Sat Nov 07 2009
By JARED ORZOLEK
A line of strong thunderstorms moved through northwest Ohio early this morning, causing power outages and leaving numerous roadways covered in standing water.
B.J. Simpson, meteorologist with the National Weather Service's (NWS) northern Indiana office, said flash flooding posed the most significant threat from the storms, which dumped as much as 3.5 inches of rain in a two-hour period at a location north of Napoleon.
"We had some strong thunderstorms fire up as a warm front moved through the area. Those storms dropped a bunch of rain in the northern part of Defiance County and in Williams County," Simpson said.
The meteorologist said the line of storms that struck this morning moved out of the area by 6:30 a.m.
Area law enforcement officers were busy this morning marking locations where high water covered roadways, but no serious accidents were reported.
In Defiance, the police department handled several reports of high water this morning, along with disruptions to traffic signals caused by power outages.
Power outages were reported in Bryan, Edgerton, Montpelier, Stryker, Defiance, Napoleon, Archbold, Delta and Wauseon by Toledo Edison Co., which serves customers in Fulton, Williams, Defiance and Henry counties.
American Electric Power-Ohio did not report any power outages locally, while Tricounty Rural Electric in Henry County reported scattered outages.
The Paulding-Putnam Electric Cooperative reported that 50 customers in the Oakwood area lost power due to the storm. Power was restored to most individuals by 9:30 a.m., but a few customers remained without power as crews worked to repair a broken power pole in the Oakwood area.
The line of storms that caused the problems seen this morning across northwest Ohio is not the only chance for severe weather area residents will experience.
Simpson said another line of potentially severe thunderstorms is expected to track across northwest Ohio starting as soon as 5 p.m. today.
"The potential is there for some strong straight-line winds. When you get these extreme straight-line winds they can do damage. You have to respect these storms," Simpson said.
The NWS has categorized the risk of severe storms from the weather system headed to northwest Ohio as "moderate."
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