9 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 21, 8:40 AM EST, 4 hours 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 940 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2001 12Z SFC MAP SHOWED LOW PRESSURE NEAR ST LOUIS WITH A WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING EAST THROUGH S CNTRL IN AND THEN INTO CNTRL OHIO. CURRENT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACRS THE WRN CWFA WAS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW LEVEL JET...CREATING TSTMS OF THE ELEVATED VARIETY. THESE STORMS SHOULD WEAKEN SOMEWHAT AS THEY HEAD EAST. FAVORABLE UPR LVL DIV AND LOW LVL CONV COUPLET ESTABLISHES ITSELF ACRS IL AND IN THIS AFTN...SETTING THE STAGE FOR A DEVELOPING SQUALL LINE OF TSTMS. THESE WILL RACE AHEAD OF THE SFC COLD FRONT...LIKELY ARRIVING INTO OUR WRN CWFA BY MID TO LATE AFTN. MAY MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS WITH TSTM TIMING...ESPECIALLY THE PMH GROUP. WILL ISSUE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK ONCE AGAIN...HIGHLIGHTNING SEVERE WX POTENTIAL. GREATEST BOUNDARY LAYER HELICITIES WILL BE NEAR THE SFC LOW (OUR NRN CWFA) WHERE ISOLATED TORNADOES COULD OCCUR WITH TSTMS. CURRENT TEMPS LOOK GOOD IF CLOUD COVER HOLDS. .ILN...NONE. HICKMAN
INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-212030- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1030 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ARE FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WITH A WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS ALREADY IN PLACE...A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO FORM AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT LATER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS INDIANA. THE SQUALL LINE WILL THEN SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS. HOWEVER...SUFFICIENT WIND SHEAR WILL BE IN PLACE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LADTEST INFORMATION. HICKMAN
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:19 UTC.
9 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorms produced strong winds which caused large limbs and a tree to be knocked down.
Thunderstorms produced strong winds which moved 500 pound bleachers and tore off dugout roofs at a ball field.
Thunderstorms produced strong winds which knocked down large limbs and a tree.
Thunderstorms produced strong winds which knocked down numerous trees across the county. A tree fell on a church causing a hole in the roof.
Thunderstorms produced strong winds which knocked down trees and power poles.
Thunderstorms produced strong winds which knocked down trees.
Thunderstorms produced a wind gust to 59 mph at the National Weather Service office. Trees and a power pole were also knocked down.
Thunderstorms produced strong winds which knocked down trees.
Thunderstorms produced strong winds which knocked down trees.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 2001
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: 5248013, 5248014, 5248015, 5248016, 5248017, 5248018, 5248019, 5248020, 5248021.