7-7-2017 - A severe weather story

Friday, July 07, 2017

                                Severe weather event

This radar shot was from 11:30 AM EST, 7-7-2017.

Here was the latest SPC outlook. The Ohio valley, North Kentucky, east Indiana, and parts of central Ohio.

 

The wind was one of the biggest threats.

The hail was the other main threat. Tornadoes were not a concern.

At around 12:00 PM, the NWS issued severe thunderstorm watches.

Although tornadoes weren’t the main threat, there were some warnings issued.

The afternoon was very hot, muggy, & sunny. These are some ingredients to make severe weather.

As the day went on, the storms got stronger.

And, soon after, Cincinnati was in a severe thunderstorm watch.

These storms went south-east.

The dewpoint was much higher than usual. It got up to 75.

(Image, LOCAL 12)

Here’s a radar shot from 4:45 PM EST,                                                       

(Image, LOCAL 12)

Here is the radar from 5:00 PM, EST.

These severe storms really picked up. At around 6:00 PM, the storms started to hit Cincinnati.

At around 6:15 the winds picked up, trees were really bending, the visibility was low, and branches began to fall. Unfortunately a 3 inch in diameter branch fell on a parked car, cracking the windshield, 

and putting a softball size hole in it. Minor damage in the interior.

Videos from the writer, Andrew Bissonnette will be soon posted on his YouTube channel, AmazingAndrewni.

This story was written by,

Andrew Bissonnette

Certified Skywarn Spotter