Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the afternoon and early evening. One of these storms became severe.
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 ILN wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the afternoon and early evening. One of these storms became severe. The main threat from this storm was damaging winds.
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 Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 2, 2:26 PM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 326 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS TO THE REGION. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN OUR REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... UPPER TROUGH MOVING EASTWARD JUST NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW IS HELPING TO DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS OUR REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT. THE COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR THE DAYTON AREA...MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD. PRE-FRONTAL FORCING IS COMBINING WITH A DESTABILIZING ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 71 THIS AFTERNOON. THE FOCUS OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG WITH THE PRE-FRONTAL FORCING. THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING CLOSE TO SUNSET AND THE POSITIONING OF THE BETTER FORCING SHIFTING EAST OF OUR AREA WILL BRING ANY CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION TO AN END BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REMAINDER OF OUR ZONES THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. COOLER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES IN LOCATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH...WELL BEHIND THE FRONT ...TO DROP INTO THE LOWER 50S TONIGHT. ACROSS THE SOUTH...THE FRONT WILL PASS LATER IN THE NIGHT...AND THEREFORE TEMPERATURES WILL NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COOL AS MUCH. EXPECTING TEMPERATURES TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 50S ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES. && .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... THE UPPER TROUGH CURRENTLY NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES WILL SHIFT EASTWARD AND LIFT NORTH OF NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. AS THIS OCCURS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS OUR REGION TUESDAY AND WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER IN OUR REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RESIDUAL MOISTURE IN THE LOW LEVELS WILL ALLOW FOR SCATTERED CU TO DEVELOP ON TUESDAY WITH WEAK COLD ADVECTION STILL OCCURRING AS THE HIGH SETTLES INTO THE REGION. THIS HIGH WILL BE OF CENTRAL CANADIAN ORIGIN AND TEMPERATURE READINGS TODAY UNDER THIS HIGH HAVE BEEN IN THE 60S TO OUR NORTHWEST. THE HIGH WILL MODIFY SLIGHTLY BUT WILL STILL PROVIDE FOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY. WITH PLENTY OF SUN EXPECTED...TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE INTO THE MIDDLE 70S ACROSS THE NORTH...TO THE UPPER 70S ACROSS THE SOUTH. THE HIGH WILL BE OVERHEAD ON TUESDAY NIGHT WITH CLEAR AND CALM CONDITIONS EXPECTED. DEWPOINTS WITH THE DRIER AIRMASS SHOULD BE IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE 50S. OVERNIGHT LOWS UNDER THIS REGIME SHOULD DROP TO THE LOWER 50S ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF OUR ZONES...WITH POSSIBLE UPPER 40S IN THE TYPICALLY COOLER LOW LYING AREAS. THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO MODIFY ON WEDNESDAY AS IT SHIFTS SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF OUR AREA...AND A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE NORTH. THIS FRONT AND ITS ASSOCIATED CLOUD COVER SHOULD REMAIN FAR ENOUGH AWAY WEDNESDAY THAT SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND A BIT AS A RESULT OF THE HIGH MODIFICATION AND SUNSHINE...WITH HIGHS EXPECTED TO REACH THE UPPER 70S ACROSS THE NORTH TO THE LOWER 80S ACROSS THE SOUTH. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ANOTHER SEASONABLY COOL NIGHT IS EXPECTED WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE MIDDLE 50S...AND LOWER 50S POSSIBLE IN THE EAST. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH DOWN ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME VERY LOW END POPS ACROSS OUR EASTERN AREAS BUT WITH THE BEST FORCING REMAINING OFF TO OUR EAST...WILL MAINTAIN A DRY FORECAST. SOME COOLER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS DOWN FROM THE NORTH. THIS WILL HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES SEASONABLE OR EVEN A BIT BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWERS 80S BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SLIDE OFF TO THE EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES BEGINS TO FLATTEN OUT AND SHIFT EAST. AS THE RIDGE NOSES INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...A SERIES OF WEAK SHORT WAVES WILL WORK ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THE BEST FORCING WITH THESE AND THUS THE BETTER PCPN CHANCES WILL REMAIN OFF TO OUR NORTH. INCREASING HEIGHTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL ALLOW FOR HIGHS UP INTO THE MID 80S BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND MVFR CEILINGS WILL PERSIST FOR A FEW MORE HOURS UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. VFR WILL THEN MOVE IN WITH HIGH PRESSURE...WITH SUCH CONDITIONS PERSISTING THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. OUTLOOK...NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...LATTO NEAR TERM...LATTO SHORT TERM...LATTO LONG TERM...JGL AVIATION...CONIGLIO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 439 AM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-030900- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE- SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON- FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY- FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN- HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 439 AM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
315 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
OHZ073-022000-
ROSS OH-
315 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ROSS COUNTY THROUGH 400
PM EDT...
