8 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 Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 6, 9:49 AM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1049 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2003 CURR FCST LOOKS GOOD SO NO UPDATE PLANNED FOR NOW. ONLY A FEW RW- NEAR FDY LATE THIS MORN BUT STILL EXPECT SCT RW/TRW TO DEVELOP WITH AFTN HEATING. .CLE... OH...NONE. PA...NONE. BM
OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-061230- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 627 AM EDT SUN JUL 6 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN OHIO AND A PORTION OF NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED. DAMAGING WINDS COULD EXCEED 60 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSBILE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 6 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:07 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds downed three trees in Westlake and several more in Bay Village.
Thunderstorm winds toppled one large tree.
Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and large limbs in and around Twinsburg.
Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Auburn Township.
Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Bazetta and Kinsman.
Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
Thunderstorm winds measured at 42 mph downed one large tree limb.
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: 5376203, 5376277, 5376279, 5376275, 5376276, 5376280, 5376281, 5376278.