Thunderstorm Wind, Columbiana
- When
- July 8, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Columbiana County, Wellsville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.600, -80.650
Trees down.
Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 8, 2003
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $1,000
- 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 8, 3:05 AM EST, 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 3:05 AM EST, 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
405 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003
PER LATEST RADAR DATA, COUPLED WITH RUC, ETA, GFS, THUNDERSTORM
COMPLEXES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. IN THE SHORT TERM, THERE IS A CURRENT COMPLEX AFFECTING THE
AREA THIS MORNING, ANOTHER COMPLEX IS LIKELY TONIGHT, AND THURSDAY
NIGHT. ...GIORDANO
.PBZ...
MD...FLOOD WATCH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
OH...FLOOD WATCH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 9 AM TODAY.
PA...FLOOD WATCH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 9 AM TODAY.
WV...FLOOD WATCH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 9 AM TODAY.Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 7, 2:09 PM EST, 13 hours 51 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-080100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 309 PM EDT MON JUL 7 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. .DAY ONE...TODAY MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR EXTREME NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND. THE GREATEST THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY FOR THE REGION. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 2:33 AM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-081300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 333 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN PENNSYLVANIA... ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG BEAVER BUTLER CLARION FAYETTE FOREST GREENE INDIANA JEFFERSON LAWRENCE MERCER VENANGO WASHINGTON WESTMORELAND IN WEST VIRGINIA... BROOKE HANCOCK MARION MARSHALL MONONGALIA OHIO PRESTON TUCKER WETZEL IN OHIO... BELMONT CARROLL COLUMBIANA COSHOCTON GUERNSEY HARRISON JEFFERSON MONROE MUSKINGUM NOBLE TUSCARAWAS <<< CALL TO ACTION >>> A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS..LARGE HAIL..AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:07 AM EST, 53 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-081600- SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 407 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH EXPECTS THUNDERSTORMS TO POSE SEVERAL HAZARDS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORM WINDS CAN GO OVER 60 MPH AND CAUSE DAMAGE, HAIL CAN BE LARGER THAN 1 INCH, AND THERE CAN BE PERIODS OF CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THUNDERSTORM RAINS THAT CAN EXCEED 1.5 INCHES IN LESS THAN 2 HOURS WILL CAUSE FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN, GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. NEVER GO THROUGH FLOOD WATERS TO GET TO HIGHER GROUND. THE SKYWARN NET WILL BE ACTIVATED. LISTEN FOR UPDATES.
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 37 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:00 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Ohio, July 8 to 9, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, July 8, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 8, 2003
- Flood in Indiana, July 8 to 31, 2003
- Wildfire in California, July 8 to 11, 2003
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, July 8 to 9, 2003
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Illinois, July 8, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 8, 2003
- Wildfire in California, July 8 to 10, 2003
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 8, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 8, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 8, 2003
More
Every storm in Ohio in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, July 2003
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: 5369883.