1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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), 11 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
During a sailboat race on Lake Erie, two people who were not wearing life preservers, were swept overboard by high waves and drowned. A total of four boats capsized and twelve people were swept overboard.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga | 1997-08-16 | 29 | Male | Boat | Direct |
| Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga | 1997-08-16 | 28 | Female | Boat | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, August 1997
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: 5617455.