Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 21, 2005

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 21, 2005
Start: 2005-07-21T18:20
End: 2005-07-21T19:17
Location: Ohio

July 21, 2005 · NWS IWX · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $11,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

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 Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 21, 2:30 PM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 2:30 PM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
230 PM EST THU JUL 21 2005

.SHORT TERM...
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
MAIN CHALLENGE WILL REVOLVE AROUND CONVECTION CHANCES TONIGHT AND
ASSOCIATED RISKS FOR SVR WX AND HEAVY RAIN. NAM/GFS/RUC HAVE DONE A
POOR JOB OF EVEN SHOWING THE ONGOING CONVECTION NOW MOVING ACROSS
WESTERN LWR MI. AS A RESULT...SOME CONFIDENCE LOST IN MODELS.
HOWEVER...THEY HAVE SHOWN FAIRLY WELL THE EXTREMELY UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WITH LIS AVERAGING FROM -10 TO
AS HIGH AS -13 C IN WESTERN INDIANA AND MUCH OF ILLINOIS AS TEMPS
CLIMB CLOSE TO OR IN THE 90S AND SFC DEWPTS AOA 70 WITH SOME
LOCATION IN ILLINOIS SHOWING MID-UPR 70S DEWPTS. CAPES WELL OVER
3000 J/KG AS WELL. STG 700 MB CAP (SEEN ON 18Z ILX SOUNDING) IN
PLACE HELPING TO HOLD OFF MUCH OF THE CONVECTION...BUT COMBINATION
OF LAKE BREEZE BOUNDARY AS WELL AS OTHER BOUNDARIES IN THE AREA HAVE
RESULTED IN ONE STORM THAT RAPIDLY DEVELOPED OVER CHICAGO AND IS NOW
MOVING OVER THE LAKE. AS SHORTWAVE/MCVS MOVE INTO THE AREA OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...CAP SHOULD ERODE ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR POTENTIAL
FOR EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF STORMS. WITH INSTABILITY IN
PLACE...STORMS SHOULD QUICKLY BECOME RATHER STRONG IF NOT SEVERE IN
SOME AREAS. SEVERE THREAT MAY BE CONFINED TO THIS EVENING WITH
ACTIVITY TRANSITIONING TO MORE OF A HEAVY RAIN THREAT OVERNIGHT ONCE
AGAIN. BOTH GFS AND NAM GO CRAZY WITH QPF TONIGHT WILL BULLSEYE OF
NEARLY 7 INCHES OVER THE WESTERN CWA BY 06Z/FRI. NAM NOT AS HIGH AND
A BIT MORE REASONABLE BUT STILL SHOWING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN
POSSIBLE. GIVEN WHAT OCCURRED LAST NIGHT AS WELL AS BOUNDARY SINKING
SOUTH THROUGH MI AND DECENT 850 JET TO SET UP ALL PROVIDING A GOOD
FOCUS FOR REDEVELOPMENT. EVEN WITH GUIDANCE SHOWING LIKELY TO CAT
POPS TONIGHT ALL AREAS...WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE DEVELOPMENT BEFORE
GOING TO LIKELY/NUMEROUS MENTION. WILL MAKE LAST SECOND CALL ON
ZONES DEPENDING ON TRENDS. ANOTHER WARM AND MUGGY NIGHT IN STORE
WITH LOWS AROUND 70.

FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SLOWLY BE SINKING SOUTH LATER TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY...USHERING IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF DRY AIR. QUESTION IS HOW FAR
SOUTH THIS DRIER AIR MAKES IT ON FRIDAY. WITH UNCERTANTITY ALREADY
IN PLACE REGARDING EFFECTS OF CONVECTION TONIGHT...HAVE OPTED TO
LEAVE FRIDAY FORECAST INTACT AND LET MIDNIGHT SHIFT TAKE A LOOK AT
FRONTAL POSITION AND POTENTIAL LINGERING PRECIP ALONG/SOUTH OF IT.
HIGHS OF UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 SUPPORTED ONCE AGAIN BY HOPEFULLY A
GOOD DEAL OF SUN AS WELL AS 850 MB TEMPS OF +18 TO +20. TEMPS MAY
NEED TO BE LOWERED AT BENTON HARBOR IF LIGHT NE WIND CAN DEVELOP AND
ALLOW FOR LAKE BREEZE AND COOLER TEMPS. HAVE LEFT ALONE FOR NOW.

