Storms cause damage across region

Tree branches were down across the area after storms this weekend. Photo by James Rider

Tree branches were down across the area after storms this weekend. Photo by James Rider

Severe thunderstorms left behind damage in parts of the Dayton region on Sunday.

Storm Center 7 meteorologist Jesse Maag said the storm was an intense bow echo with damaging winds near 60 mph. In some instances, microbursts (or intense downdrafts) caused significant damage in an isolated manner, he said.

“For the week moving forward, we will remain in this hot and humid pattern allowing for storms to continue to develop. Wednesday and Thursday will both carry chances for thunderstorms to develop,” he said, adding that it’s too far out to determine the possibility for severe storms to occur

He said it’s possible flooding could become an issue with the ground as saturated as it is, especially to the north of I-70 after this morning’s storms. Depending on how Sunday’s storms shake out, Wednesday and Thursday could potentially have a flooding impact on parts of the region.

There were some scattered power outages through out the region, according to Dayton Power & Light. Around 8 a.m., DP&L reported more than 2,500 customers without power though by 3:30 p.m., that was down to 658 customers, mostly in Logan County.

In northern counties in the region, 911 call centers took reports of downed trees and accidents.

This includes around around 6 a.m. in Darke County, when a 911 call center reported trees down on Wildcat Road, causing an accident and at 6:10 a.m., the 911 call center reported trees fell on a children’s home on Bradford Road, causing an accident.

In Miami County, at 6:22 a.m., the Piqua 911 call center reported a tree down on a house. In Shelby County, around 6:23 a.m., the 911 call center in Sidney reported trees down on power lines at the intersection of state Route 47 and Herring Road.


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