High Wind, Ottawa
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.497, -82.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Ohio, April 25, 1996
Local wind gusts to 60 mph caused a few trees and large branches to be downed, as well as causing a few power outages. Structural damage was isolated, but a roof was partially blown off a high school in Tiffin (Seneca County) and an outbuilding was damaged in Galion (Crawford County).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 21 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- 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
- $44,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 21
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.
Local wind gusts to 60 mph caused a few trees and large branches to be downed, as well as causing a few power outages. Structural damage was isolated, but a roof was partially blown off a high school in Tiffin (Seneca County) and an outbuilding was damaged in Galion (Crawford County).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
21 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Sandusky
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Sandusky forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.357, -83.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Erie
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Erie forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lorain
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lorain forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Cuyahoga
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Cuyahoga forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lake
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Geauga
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Geauga forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Seneca
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Seneca forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 41.124, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Huron
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Huron forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Medina
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Medina forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Summit
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Summit forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Portage
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Portage forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wyandot
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wyandot forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.842, -83.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Crawford
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 40.851, -82.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Richland
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Richland forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Ashland
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ashland forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Wayne
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Stark
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Stark forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 40.814, -81.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Marion
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Morrow
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Morrow forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Holmes
- When
- April 25, 2:00 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Holmes forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Nebraska, April 25 to 26, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, April 25 to 26, 1996
- Wildfire in Virginia, April 25 to 28, 1996
- Wildfire in Virginia, April 25 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, April 25, 1996
- Wildfire in Virginia, April 25, 1996
- Wildfire in Virginia, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in Indiana, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 25, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, April 25, 1996
More
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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: 5555649, 5555650, 5555651, 5555652, 5555653, 5555654, 5555655, 5555656, 5555657, 5555658, 5555659, 5555660, 5555661, 5555662, 5555663, 5555664, 5555665, 5555666, 5555667, 5555668, 5555669.