A strong cold front moved across northern Ohio during the evening hours of November 17th. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed in advance of this front causing significant damage in some areas.
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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.
A strong cold front moved across northern Ohio during the evening hours of November 17th. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed in advance of this front causing significant damage in some areas. At least three tornadoes touched down in Wood County. The strongest of the three, an EF2, crossed into Lucas County. A fourth tornado occurred in Ottawa County. All of the tornadoes downed trees and damaged homes and buildings. Strong non thunderstorm winds also occurred behind the cold front through the evening hours.
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 Nov 17, 4:32 PM EST, 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
432 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL PUSH A
STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE FROM
THE PLAINS STATES WILL CROSS THE AREA BY TUESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE OFF
THE EAST COAST BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN
ON THURSDAY AND THERE WILL LIKELY BE A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOP
ON THE FRONT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...
UPDATED TO ADDED TORNADO WATCH TO THE OHIO PORTION OF THE FORECAST
AREA. MORE THEN LIKELY A WATCH WILL BE NEEDED FOR NW PA IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT IT COULD BE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. NO CHANGES
TO THE WORDING.
DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH 90-100 KT 500 MB WEST JET SLIDING IN
OVER TOP OF THE 65 KNOT LOW LEVEL SOUTH JET. PLENTY OF BULK SHEAR
AND 1 KM SHEAR 30-80 KNOTS. THE DRY SLOT IN THE LOWER LAYERS WILL
BE FILLING IN WITH DEEPER MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO LOWER THE
LCL. DECENT COOLING ALOFT. THE CAPE IS NOT VERY HIGH...GENERALLY
UNDER 500 J/KG...BUT IT IS NOT ALL THAT MUCH HIGHER TO THE WEST
AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY ENOUGH GIVEN THE TERRIFIC DYNAMICS. THE BROKEN
LINE OF SUPER CELLS TO THE WEST WILL MOVE EAST
STEADILY...EVENTUALLY PICKING UP SPEED. THE THINKING IS THAT THE
ACTIVITY WILL MERGE INTO A SQUALL LINE WITH WIDESPREAD DAMAGING
WINDS. THIS MAY BE MOST LIKELY BY THE TIME IT REACHES I-71. IN THE
MEANTIME...SPC TELLS US THE TORNADO WATCH WILL BE OUT BY 2130Z AND
PROBABLY GET THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. IT IS WORTH EMPHASIZING
THIS EVENING THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT WAIT FOR VISUAL OR AUDIO
CONFIRMATION OF A WARNING/EVENT. IF A WARNING IS ISSUED THEY
SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
TIMED THE LINE THROUGH FAIRLY QUICKLY EARLY TONIGHT...EXITING NW
PA BY 11 PM. DRYING OUT AFTERWARD BUT THE ISALLOBARIC PRESSURE
RISES ARE IMPRESSIVE. NOT GREAT COLD ADVECTION BUT ENOUGH FOR THE
WIND ADVISORY OVERNIGHT. IN FACT...WILL START THE WIND ADVISORY
FOR NW OHIO WITH THE AFTERNOON ISSUANCE...NO NEED TO WAIT.
WARM TO START...LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S LATE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW TO START ON MONDAY. IT WILL STILL BE WINDY AND
NOT SURE WE WILL NOT NEED TO EXTEND THE WIND ADVISORY...ESPECIALLY
FOR NORTHERN OHIO NEAR THE LAKE ERIE LAKE SHORE AND ALL OF NORTHWEST
PA. EVENTUALLY GETS COLD ENOUGH ALOFT FOR LAKE EFFECT AND WINDS SHIFT
ONSHORE IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS SHOULD DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST
LAKESHORE AND COME ONSHORE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.
PROBABLY ALL RAIN TO START AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER REMAINS RATHER
MILD...THEN CHANGING TO SNOW MONDAY NIGHT. AN INCH OR TWO OR THREE
OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE SNOWBELT IF THE BANDS ARE
PERSISTENT...MOST LIKELY ACROSS INLAND NW PA.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ON TUESDAY. ANY REMAINING LAKE EFFECT
ACTIVITY WILL TAPER OFF IN THE MORNING.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL LAKES ON
THURSDAY AND SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY. EXPECT SHOWERS
TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THERE SHOULD BE
ENOUGH COLD AIR INTO THE REGION BY FRIDAY NIGHT TO CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW THEN PERSISTING INTO SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL MAINLY BE IN THE
SNOWBELT SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
THURSDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE EXTENDED WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO NEAR 50. COOLER BY SATURDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 30S.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO
35 KNOTS COMMON ACROSS THE WEST AND ALONG THE LAKESHORE. EXPECT TO
SEE MVFR CLOUD COVER TO SPREAD BACK INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
THIS MAY BE A BIT SLOWER TO OCCUR ACROSS THE EAST BUT WITH SOME
SCATTERED SHOWERS WE EXPECT THERE WILL STILL BE AT LEAST SOME PATCHY
MVFR CONDITIONS.
THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL ALONG A
STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL ARRIVE IN THE TOLEDO AREA AROUND
22Z...KCLE AND KMFD AROUND 00Z AND KYNG AND KERI AROUND 02Z.
SEVERE GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS.
WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND
INCREASE. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT.
OUTLOOK...NON-VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE SCATTERED ACROSS THE REGION
IN SHOWERS. A FEW SHSN MONDAY NIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS NE OH/NW PA.
CONDITIONS IMPROVING TO VFR FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE LAKE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OVER 50 KNOTS WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE WINDS
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SHOULD REMAIN AROUND 40 KNOTS. SINCE WE
WILL HAVE GALES WE EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO DROP WITH IT BOTTOMING OUT
ABOUT 40 INCHES BELOW LEVELS FOR SAFE NAVIGATION. THE GALES WILL
CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. WATER LEVELS WILL NOT
RECOVER UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE NW AND DECREASE.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAKE ON TUESDAY WITH LIGHTER
WINDS. AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST OF THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL RETURN. THESE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THURSDAY
AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES.
&&
.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY FOR OHZ011>014-020>023-
031>033-038-089.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY FOR OHZ003-006>010-017>019-
027>030-036-037-047.
PA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY FOR PAZ001>003.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY FOR LEZ061-142>149-162>169.
LOW WATER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY FOR LEZ142>144-
162>164.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KOSARIK
NEAR TERM...KIELTYKA/KOSARIK
SHORT TERM...KOSARIK
LONG TERM...MULLEN
AVIATION...MULLEN
MARINE...MULLENHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 436 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 OHZ011>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-182145- CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- 436 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...TORNADO WATCH 566 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. WIND ADVISORY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY TONIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. OHZ003-006-008>010-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-182145- LUCAS-WOOD-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX- 436 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 566 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. TORNADO WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. TORNADOES ARE OCCURRING WITH THIS SYSTEM AND MAY VERY WELL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. PAZ001>003-182145- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- 436 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY TONIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. LEZ142>144-162>164-182145- MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- 436 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...TORNADO WATCH 566 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. GALE WARNING. LOW WATER ADVISORY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY TONIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE INDEPENDENT OF THE GALES AND GUSTS OVER 60 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ISOLATED TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. LOW WATER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. LEZ145>148-165>168-182145- VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH- WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT- 436 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...TORNADO WATCH 566 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. GALE WARNING. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY TONIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE INDEPENDENT OF THE GALES AND GUSTS OVER 60 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ISOLATED TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. OHZ007-182145- OTTAWA- 436 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 566 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. TORNADO WATCH. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. TORNADOES ARE OCCURRING WITH THIS SYSTEM AND MAY VERY WELL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. LEZ061-149-169-182145- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 436 PM EST SUN NOV 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY TONIGHT. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE INDEPENDENT OF THE GALES AND GUSTS OVER 60 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ISOLATED TORNADIC WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 145 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:21 UTC.
40 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm winds blew over a semi truck on U.S. Highway 24 just east of the Henry County line.
A trained spotter measured a 64 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
Amateur Radio relayed a report that a wall and roof of a barn were blown down in Spencer Township. A trained spotter also reported a 24 inch diameter tree uprooted in Sylvania.
A trained spotter reported several small trees down in Portage.
An EF1 tornado touched down northwest of North Baltimore along Quarry Road to the west of Liberty Hi Road. A home near the initial touchdown was partially destroyed when a portion of its roof tore off allowing a wall to collapse. The tornado continued on the ground for around a mile before lifting. Damage elsewhere along the damage path consisted of a few downed trees. The parent thunderstorm responsible for this tornado later produced another tornado near Jerry City.
An EF0 tornado touched down near Lime City Road just to the north of U.S. Route 20 in Perrysburg. The tornado continued east northeast reaching EF2 intensity as it neared the intersection of State Route 795 and Oregon Road. Two warehouse buildings had walls blown down and lost large sections of roofing. A gas station at the intersection of State Route 795 and Oregon Road was heavily damaged. Several vehicles at the gas station were damaged. Other businesses in the immediate vicinity also sustained roof damage. After causing extensive damage to a couple homes in a residential neighborhood just north of State Route 795, the tornado weakened to EF0 intensity. It then remained on the ground as either an EF0 or EF1 tornado for another four and half miles before moving into Lucas County near Northwood. It damaged several more homes and some apartment buildings before entering Lucas County. Most of this damage was from lost roofing and siding. Dozens of trees were downed along the damage path which was just over seven miles long and up to a 100 yards in width in Wood County. Many vehicles including a couple of recreational vehicles were damaged by the strong winds or flying debris.