&&

.LONG TERM...
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...
FORECAST PERIOD BEGINS WITH DRIER AIRMASS MOVING INTO THE REGION AS
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES AREA. BOTH GFS AND
NAM HAVE DEWPOINTS DROPPING TO AROUND 60F BY 12Z SAT OVER MOST OF
THE CWA AND GIVEN CURRENT DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 50S OVER CENTRAL MN
AND NORTHERN WI THIS SEEMS REASONABLE. THIS WILL DROP TEMPS
COMFORTABLY DOWN TO THE 60-65F DEGREE RANGE FOR SATURDAY MORNING
LOWS. SURFACE HIGH TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST INTO EASTERN GREAT LAKES
DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...HOLDING OFF RETURN FLOW KEEPING HEAT
INDICES IN CHECK WHILE HIGHS REACH 85-90F. WARM FRONT THEN MOVES
BACK THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY AS SURFACE WAVE DEVELOPING IN THE
NORTHERN PLAINS MOVES EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES REGION
WITH PARENT SURFACE LOW WELL TO THE NORTH IN CANADA. DEEP MOISTURE
AND FORCING EXPECTED TO STAY NORTH OF OUR AREA KEEPING FORECAST DRY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND ALTHOUGH MORE HUMID CONDITIONS TO RETURN SUNDAY.
UPPER RIDGE IN PLACE OVER THE EASTERN US RESULTS IN HOT AND HUMID
CONDITIONS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. RIDGE AXIS PUSHES TO EAST COAST
BY TUESDAY AND ALLOWING UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT TO
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY BRINGING THE NEXT
CHANCE FOR PRECIP. ANOTHER DRY AIRMASS PROGGED TO MOVE BEHIND THIS
FRONT BRINGING LESS HUMID CONDITIONS AND TEMPS ACTUALLY DROPPING A
COUPLE DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

.AVIATION...
TOUGH FORECAST NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS IN REGARDS TO CONVECTION. DYING
COMPLEX OF STORMS WILL TRACK NORTH OF BOTH SITES. MAIN CONCERN WILL
BE FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS OR POSSIBLE WESTERN INDIANA THIS
AFTERNOON AS A SERIES OF BOUNDARIES INTERACT WITH A VERY UNSTABLE
AIRMASS AND A APPROACHING SHORTWAVE COMES IN TO ENHANCE THINGS. FOR
NOW HAVE CONTINUED TEMPO GROUPS LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVE AT
BOTH SITES. AS CONVECTION BEGINS TO DEVELOP...LATER AMENDMENTS WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED. OUTSIDE OF STORMS...STILL EXPECT GENERAL VFR
CONDITIONS WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CU FORMATION SO FAR.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION...FISHER/WAMSLEY
LONG TERM...LOGSDON

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 10:45 AM EST, 7 hours 35 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1045 AM EST THU JUL 21 2005

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-221017-
ADAMS IN-ALLEN OH-ALLEN IN-BERRIEN MI-BLACKFORD IN-BRANCH MI-CASS MI-
CASS IN-DE KALB IN-DEFIANCE OH-ELKHART IN-FULTON OH-FULTON IN-
GRANT IN-HENRY OH-HILLSDALE MI-HUNTINGTON IN-JAY IN-KOSCIUSKO IN-
LA PORTE IN-LAGRANGE IN-MARSHALL IN-MIAMI IN-NOBLE IN-PAULDING OH-
PULASKI IN-PUTNAM OH-ST. JOSEPH MI-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE IN-
STEUBEN IN-VAN WERT OH-WABASH IN-WELLS IN-WHITE IN-WHITLEY IN-
WILLIAMS OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...ARCHBOLD...AUBURN...
BENTON HARBOR...BENTON HEIGHTS...BERNE...BLUFFTON...BREMEN...BRYAN...
BUCHANAN...BUTLER...COLDWATER...COLUMBIA CITY...DECATUR...DEFIANCE...
DELPHOS...DOWAGIAC...DUNKIRK...DUNLAP...ELKHART...FAIR PLAIN...
FAIRMOUNT...FORT SHAWNEE...FORT WAYNE...GARRETT...GAS CITY...
GEORGETOWN...GOSHEN...GRANGER...GRISSOM AFB...GULIVOIRE PARK...
HARTFORD CITY...HICKSVILLE...HILLSDALE...HUNTINGTON...KENDALLVILLE...
KNOX...LA PORTE...LAGRANGE...LIGONIER...LIMA...LOGANSPORT...MARION...
MICHIGAN CITY...MISHAWAKA...MONTICELLO...MONTPELIER...NAPOLEON...
NAPPANEE...NEW HAVEN...NILES...NORTH MANCHESTER...OSSIAN...OTTAWA...
PERU...PLYMOUTH...PORTLAND...ROCHESTER...SIMONTON LAKE...
SOUTH BEND...ST. JOSEPH...STURGIS...SWANTON...SYRACUSE...
THREE RIVERS...TRAIL CREEK...TRI-LAKES...UPLAND...VAN WERT...
WABASH...WARSAW...WAUSEON...WESTVILLE...WINAMAC AND WINONA LAKE
1045 AM EST THU JUL 21 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN INDIANA...NORTHWEST
OHIO AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSING THE
GREATEST THREAT. IN ADDITION...LOCAL RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS.

