Thunderstorms moved across northern Ohio.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
Thunderstorms moved across northern Ohio.
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 Apr 26, 3:34 PM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 434 PM EDT THU APR 26 2007 .SHORT TERM/TONIGHT-SATURDAY/... LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER IL MOVING INTO NRN IN THIS EVENING WILL TRACK INTO SRN MI BY TOMORROW MORNING. SHRS AND TSTMS MOVING INTO WRN OH ALONG WITH ACTIVITY ACROSS FAR EASTERN LOCATIONS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED OVER NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH TOR WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT ACROSS ENTIRE AREA. UNSTABLE AIRMASS ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH GOOD SHEAR PROFILES WILL PROVIDE GOOD SUPPORT FOR SEVERE CELL DEVELOPMENT. THE LOW WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY...AND KEPT HIGH CHC TO LIKELY POPS ACROSS ACROSS THE AREA WITH SHOWERS LIKELY TO LINGER ACROSS THE AREA. KEPT TEMPS A BIT COOLER ACROSS THE WEST GIVEN UPSTREAM TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE LOW. TEMPS ACROSS THAT AREA HELD AROUND 50...SO WILL BE A POSSIBILITY ACROSS THE WEST. DIDNT GO AS AGGRESSIVE WITH TEMPS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA AS ANY PEAKS OF SUN WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO COME UP WELL INTO 50S AND EVEN LOWER 60S FOR THE EAST HALF OF THE AREA. AS LOW BEGINS TO DEPART THE AREA LEFT CHC SHRS FOR THE AREA INTO FRI NIGHT AND THEN TRANSITIONED WITH SHOWERS ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ON SAT. ONCE LOW PRESS MOVES AWAY ON SAT...EXPECT TEMPS TO QUICKLY JUMP AS SHRS AND CLDS DEPART. KEPT CLOSE TO MAV GUIDANCE ON SAT WITH TEMPS NEAR 60 ACROSS FAR NE...WITH UPPER 60S WESTERN AREA WITH INCREASING SUNSHINE. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED BROAD UPPER TROUGH MOVES OUT OF THE REGION ON SUNDAY ALLOWING FOR MOST OF THE AREA TO DRY OUT FOR A BIT. H850 TEMPS CLIMBING TO +5 TO +10 ACROSS THE AREA... SO WILL ALLOW TEMP TO WARM UP A BIT. GUIDANCE SHOWING TEMPS CLIMBING WELL INTO 60S. AGREEMENT CONTINUES ON MONDAY WITH BOTH GFS AND ECMWF WITH FRONTAL ZONE SETTING UP ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL GREAT LAKES WITH LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE UPPER MIDWEST. GOOD WESTERLY FLOW WITH HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES RIDGING INTO THE AREA. FROM TUESDAY ON...MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE A BIT WITH LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY NORTH OF THE REGION WITH GFS. ECMWF A BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE BRINGING FRONT THROUGH THE AREA TUE/WED AND THEN HAVING AREA INFLUENCED MORE BY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE. GFS ON THE OTHER HAND SHOWING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKING EAST JUST NORTH OF LAKE ERIE. WITH SUCH DISCREPANCIES...DID NOT MAKE MUCH FOR CHANGES AT THIS TIME BEYOND TUESDAY AND LEFT CHC POPS ACROSS THE AREA. BY THE END OF THE PERIOD...A BIT MORE CONFIDENT AS BOTH MODELS SHOWING HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING SOUTH INTO THE AREA ALLOWING SOME DRYING ACROSS THE AREA FOR THEN. EXPECTING TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN A BIT MILDER THAN NORMAL FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK...BUT KEPT CLOSE TO GUIDANCE FOR THE REMAINDER GIVEN UNCERTAINTIES WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. KEPT CLOSE TO GUIDANCE FOR MAXES THROUGH PERIOD...BUT FOR TUE-THU WENT AT LEAST IF NOT A FEW HIGHER FOR MINS GIVEN CLDS...MOISTURE...AND POSSIBLE FRONTAL LOCATIONS DURING THAT TIME. .AVIATION/18Z-18Z/... CURRENTLY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS WITH A WARM FRONT NEAR A GUS TO MFD TO PHD LINE. MODELS ALL TREND TO MOVE LOW TO SOUTHERN LAKE HURON BY 12Z FRIDAY...WHICH IS WHERE LATEST 3 HOUR HT FALLS ARE CENTERED. EXPECT THE WARM FRONT TO PUSH NORTH TO LAKE ERIE BETWEEN 22Z AND 00Z....SO THE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY ONCE THE WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH. ENTIRE AREA IS IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. THE TWO AREAS WITH THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT AT THIS TIME CENTRAL INDIANA AND ILLINOIS WHERE CLUSTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING EAR A PREFRONTAL TROUGH. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO SPREAD NORTH AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE SECOND AREA WOULD BE ALONG THE WARM FRONT ITSELF...COULD SEE SOME THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT MOVING NORTH FROM WEST VIRGINIA INTO NE OHIO IN AN AREA OF CLEARING. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND THEN IFR/LIFR CIG AND MVFR/IFR BR TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. EXPECT ANOTHER SWATH OF RAIN SHOWERS TO MOVE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING FOR THE MORNING RUSH. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...TORNADO WATCH ALL ZONES UNTIL 10 PM EDT PA...TORNADO WATCH ALL ZONES UNTIL 10 PM EDT && SHORT TERM...ABE LONG TERM...ABE AVIATION...DJB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 242 PM EDT THU APR 26 2007 OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-271845- LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- 242 PM EDT THU APR 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AS A WARM FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE HAIL AND WIND. THE CONDITIONS MAY EVEN EXIST FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO TO DEVELOP. SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO OCCUR. BECAUSE OF THE RAINFALL ON WEDNESDAY THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD CAUSE SOME MINOR FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IF STORMS BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-271845- LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- 242 PM EDT THU APR 26 2007 ...TORNADO WATCH 191 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. LEZ142>149-162>169-271845- MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA- ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- MAUMEE BAY OH TO RENO BEACH OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA- ON-THE-LAKE OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-GENEVA-ON-THE- LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- 242 PM EDT THU APR 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY MOVE OVER THE LAKE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT LIKELY.
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:59 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm downburst winds downed a dozen power poles along County Road 48 west of Tiffin in Hopewell Township. Two trees were also toppled southwest of Tiffin near the intersection of State Route 53 and U.S. Highway 224.
A 20 by 100 foot section of roofing was torn off of a factory on the west side of Clyde.
Penny size hail was observed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, April 2007
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: 28938, 28939, 28937.