Thunderstorm Wind, Coshocton
- When
- May 10, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Coshocton County, 0.69 mi S of New Moscow
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 40.210, -81.970
A local resident reported trees uprooted.
Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 10, 2020
Cooler than average temperatures leading up the evening of May 10th helped promote instability aloft ahead of a mid level disturbance. Warm air pushed into the region throughout the morning of the 10th, which increased low level instability.
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
Cooler than average temperatures leading up the evening of May 10th helped promote instability aloft ahead of a mid level disturbance. Warm air pushed into the region throughout the morning of the 10th, which increased low level instability. A threat for high wind gusts with any storm was possible.
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 Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 10, 12:46 PM EST, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 12:46 PM EST, 4 hours 24 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 146 PM EDT Sun May 10 2020 .SYNOPSIS... Thunderstorm chances will increase late this afternoon and continue into the evening as cold front advances; a few storms may be strong. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Pre-frontal rain showers have continued to overspread the Ohio River Valley this afternoon as a low pressure system strengthens across the Great Lakes. A broken squall line is currently developing in eastern Indiana along the cold front boundary. Cyclogenesis will continues as the low pivots over Lake Erie, and the squall line will become more defined as it advances east into Ohio. Strong southwest flow (warm, moist advection) near the surface and cold air (-27 C at 500mb) embedded in the mid level trough, will increase low and mid-level lapse rates and help destabilization of the atmosphere in eastern Ohio/western PA/northern panhandle of WV. Surface CAPE values will increase but be marginal (less than 500-600 J/kg). Any strong storms that form this evening will mostly be due to jet dynamics as the mid- level jet increases to 50kts; thus, damaging wind will be the main threat today. Marginal severe hail is not out of the question despite limited CAPE aloft; low-level freezing levels will ensure that ice particles reach the ground. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... A surge of cold air (-5c at 850mb) on the backside of the low will support a change/mix of rain to snow for most areas by early Monday morning. A shallow warm boundary layer should preclude accumulation, but lighter amounts are not out of the question for elevations above 2,000ft; Tucker County may see up to an inch with strong orographic lift. Despite the cool air aloft, temperatures will stay near or just above freezing; a Freeze Warning will not be issued in the ridges with this forecast package. Precipitation will taper off Monday evening with subsidence and dry advection as surface high pressure builds under continued broad and cold upper troughing. That pattern should maintain continued cold, but dry conditions into mid week. Freeze headlines may need to be issued for portions of our region early Tuesday and Wednesday morning. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... A pattern shift is indicated for the latter half of the week as flow flattens. Temperature will quickly moderate and rise above the averages by weeks end while precipitation chance will be shortwave supported and progressive. && .AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... VFR conditions present at the start of the TAF period as shortwave ridging departs, with gusty SW wind of 15 to 25 knots. The next shortwave will bring showers and a few thunderstorms to the region mainly during the evening hours. The best chance of getting thunder will be mainly west of PIT, where the best instability will lie. Storms are expected to congeal into a pre-frontal line, and will likely impact ZZV, HLG, and BVI between 22Z and 01Z. Have included TEMPO thunder for these sites. Kept VCTS for PIT and FKL due to uncertainty that thunder will survive that long, with only SHRA mention at others. Any storm will be capable of producing a brief wind gust to between 35 and 45 knots, as well as a brief MVFR/IFR visibility restriction. FROPA will occur tonight, and ceilings will deteriorate to MVFR/IFR levels with time. Some scattered showers will also linger, with snow starting to mix in late. Slow improvement is likely after sunrise Monday, although MVFR restrictions should continue for the most part. .Outlook... Restrictions are likely again by Wednesday night with the advance of the next area of low pressure. && .PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MD...None. OH...None. PA...None. WV...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 3:31 PM EST, 1 hour 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Pittsburgh PA 431 PM EDT Sun May 10 2020 MDZ001-PAZ007>009-013>016-022-023-073>076-WVZ021-509>513-112045- Garrett-Mercer-Venango-Forest-Lawrence-Butler-Clarion-Jefferson PA- Armstrong-Indiana-Westmoreland-Westmoreland Ridges-Fayette- Fayette Ridges-Marion-Monongalia- Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston-Preston- Eastern Preston-Western Tucker- 431 PM EDT Sun May 10 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Maryland, northwest Pennsylvania, southwest Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ041-050-PAZ020-021-029-031-WVZ001>004-012-112045- Columbiana-Jefferson OH-Beaver-Allegheny-Washington-Greene-Hancock- Brooke-Ohio-Marshall-Wetzel- 431 PM EDT Sun May 10 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio, southwest Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible this evening across portions of eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. A few storms could be strong to severe with strong winds possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. WVZ514-112045- Eastern Tucker- 431 PM EDT Sun May 10 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated areas will linger near freezing tonight. Crops and other sensitive vegetation may be damaged due frost/freeze. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ039-040-048-049-057>059-068-069-112045- Tuscarawas-Carroll-Coshocton-Harrison-Muskingum-Guernsey-Belmont- Noble-Monroe- 431 PM EDT Sun May 10 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Ohio. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Thunderstorms are possible this evening across portions of eastern Ohio. There is a slight risk that these storms could reach severe levels. Damaging wind gusts is the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:07 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Coshocton
- When
- May 10, 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Coshocton County, Tyndall
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 40.220, -81.880
A local resident reported a few trees blown down and power lines down near Coshocton and West Layette.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas
- When
- May 10, 5:39 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas County, New Philadelphia
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 40.500, -81.450
Trees were blown down in northwest New Philadelphia area; picture provided on social media.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas
- When
- May 10, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas County, 0.53 mi W of New Philadelphia
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 40.500, -81.460
Large trees were blown down and uprooted near the corner of Hardesty and Tuscarawas; information provided via social media.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas
- When
- May 10, 5:41 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas County, 0.53 mi E of New Philadelphia
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 40.500, -81.440
A tree snapped near 7 mile road, it blocked the road; info provided via social media.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tuscarawas
- When
- May 10, 5:53 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas County, 0.87 mi NE of Shanesville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.510, -81.640
A trained spotter reported power lines down.
What these are
- 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.
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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: 891812, 891814, 891815, 891817, 891819, 891822.