AS TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER IN MANY AREAS THIS
AFTERNOON...HEAT INDICES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE
AND MAY BRIEFLY REACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES IN A FEW SPOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO
DETERMINE IF ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE OR NOT. A COLD
FRONT WILL BE PASSING THROUGH THE AREA AT THAT TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES, OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

LMZ043-046-061-221017-
1045 AM EST THU JUL 21 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSING THE
GREATEST THREAT. WAVES WILL ALSO BE HIGHER NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO
DETERMINE IF ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE OR NOT. A COLD
FRONT WILL BE PASSING THROUGH THE AREA AT THAT TIME.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES, OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/MARINE

FISHER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 21, 5:17 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
517 PM EST THU JUL 21 2005

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

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 N WINAMAC             41.15N 86.60W
07/21/2005                   PULASKI            IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0507 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N WOLCOTTVILLE        41.54N 85.37W
07/21/2005                   LAGRANGE           IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TOPEKA                  41.54N 85.54W
07/21/2005                   NOBLE              IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN

&&

TCLICK

Local storm report, Jul 21, 5:20 PM EST, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
520 PM EST THU JUL 21 2005

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

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SYRACUSE                41.42N 85.75W
07/21/2005                   KOSCIUSKO          IN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            VERY LARGE LIMB AND POWER LINES DOWN

&&

TCLICK

Local storm report, Jul 21, 5:34 PM EST, 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
534 PM EST THU JUL 21 2005

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

0452 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ROCHESTER               41.06N 86.20W
07/21/2005                   FULTON             IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREE DOWN

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 NW PLYMOUTH          41.45N 86.45W
07/21/2005                   MARSHALL           IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

&&

TCLICK

Local storm report, Jul 21, 5:44 PM EST, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
544 PM EST THU JUL 21 2005

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

0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ANGOLA                  41.64N 85.00W
07/21/2005                   STEUBEN            IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

&&

TCLICK

Local storm report, Jul 21, 5:50 PM EST, 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
550 PM EST THU JUL 21 2005

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

0545 PM     TSTM WND DMG     AUBURN                  41.36N 85.06W
07/21/2005                   DE KALB            IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            2 LARGE TREES DOWN

&&

TCLICK

Local storm report, Jul 21, 6:18 PM EST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
618 PM EST THU JUL 21 2005

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

0610 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW HAVEN               41.07N 85.03W
07/21/2005                   ALLEN              IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

&&

TCLICK

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:22 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Paulding

When: July 21, 6:20 PM EST
Where: Paulding County, Antwerp
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.183, -84.733

Thunderstorm Wind, Defiance

When: July 21, 6:25 PM EST
Where: Defiance County, Hicksville
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates: 41.300, -84.750

Numerous power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When: July 21, 6:25 PM EST
Where: Williams County, Edgerton
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.450, -84.750

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: July 21, 7:05 PM EST to 7:08 PM EST
Where: Putnam County, Continental
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.100, -84.267

Trees were reported down in Continental and Miller City.

Thunderstorm Wind, Putnam

When: July 21, 7:07 PM EST
Where: Putnam County, Kalida
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.983, -84.183

Trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Allen

When: July 21, 7:15 PM EST to 7:17 PM EST
Where: Allen County, Delphos
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 40.833, -84.333

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Delphos.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, July 2005

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: 5470361, 5470360, 5470362, 5470363, 5470364, 5470365.