High Wind, Carroll
- When
- October 30, 8:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 40.580, -81.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Ohio, October 30, 1996
In Belmont County, numerous limbs fell on roads and vehicles in St. Clairsville.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $14,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 PBZ wrote it up.
Strong winds, associated with an intense cold front, caused some damage across parts of east central Ohio.In Carroll County, large trees were downed near Harlem Springs.In Belmont County, numerous limbs fell on roads and vehicles in St. Clairsville. Some trees and branches were reported downed in several areas across the county. A tree fell onto a truck on Belmont 56 North with two people inside. No injuries were reported. Power lines were downed on Banfield Road in St. Clairsville. Belmont County Road 4 was closed for 12 hours after a tree fell and downed some telephone wires.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Belmont
- When
- October 30, 8:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Belmont forecast zone
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Coordinates
- 40.016, -80.988 (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 Ohio, October 30, 1996
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- High Wind in Michigan, October 30, 1996
- Strong Wind in Wisconsin, October 30, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, October 30, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, October 30, 1996
- High Wind in New York, October 30, 1996
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, October 30, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, October 30, 1996
- High Wind in New York, October 30, 1996
- High Wind in Minnesota, October 30, 1996
- High Wind in New York, October 30, 1996
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, October 1996
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5569635, 5569636.