:38 PM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Ottawa
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 41.022, -84.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy rainfall caused streets to flood. Also, Cranberry creek flooded a few homes.
Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam
- When
- July 8, 11:07 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam County, Columbus Grove
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.920, -84.050
An observer reported a wind gust to 62 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Allen
- When
- July 8, 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Allen County, Bluffton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.900, -83.880
An observer reported a wind gust to 60 mph.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 8, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 8 to 14, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 8, 1997
- Tornado in New York, July 8, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 8, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, July 8, 1997
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, July 8, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 8, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 8, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 8, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, July 8 to 9, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, July 8, 1997
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, July 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5612114, 5612113, 5612115, 5612116.