Thunderstorm Wind, Sandusky
- When
- April 12, 4:47 PM EST
- Where
- Sandusky County, Countywide
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $120,000
- Coordinates
- 41.380, -83.120
Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 12, 1996
Winds estimated to 60 mph downed trees on power lines. Localized higher gusts as high as 80 mph occurred.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $120,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
Winds estimated to 60 mph downed trees on power lines. Localized higher gusts as high as 80 mph occurred. Bellevue was hard hit. Roof damage was common with Bellevue's high school roof blown off. The roofs were also blown off a barn and an unoccupied house. A boat storage building and a grain bin were destroyed. An outbuilding was destroyed at the Yogi Bear Campground. In Fremont, an outbuilding was blown from one neighbor's yard to the next and roads were closed from fallen trees. An outbuilding was destroyed in Clyde.
The radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:44 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5555444.