Numerous severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage and locally severe microbursts across northern Ohio. The atmospheric conditions were very favorable for microbursts and wind damage that afternoon and evening.
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.
Numerous severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage and locally severe microbursts across northern Ohio. The atmospheric conditions were very favorable for microbursts and wind damage that afternoon and evening. Downward CAPE values were extremely high and the upper air profiles shows an Inverted-V sounding. Some of the hardest hit areas were around Milan southward to the Canton area.
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 Jul 2, 12:51 PM EST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Cleveland OH 151 PM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019 .SYNOPSIS... A weak trough of low pressure will move southeast later this afternoon. A stationary front will lift north as a warm front tonight and become nearly stationary through Thursday. The front will lift north of the area Thursday night. High pressure will build northwest across the Ohio Valley through the end of the week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Minor pop trend adjustments with the midday update, otherwise the forecast seems to be playing out as previously anticipated. The convection seems to be going a bit earlier across northwest Ohio, otherwise timing of best coverage still on track for the 3-9pm timeframe. Individual storms have not persisted very long, so main threat would be downburst type activity with the cells that can maintain more robust updrafts before collapsing. Original Discussion... A weak surface trough will linger over the area this morning in response to an upper level trough that is moving southeast across the region. The mean flow has a broad upper level ridge over the forecast area today through Wednesday. However, a series of shortwaves will move through the mean flow and the presence of a weak stationary front this afternoon will become the focus for a threat for showers and thunderstorms across the area today through Wednesday. Model soundings support CAPE values above 1500 J/kg this afternoon and precipitable water values pushing 1.8 inches. So far it looks like wind will be the main threat for today. As warm front lifts north across the area by Wednesday, warmer air at the surface along with 850 temperatures increasing from 17 to 18 degrees C to between 18 and 20 degrees C tomorrow. With threat for showers and thunderstorms and a bit more cloud cover, temperatures will be a tad bit cooler for Wednesday than today. Weak surface high pressure will try to build in across the northeast portion of the forecast area Wednesday afternoon. This feature will push some slightly drier air into the region and possibly keep the northeast dry in the afternoon Wednesday. Meanwhile, rest of the forecast area will be under the threat for more showers and thunderstorms through the day Wednesday. && .SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... A weakness in the upper ridge will prompt better coverage of showers/thunderstorms for Thursday and Friday and a cold front will sink south across the area Friday night. Still maintained the diurnal peak in coverage. Temperatures will be flirting with the 90 degree mark both days with heat indices in the mid/upper 90s. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Still will have shower/thunderstorm chances Saturday and possibly Sunday with remnant troughiness/shortwave energy in the now, northwest flow. High pressure actually moves overhead for Monday. It will be a few degrees cooler each day in the long term, headed back toward normal by Monday. Humidity levels will come down too. && .AVIATION /18Z Tuesday THROUGH Sunday/... A warm, unstable airmass with high pressure south of the region and a weak stationary front north of the area with bring scattered showers and storms to the region. Hard to pinpoint exact timing and location of storms, aside from ongoing convection moving into KTOL at the onset of the period. Have tried to highlight periods of higher confidence in storms with TEMPO/PROB30 mentions, generally this afternoon through Midnight across the area. Generally SCT/BKN VFR cu outside of the storms, with brief MVFR/IFR reductions possible with any storms. Generally west winds will become lighter overnight, with light/variable winds expected through the end of the period. OUTLOOK...Non-VFR possible with isolated to scattered thunderstorms that develop through Saturday. && .MARINE... Overall fair conditions on the lake outside of thunderstorms. Light west-southwest winds will continue until a cold front sinks south across the lake early Wednesday. That will give us light easterly/onshore winds for the rest of Wednesday and Thursday. Light west-southwest flow returns going into the weekend. Thunderstorms remain in the forecast daily with this pattern, but expect the higher chances, at this point, today/tonight with the approach of the front and Friday with a trough aloft to support development in the vicinity of the lake. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. PA...None. MARINE...None. && SYNOPSIS...Lombardy NEAR TERM...Greenawalt/Lombardy SHORT TERM...Oudeman LONG TERM...Oudeman AVIATION...Greenawalt MARINE...Oudeman
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Cleveland OH 414 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019 LEZ061-142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047- 089-PAZ001>003-030815- Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY- Lake Erie open waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH- Lake Erie open waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH- Lake Erie open waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH- Lake Erie open waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH- Lake Erie open waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH- Lake Erie open waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH- Lake Erie open waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH- Lake Erie open waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-Lucas-Wood- Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland- Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-Wyandot-Crawford- Richland-Ashland-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox- Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie- 414 AM EDT Tue Jul 2 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Lake Erie, north central Ohio, northeast Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is the possibility that a few thunderstorms could reach severe criteria today. The main threat will be strong damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The Detroit radar (KDTX), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:08 UTC.
