National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage from Wednesday’s storm in Van Wert County yesterday. They found no evidence of a tornado touchdown but did find thunderstorm wind damage. Their preliminary report appears below.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 443 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2014 /343 PM CDT THU SEP 11 2014/ ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 09/10/14 THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE IN VAN WERT COUNTY...OHIO. .THUNDERSTORM WIND... PEAK WIND: 60 MPH PATH LENGTH: 5.5 MILES SPORADIC STORM DAMAGE OBSERVED STARTING 5 MILES WSW OF DELPHOS...OHIO AND TRAVELING TO 1.5 MILES NW OF DELPHOS OHIO WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ALONG THE PATH THERE WAS CORN FLATTENED...TREES UPROOTED...AND MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A FEW BARNS. NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA.