Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas
- When
- July 8, 3:39 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas County, Gnadenhutten
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 40.350, -81.433
Large tree branches 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
- None recorded
- 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, 2:38 PM EST, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 2:38 PM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 338 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003 ANOTHER ROUND FOR THE AREA THIS EVENING. MOST OF CWA IS UNDER WATCH UNTIL 8PM TONIGHT. TWO COMPLEXES MOVING ACROSS MIDWEST LOOK TO MERGE IN WESTERN CWA THIS EVENING. LATEST ETA SHOWING ENERGETIC ATMOSPHERE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH LIS TO -5 AND CAPES ABOVE 2000. SHEAR VALUES INCREASE THIS EVENING AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES SOUTHWARD. INITIAL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE IN WESTERN CWA ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON MOVES EASTWARD AS FRONT SINKS SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH. CONCERN INITIALLY IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER...HOWEVER MANY AREAS RECEIVED AMPLE RAINFALL YESTERDAY AND FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN THIS EVENING. LATEST ETA SHOWS HEAVIEST PRECIP MOVING ALONG FRONT OVERNIGHT AS COMPLEXES FORM AND EJECT EASTWARD. FRONT STILL JUST MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN CWA BY EARLY WED MORNING THEN LAYS OUT ACROSS AREA WED AFTERNOON. WOULD EXPECT CONTINUED ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW. .PBZ... MD...FLOOD WATCH TIL 4AM FOR ZONE MDZ001. OH...FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 400 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ZONE OHC029. FLOOD WATCH FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050... OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 8PM FOR ZONES OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069. PA...FLOOD WATCH TIL 4AM FOR ZONES PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 8PM FOR ZONES PAZ007>008...PAZ013>014...PAZ020>021...PAZ029>032. WV...FLOOD WATCH TIL 4AM FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH TIL 8PM FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 4:18 AM EST, 11 hours 21 minutes before
MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-080915- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 518 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 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 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH EXPECTS THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE TO POSE A THREAT OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER INTO AT LEAST THURSDAY, IF NOT FRIDAY. 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. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 8, 1:30 PM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH, PA
230 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0225 PM EAST ROCHESTER OH FLOOD
07/08/03 COLUMBIANA U.S.30 FLOODED NEAR EAST
ROCHESTER. REPORTED BY
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
JDSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 2:18 PM EST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007-008-013-014-020-021- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-090000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 318 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN PENNSYLVANIA... ALLEGHENY BEAVER BUTLER FAYETTE GREENE LAWRENCE MERCER VENANGO WASHINGTON WESTMORELAND IN WEST VIRGINIA... BROOKE HANCOCK MARION MARSHALL MONONGALIA OHIO PRESTON 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, 2:20 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007-008-013-014-020-021- 029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-090000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 320 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN WEST VIRGINIA... TUCKER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN PENNSYLVANIA... ALLEGHENY BEAVER BUTLER FAYETTE GREENE LAWRENCE MERCER VENANGO WASHINGTON WESTMORELAND IN WEST VIRGINIA... BROOKE HANCOCK MARION MARSHALL MONONGALIA OHIO PRESTON 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.
The radar
The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:38 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: 5373072.