Ohio, 2003Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 10, 2003
July 10, 2003 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What forecasters said that day
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 Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 10, 2:26 PM EST, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 2:26 PM EST, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
251 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2003
CLOUDS HUNG IN ALL DAY BUT DID BREAK OUT TO OUR SOUTHWEST WHERE THE
STRONGEST STORMS ARE DEVELOPING. THERE IS A LINE NOW MOVING INTO
THE WESTERN PART OF THE CWA WHICH SHOULD MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. THE BEST EHI AND MOISTURE FLUX CONVERGENCE STAYS TO OUR
SOUTH BUT THE LINE THAT HAS ALREADY FORMED WILL INTERACT WITH
BOUNDARIES LEFT OVER FROM RECENT DAYS CONVECTION AND SEVERE IS NOT
OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. AT THE VERY
LEAST...HEAVY RAINFALL WITH PWS AROUND 1.8. WITH VERY LOW FFG IN
SOUTHERN COUNTIES...THAT IS AREA OF GREATEST FLOOD CONCERN AS THE
STORMS MOVE EASTWARD.
FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT LINGERING CLOUDS
AND SHOWERS SHOULD HANG AROUND THROUGH THE MORNING.
MODELS SHOW WRAP AROUND MOISTURE FOR SATURDAY AS THE LOW SPINS UP ON
ONTARIO. IN THE LONGER RANGE...TROUGHINESS ALONG THE EAST COAST MAY
PLAY A ROLE IN TIMING OF PRECIP.
PIT 65 78 58 76 / 70 40 10 30
HLG 65 77 58 78 / 70 40 10 20
MGW 65 78 58 79 / 70 40 10 20
ZZV 66 77 59 78 / 70 40 10 20
PHD 66 77 59 78 / 70 40 10 20
FKL 64 75 56 77 / 70 40 20 30
DUJ 64 75 56 77 / 70 40 20 30
LBE 65 77 58 77 / 70 40 10 30
BTP 64 75 56 77 / 70 40 20 30
IDI 64 75 56 77 / 70 40 20 30
ODM 62 73 52 75 / 70 40 10 20
.PBZ...
MD...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONE MDZ001.
OH...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050...
OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069.
PA...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...
PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032.
WV...FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...
WVZ021>023...WVZ041.
TYBURSKI
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 4:36 AM EST, 9 hours 54 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-101130-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
536 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2003
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND
GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH SAYS THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT
FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AS WELL
AS HEAVY RAINFALL. A FLOOD WATCH MAY BE ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER NET ACTIVATION IS LIKELY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 10:12 AM EST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-102030-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1112 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH SAYS THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY
THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH
AS WELL AS HEAVY RAINFALL. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL
FRIDAY MORNING AT 4 AM AS THE AREA HAS SEEN PLENTY OF RAIN OVER THE
PAST WEEK.
SKYWARN NET ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE LISTEN FOR
FURTHER UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 10:20 AM EST, 4 hours 10 minutes before
PAZ015-022-101615-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1120 AM EDT THU JUL 10 2003
...MODERATE RAIN MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...
AT 11:20 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF MODERATE RAINFALL MOVING THROUGH BUTLER COUNTY
PENNSYLVANIA. THIS AREA OF RAIN WILL MOVE INTO ARMSTRONG AND
CLARION COUNTIES BETWEEN 11:30 AM AND 12:15 PM.
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS THERE MAY BE PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
TYBURSKI
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 2:07 PM EST, 23 minutes before
OHZ039-040-049-102000-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
307 PM EDT THU JUL 10 2003
...THUNDERSTORM UPDATE...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH SHOWS A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS,
WITH POSSIBLY WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH, MOVING EASTWARD THROUGH
TUSCARAWAS COUNTY OHIO. AFTER 3:20 PM, THESE STORMS WILL BEGIN TO
NEXT MOVE THROUGH CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES OHIO. THERE CAN ALSO
BE BRIEFLY HEAVY RAIN.
WHEN THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN, GO INDOORS. MOTORISTS, DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH PONDED WATERS ON ROADWAYS.
Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana
- When
- July 10, 2:30 PM EST to 2:35 PM EST
- Where
- Columbiana County, Columbiana
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 40.883, -80.633
About 3:30 PM EDT, a microburst started just southwest of Columbiana, near Route 164. It moved northeast through a residential area and onto a golf course. Path length 0.25 mile; path wide 100 yards. Estimated maximum wind gust 70 mph (61 kt). Numerous trees were toppled or had their tops snapped off. A trampoline was lifted hundreds of feet into the air and slammed into a tree, and was destroyed. A few cars received damage from flying debris. Several large trees on the golf course were blown down.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Georgia, July 10, 20033 deaths · $269,000 · 1 in hail · 16 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 10, 20036 injured · $2.7 million · F2 · 19 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, July 10, 2003$859,000 · 50 kt wind · 13 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 10, 2003$225,000 · 60 kt wind · 4 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Virginia, July 10, 2003$13,000 · F1 · 24 events
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 10, 2003$80,000 · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 10, 2003$44,000 · F0 · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 10, 2003$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 10, 2003$30,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Flood in Indiana, July 10, 2003$20,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 10, 2003$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 10, 200365 kt wind · 16 events
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: 5373537.