Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- January 5, 1:30 AM EST to 1:40 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Dublin
- Measured
- 85 kt (98 mph)
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Coordinates
- 40.100, -83.120
Damaging Wind in Ohio, January 5, 1997
A three block area of a neighborhood received extensive damage from a downburst. Major structural damage occurred to 8 homes while 37 other homes received minor damage.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ILN wrote it up.
A three block area of a neighborhood received extensive damage from a downburst. Major structural damage occurred to 8 homes while 37 other homes received minor damage. Numerous trees were downed. One injury occurred when debris was blown through a window into a child's bedroom.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, January 5 to 6, 1997
- High Wind in California, January 5 to 7, 1997
- Tornado in Alabama, January 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, January 5, 1997
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- Tornado in Ohio, January 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 5, 1997
- Tornado in Georgia, January 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, January 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 5, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, January 5, 1997
- Tornado in Alabama, January 5, 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: 5587087.