Northern Ohio remained in a very humid air mass and along the northwestern flank of the Bermuda-Azores subtropical surface high pressure ridge during the late morning of the 28th into the 29th before a cold front swept southeastward across the region during the late morning through early afternoon of the 29th. Behind the front, a secondary trough axis moved generally southward across northern OH during the afternoon through early evening before another ridge built from the Canadian Prairies and northern Great Plains during the rest of the 29th.
Ahead of the cold front, northern OH resided in an environment comprised of moderate to strong effective bulk shear and primarily moderate to strong MUCAPE. Along and ahead of the cold front, multiple rounds of multicell thunderstorms persisted generally eastward across northern OH. These storms produced sporadic straight-line convective wind damage in addition to a mesovortex-related tornado near Bucyrus, OH.

Thunderstorm Wind in RICHLAND, OHIO
From 29-JUL-23 04:19:00 to 29-JUL-23 04:19:00 (EST-5)
Location: BUTLER
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Several trees downed about three-miles west of Butler.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOLMES, OHIO
From 29-JUL-23 04:43:00 to 29-JUL-23 04:43:00 (EST-5)
Location: NASHVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Tree downed in Nashville.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARION, OHIO
From 29-JUL-23 03:54:00 to 29-JUL-23 03:54:00 (EST-5)
Location: MARION
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Several trees with large limbs snapped in Marion.

Thunderstorm Wind in RICHLAND, OHIO
From 29-JUL-23 04:19:00 to 29-JUL-23 04:19:00 (EST-5)
Location: LUCAS
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Several trees downed about three-miles SSW of Lucas.

Thunderstorm Wind in WAYNE, OHIO
From 28-JUL-23 12:23:00 to 28-JUL-23 12:23:00 (EST-5)
Location: SMITHVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Trees downed in Smithville.

Thunderstorm Wind in HURON, OHIO
From 29-JUL-23 04:02:00 to 29-JUL-23 04:02:00 (EST-5)
Location: WILLARD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Couple of downed trees in Willard.

Thunderstorm Wind in LUCAS, OHIO
From 29-JUL-23 03:15:00 to 29-JUL-23 03:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: TOLEDO
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Tree downed near Ashley Park in Toledo.

Thunderstorm Wind in CRAWFORD, OHIO
From 29-JUL-23 03:55:00 to 29-JUL-23 03:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: BUCYRUS
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Several power poles and large trees downed along Whetstone Street in Bucyrus.

Tornado in CRAWFORD, OHIO
From 29-JUL-23 03:58:00 to 29-JUL-23 04:06:00 (EST-5)
Location: NORTH ROBINSON
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 230.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

This tornado began along Parcher Road, just north of County Route 13, where the tornado caused significant damage to a barn on the east side of Bucyrus. As the tornado traveled east-southeastward, it uprooted and snapped numerous trees. Twelve homes sustained moderate damage and one home was destroyed by downed trees and the tornado itself. The tornado also damaged three silos at Sunrise Cooperative, Inc. before ending very soon thereafter on the west side of Crestline. This tornado had peak intensity of EF1 with estimated peak winds of 105 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in RICHLAND, OHIO
From 29-JUL-23 04:16:00 to 29-JUL-23 04:16:00 (EST-5)
Location: MANSFIELD
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Several trees downed in Mansfield.

Thunderstorm Wind in HOLMES, OHIO
From 29-JUL-23 04:43:00 to 29-JUL-23 04:43:00 (EST-5)
Location: BIG PRAIRIE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Tree downed about four-miles north of Nashville.

Thunderstorm Wind in LUCAS, OHIO
From 29-JUL-23 03:18:00 to 29-JUL-23 03:18:00 (EST-5)
Location: TOLEDO
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Two trees downed along Nevada Street in East Toledo.

Rip Current in ASHTABULA LAKESHORE, OHIO
From 29-JUL-23 16:00:00 to 29-JUL-23 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

One male drowned due to rip current at Conneaut Township Park Beach.