5 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 Jul 27, 2:11 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 311 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2003 SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATES COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GRT LKS SLIDING SOUTHWARD. KILN INDICATING CONVECTION ALONG PRE-FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER NRN OH AND NRN INDIAN. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AHEAD OF CONVECTION. MODELS ARE GENERALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SLOWLY SLIDING FRONT SOUTHWARD ACROSS FA. TIMING DIFFERENCES CENTER ON TIMING OF PERTEBATIONS. CONCERNED MAINLY ABOUT FLOODING AND WIND THREAT. ATMOSPHERE IS MODERATELY UNSTABLE AHEAD OF CONVECTION. MEAN FLOW IS RATHER LIGHT AND UNIDIRECTIONAL ALLOWING BACK BUILDING AND SLOW MOVING CELLS. WILL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON FLOODING POTENTIAL AND POSSIBLY ISSUE A WATCH. BOTH MODELS ARE TRYING TO INDICATE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY ACROSS THE SOUTH. MAV TEMPS LOOK PRETTY GOOD. .ILN...NONE. TIPTON
INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-271045- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 452 AM EDT SUN JUL 27 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT DROPS ACROSS THE AREA. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-272100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 255 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2003 ...SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE TONIGHT... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BRING ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO FEED THE THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. DUE THE THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY...SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NECESSARY THIS EVENING NORTH OF I-70. ACTIVATION IS LIKELY LATER TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF I-70 INCLUDING PARTS OF INDIANA AND KENTUCKY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. FRANKS
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:33 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees and powerlines were downed across town.
Two large trees were knocked down.
Trees and powerlines were downed.
A detached garage was destroyed, and a flat bed trailer was flipped on its side. A nearby residence sustained minor roof damage.
Two large limbs were downed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, July 2003
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: 5334556, 5334557, 5334560, 5334559, 5334558.