An EF1 tornado touched down east of Jerry City near the intersection of Main Street and Huffman Road. The tornado then continued east for around one and a third miles and lifted after crossing Cloverdale Road. A mobile home along Main Street was destroyed and a couple of other homes and buildings in the area lost roofing and siding. Damage along the remainder of the damage path consisted of mainly downed trees. The parent thunderstorm responsible for this tornado earlier produced a tornado near North Baltimore.
A trained spotter reported thunderstorm winds caused damage to a fence, a camper to be moved several feet, a shed was blown to the next street, and 2 basketball hoops were bent in half.
A EF0 tornado crossed into Lucas County from Wood County just to the west of Interstate 280 in Northwood. The tornado continued to the northeast and intensified to EF1 intensity as it moved across the Pearson Metropark. It tore the roof off of a house and damaged another home in this area. The tornado briefly intensified to EF2 as it neared Seaman Street in Oregon. The tornado made a left turn at that time and finally lifted as it crossed Corduroy Road north of Oregon. The tornado damaged many homes in Oregon. Most of the damage was from lost roofing or siding but at least two homes were damaged enough to be considered destroyed. The tornado was on the ground for over four miles in Lucas County. The damage path was up to a 100 yards in width. Dozens of trees were downed along the damage path and many vehicles were damaged by the strong winds or flying debris.
A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Hancock County downing many trees and causing scattered power outages.
Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees across Sandusky County.
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
An EF0 tornado touched down east of Elmore along West Yeasting Road just to the west of State Route 590. The tornado moved northeast and briefly intensified to EF1 intensity as it crossed State Route 590. A barn near this location was leveled. The tornado continued on the ground for another half mile or so and then lifted. The damage path was around three quarters of a mile in length and no more than 75 yards in width. Damage consisted mainly of a few downed trees and limbs.
An automated sensor at the Findlay Airport measured a 62 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
An 80 mph wind gust was measured along Perry Street in Tiffin. Thunderstorm winds also toppled a couple utility poles near the intersection of State 53 and County Road 592.
Thunderstorm winds downed some utility poles causing power outages.
Thunderstorm wind gusts leveled a barn along State Route 199.
The Sheriff reported several trees down brought down by thunderstorm winds in Norwalk.
Sheriff reported trees down with power outages in Florence and Vermilion.
The Sheriff reported a few trees brought down by thunderstorm winds near Wakeman.
Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and large limbs across Richland County.
Thunderstorm winds tore the roof off of a house on Tacoma Avenue. Several other trees were reported down in the City of Lorain. The Emergency Manager estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.
Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees. Both trees partially blocked streets.
Thunderstorm winds downed a tree on State Route 113. Several other trees were brought down by thunderstorm winds on State Route 57.
The Sheriffs Office reported trees and power lines down from Fulton to Chesterville.
County dispatch reported numerous trees and power lines were brought down by thunderstorm winds across the county.
Thunderstorm winds downed a lot of trees from West Salem to near Congress.
The Police reported several trees came down from thunderstorm winds just outside of Loudonville. The newspaper also reported thunderstorm winds downed a tree on State Route 95.
Thunderstorm winds downed nine large trees along Woodlawn Avenue.
A trained spotter measured a 70 mph wind gust in East Lake.
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees.
Thunderstorm winds downed eight trees in Green Township and Springfield Township.
Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees in Painesville Township.
The Sheriff reported thunderstorm winds brought down numerous trees causing power outages.
The Sheriff reported a couple trees down in Twinsburg.
Thunderstorm winds downed several trees in Chardon Township. State Route 87 was blocked by some of the fallen trees.
Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
Thunderstorm winds downed many trees across Portage County.
Thunderstorm winds downed many trees across Stark County. The Hoover Appliance Company pedestrian walkway was also damaged.
Thunderstorm winds gusts downed a large pine tree.
Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree.
Thunderstorm winds downed many trees across Trumbull County.
Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees.
Thunderstorm wind gusts snapped at least nine trees on Woodland Avenue.
Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree.
A 64 mph non thunderstorm wind gust was measured by an automated sensor.
Winds gusted to as much as 60 mph behind a strong cold front. Many trees were downed across the northern half of Lorain County. Some power outages were reported.
A trained spotter measured a 58 mph non thunderstorm wind gust.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Ohio, 2013Warnings in Ohio, November 2013
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