2016 Lake Erie Islands Tornado Outbreak

The 2016 Lake Erie Tornado Outbreak was a small, yet deadly and damaging tornado outbreak that struck the Lake Erie Islands region of Lake Erie, as well as areas further inland in Ohio on July 30, 2016.

The outbreak resulted in (Insert Number here) Deaths.

Synopsis
A large, unstable air mass moved over the general Lake Erie region on July 30, 2016. On top of that, the remaining convection from a now deceased tropical depression from the Gulf of Mexico also moved into the area, setting the stage for storm development. In the days following the outbreak, the SPC issued a slight risk of severe weather for extreme northern Ohio, mainly for the chance of dangerous winds. However, as time went on models began to show a possibility of more discrete supercells forming in between Toledo and Cleveland, hinting at a higher possibility of tornadoes. Estimated levels of shear for that day also would begin to rise, and high temperatures in the lower 90s would help to further fuel the tornado threat. On day 2, the SPC would issue a small area of enhanced risk stretching from Toledo to Cleveland, with a 10% SIG severe tornado risk and a 30% SIG severe wind risk. The risk outlook would stay the same as the day came. Parameters were set for a severe weather outbreak, with fair amounts of shear, moisture, instability, and CAPE all present. And, just as expected, supercells would begin to fire up in the mid afternoon hours across Northwest Ohio, moving into the favorable areas of Northern Ohio.