AT 313 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF NORTH FORK VILLAGE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 45 MPH...
ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...CHILLICOTHE.
ALSO...NORTH FORK VILLAGE...ANDERSONVILLE...MOORESVILLE...
HALLSVILLE...LONDONDERRY AND ADELPHI ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3933 8275 3925 8275 3924 8276 3934 8320
3945 8317 3947 8282 3947 8274 3937 8275
3933 8274
ASLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
319 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
OHZ065-074-021945-
FAIRFIELD OH-HOCKING OH-
319 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HOCKING AND EASTERN
FAIRFIELD COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...
AT 317 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HIDEAWAY
HILLS...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
NICKEL SIZE HAIL...
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN
FAIRFIELD AND NORTHEASTERN HOCKING COUNTIES...INCLUDING OREVILLE AND
MURRAY CITY.
LAT...LON 3950 8217 3959 8257 3971 8255 3971 8236
3960 8237 3960 8226 3956 8225 3956 8216
3956 8215 3950 8216
ASLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
335 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
OHZ073-082-022015-
PIKE OH-ROSS OH-
335 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN ROSS AND
NORTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...
AT 330 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
KNOCKEMSTIFF...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 45 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN PIKE AND SOUTHEASTERN ROSS COUNTIES...INCLUDING
MASSIEVILLE...SCIOTO TRAIL STATE PARK...PIKE COUNTY AIRPORT...
MOORESVILLE...RICHMOND DALE AND LONDONDERRY.
LAT...LON 3918 8276 3916 8278 3915 8278 3919 8318
3932 8315 3933 8275
ASLSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
343 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
OHZ074-022030-
HOCKING OH-
343 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT HOCKING COUNTY THROUGH
430 PM EDT...
AT 339 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF OREVILLE TO 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH
BLOOMINGVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 45 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...HOCKING HILLS STATE
PARK AND LOGAN.
ALSO...OREVILLE...ILESBORO...UNION FURNACE...HAYDENVILLE...CARBON
HILL...STARR AND MURRAY CITY ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS.
DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS. MOVE INDOORS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH.
LAT...LON 3947 8216 3947 8227 3938 8229 3939 8250
3937 8252 3937 8263 3936 8264 3937 8273
3965 8238 3960 8237 3960 8226 3956 8225
3956 8215SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 356 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 OHZ082-022030- PIKE OH- 356 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM EDT... AT 351 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BUCHANAN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... WINDS TO 45 MPH... NICKEL SIZE HAIL... SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...WAVERLY AND PIKETON. ALSO...LAKE WHITE...PIKE COUNTY AIRPORT...OMEGA...GIVENS...LINN AND BEAVER ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3900 8280 3910 8320 3919 8313 3916 8278 ASL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 503 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 OHZ088-022130- SCIOTO OH- 503 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN SCIOTO COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM EDT... AT 500 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MOUNT JOY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH. STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... WINDS TO 45 MPH... PENNY SIZE HAIL... SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...LUCASVILLE. ALSO...OTWAY...MCDERMOTT AND BEAR CREEK ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3889 8325 3896 8318 3891 8290 3879 8307 ASL
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:28 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were downed in Otway due to thunderstorm winds. One of these trees fell on a power line.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, September 2013
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: 472942.