High Wind, Putnam
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.022, -84.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Ohio, April 6, 1997
Winds gusted to around 60 mph at times blowing 2 roofs off buildings, detatching an awning from a building and blowing it into a truck, and knocking trees and power lines down.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- $19,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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 ILN wrote it up.
Winds gusted to around 60 mph at times blowing 2 roofs off buildings, detatching an awning from a building and blowing it into a truck, and knocking trees and power lines down.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Paulding
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Paulding forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.117, -84.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Van Wert
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Van Wert forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 40.855, -84.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Allen
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Allen forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 40.772, -84.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hardin
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.662, -83.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Mercer
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.540, -84.629 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Auglaize
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Auglaize forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 40.561, -84.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Darke
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Darke forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.133, -84.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Shelby
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Logan
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.388, -83.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Miami
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Miami forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 40.053, -84.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Champaign
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Champaign forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 40.138, -83.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Preble
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Preble forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.742, -84.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Montgomery
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Clark
- When
- April 6, 2:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Clark forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.917, -83.784 (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 Wisconsin, April 6, 1997
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- High Wind in Michigan, April 6 to 7, 1997
- High Wind in Illinois, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Wisconsin, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Wisconsin, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Wisconsin, April 6, 1997
- High Wind in Wisconsin, April 6, 1997
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: 5594685, 5594686, 5594687, 5594688, 5594689, 5594690, 5594691, 5594692, 5594836, 5594837, 5594838, 5594839, 5594840, 5594841, 5594842.