Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 18, 2004

Name: Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 18, 2004
Start: 2004-05-18T17:40
End: 2004-05-18T17:40
Location: Ohio

May 18, 2004 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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 May 18, 1:20 PM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 18, 1:20 PM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
220 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2004

WARM MOIST UNSTABLE AIRMASS PRECEDES FRONTAL BNDRY THAT WILL SWING
SEWD TNGT WITH PWS AOA 1.5...CONCERN FROM REPEAT STORMS MOVING OVER
PREVIOUS SATURATED GROUNDS FROM THIS MRNG/FLOODING.
SVR WATCH IN EFFECT THRU 8PM AND FLD WATCH CONTINUES TNGT.
MDLS VARY ON SWD MVMT OF BNDRY BY 12/19 WITH ETA(SLOWER) TO ARND
SWRN PA WHILE GFS TO M/D LINE. BOTH MDLS THOUGH
HOLD ONTO PRECIP ACROSS SRN SXNS WED IN NEAR ZONAL FLOW.
BNDRY THEN WILL WORK ITS WAY BACK SLOWLY NEWD WITH THREAT FOR PRECIP
INTO FRIDAY. MEDR PROGS PUSH WARM FRONTAL BNDRY WELL N OF REGION SAT
WITH BROAD WSW WARM MOIST FLOW...WITH CONTD THREAT FOR CHC POPS AND
ABV NORMAL TEMPS.

.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 600 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ZONE MDZ001.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM (WCN) WATCH UNTIL 800 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ZONE
MDC023.

OH...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 600 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ZONES OHZ039>041...
OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM (WCN) WATCH UNTIL 800 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ZONES
OHC013...OHC019...OHC029...OHC031...OHC059...OHC067...OHC081...
OHC111...OHC119...OHC121...OHC157.

PA...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 600 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ZONES PAZ007>009...
PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029>032.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM (WCN) WATCH UNTIL 800 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ZONES
PAC003...PAC005...PAC007...PAC019...PAC031...PAC051...PAC053...
PAC059...PAC063...PAC065...PAC073...PAC085...PAC121...PAC125...
PAC129.

WV...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 600 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR ZONES WVZ001>004...
WVZ012...WVZ021>023...WVZ041.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM (WCN) WATCH UNTIL 800 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ZONES
WVC009...WVC029...WVC049...WVC051...WVC061...WVC069...WVC077...
WVC093...WVC103.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 1:10 PM EST, 4 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
210 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2004

MDZ001-OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-
029>032-WVZ001>004-012-021>023-041-190900-
ALLEGHENY PA-ARMSTRONG PA-BEAVER PA-BELMONT OH-BROOKE WV-BUTLER PA-
CARROLL OH-CLARION PA-COLUMBIANA OH-COSHOCTON OH-FAYETTE PA-
FOREST PA-GARRETT MD-GREENE PA-GUERNSEY OH-HANCOCK WV-HARRISON OH-
INDIANA PA-JEFFERSON PA-JEFFERSON OH-LAWRENCE PA-MARION WV-
MARSHALL WV-MERCER PA-MONONGALIA WV-MONROE OH-MUSKINGUM OH-NOBLE OH-
OHIO WV-PRESTON WV-TUCKER WV-TUSCARAWAS OH-VENANGO PA-WASHINGTON PA-
WESTMORELAND PA-WETZEL WV-
210 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND
GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THEIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ACROSS THE ENTIRE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. THE PRIME THREATS ARE DAMAGING
WIND AND LARGE HAIL. THERE MAY BE ENOUGH HEAVY RAIN WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS TO CAUSE FLOODING ALONG STREAMS AND IN AREAS WITH POOR
DRAINAGE. THERE MAY ALSO BE PERIODS OF FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

ON DAY 2... THERE MAY STILL BE FLOODING FROM RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY
THUNDERSTORM RAINS OF DAY 1.

FOR DAY 3 THROUGH DAY 7... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME... ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS MOST DAYS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER NETWORK ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 18, 4:21 PM EST, 1 hour 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
521 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0509 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CUMBERLAND              39.85N 81.66W
05/18/2004                   GUERNSEY           OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING ALONG ROUTE 146.

&&

AWIPSUSR

Local storm report, May 18, 4:23 PM EST, 1 hour 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
523 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0456 PM     FLASH FLOOD      UNIONTOWN               39.90N 79.72W
05/18/2004                   FAYETTE            PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PITTSBURGH ST FLOODED.

&&

Local storm report, May 18, 4:24 PM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
524 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0515 PM     HAIL             NEW WATERFORD           40.85N 80.62W
05/18/2004  0.75 INCH        COLUMBIANA         OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

AWIPSUSR

Local storm report, May 18, 4:28 PM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
528 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     HAIL             KOPPEL                  40.83N 80.32W
05/18/2004  0.75 INCH        BEAVER             PA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

AWIPSUSR

Local storm report, May 18, 4:36 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
536 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0535 PM     FLOOD            CUMBERLAND              39.85N 81.66W
05/18/2004                   GUERNSEY           OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING ALONG MILLER CREEK AND ALSO ROUTE 146 NEAR
            CUMBERLAND.

&&

AWIPSUSR

Local storm report, May 18, 5:05 PM EST, 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
605 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ST. CLAIRSVILLE         40.08N 80.90W
05/18/2004                   BELMONT            OH   PUBLIC

            AREA ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS FLOODED.

&&

AWIPSUSR

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:38 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Coshocton

When: May 18, 5:40 PM EST
Where: Coshocton County, Conesville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.183, -81.900

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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

Every storm in Ohio in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, May 2004

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: 5398760.