49 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
There was significant tree damage reported. Heavy industrial parts and storage containers were lifted and tossed in the air. A man in the town of Holland was killed when an uprooted tree fell on the car while he was sitting in the vehicle.
Several power lines were blown down near Maumee.
Several trees were blown down.
Severe tree damage was reported around Bowling Green.
A large tree fell onto a house near Bowling Green. There was significant tree damage.
There was numerous trees blown throughout the city.
There were several large trees blown down around Elmore. This report was from Facebook.
There were reports of numerous power lines down in Lindsay.
There was damage to the roof and structure of a large barn. At least one silo was destroyed and one silo was damaged. A large tree branch was blown onto a house. There were numerous trees reported blown down. Most of the damage reports were along East Township 138.
There were numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county.
Several buildings in downtown Milan either had their roofs blown off or had significant roof damage. This report was a picture from Facebook.
Numerous trees were either blown down or snapped halfway up on the trunks around the Milan area. There were numerous power lines blown down.
There were multiple trees blown down across the county.
A large tree was blown down across State Route 13.
There was significant roof damage to a home in Collins.
Several trees were blown down in the Edison Metroparks.
Numerous tree limbs were blown down and trees uprooted along State Route 61.
Multiple trees and power lines were blown down.
A tree was snapped at the base.
The mesonet station CW9769 near Kipton measured a 55 knot wind gust.
Multiple trees were blown down around Homerville.
A pine tree fell onto a house and several other trees were blown down.
Several trees were snapped and uprooted.
A large tree limb was blown down.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down.
Several large tree limbs and branches were blown down.
Numerous large tree branches and trees were blown down around the new Pittsburg area. This report was from social media.
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
Multiple trees were blown down.
A large tree fell onto a car parked along a street. There was no injuries reported.
There were numerous reports of trees and power lines blown down. There was also minor street flooding reported. This report was pictures from social media.
Several trees were blown down.
Numerous trees were reported blown down around Worthington Township.
A tree was blown down across the road.
A 50 knot wind gust was estimated as well as nickel size hail reported at this location.
A tree was uprooted near the intersection of Raff Road and Tuscarawas Street.
A trained spotter estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph and pea size hail was reported.
A large tree smashed a car in a driveway and on a house. This report was a picture from social media. There were no injuries reported.
A large tree fell onto a house with moderate damage. This report was a picture on Facebook.
There were multiple trees blown down and large branches broken off.
There were numerous trees and power lines blown down around Fredericktown.
There were numerous trees and power lines blown down.
Several trees and large tree limbs were blown down. Pea size hail was also reported.
Several trees and power lines were blown down around Danville.
Several trees were blown down near Martinsburg.
A large tree was blown down across the road along with power lines near Cleveland Avenue in Marion.
Numerous trees and power lines were reported down around Marion, Green Camp Township, and Prospect.
Several trees and power lines were blown down.
A large tree branch was blown down near Martinburg. This report was from social media.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Lucas | 2019-07-02 | 35 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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