FUNNEL CLOUDS IN WOOSTER (Wayne county). From the National Weather Service, Cleveland Office. A thunderstorm, with strong rotation, moved northeast through Wayne County between 9 and 10 pm, Thursday night. THIS STORM PRODUCED SEVERAL PERSISTENT FUNNEL CLOUDS. The longest lasting funnel was observed near Smithville around 9:20 pm. According to spotter reports, This funnel never reached the ground. And therefore did not become a tornado. No wind damage was reported with this storm, although this storm did produce WALNUT-SIZED HAIL near Smithville. Damage caused by earlier severe thunderstorms downed several trees into houses and cars in and near the city of Wooster.
(MARK'S COMMENT: During TORNADO WARNINGS, we at WEWS will break into programming and stay on the air non-stop until our office of trained Meteorologists determine the danger has passed.)

MICROBURST IN CLYDE! (Sandusky County). Local emergency management officials have conducted a damage assessment in the town of Clyde and have determined that the damage was caused by intense thunderstorm straight line winds and not a tornado. Shortly before 5 pm, several buildings were heavily damaged and semi trailers were overturned in a manner consistent with downburst winds. Based on the severity and extent of the damage. Wind speeds are estimated to have been in excess of 80 to 100 mph.
(MARK'S COMMENT: Microbursts are straight-line winds that blast out of the base of a thunderstorm. They are more common in Northern Ohio than Tornadoes and can do just as much damage! damage from Micorbursts is normally less than 2.5 miles wide. They are also known as Downbursts.)