Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 12, 1997

Deaths

0

Injuries

1

Property damage

$4,000

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.

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:06 UTC.

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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.

• Hail and Damaging Winds in Utah, August 12, 19971 death · 2 injured · $10,000 · 61 kt wind · 5 events
• Rip Current in Florida, August 12, 19971 death · 1 event
• Heavy Rain in Idaho, August 12, 19971 death · 1 event
• Flood and Hail in Idaho, August 12, 1997$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events
• Heavy Rain in Idaho, August 12, 1997$100,000 · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Idaho, August 12, 1997$70,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event
• High Wind in New Mexico, August 12, 1997$30,000 · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Alaska, August 12 to 13, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
• Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, August 12 to 16, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
• Hail and Heavy Rain in Idaho, August 12, 19971.75 in hail · 8 events
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Idaho, August 12, 19971 in hail · 4 events
• Damaging Winds in Wyoming, August 12, 199772 kt wind · 2 events

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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: 5617120.