Thunderstorm Wind, Wood
- When
- June 21, 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Wood County, Hoytville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.180, -83.800
Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 21, 1997
Trees, limbs, power lines and at least one utility pole were downed, especially in the areas of Gibsonburg and Lindsey (Sandusky County), and Findlay and Benton Ridge (Hancock). Barns and outbuildings were also damaged in Benton Ridge, and fires occurred in Gibsonburg when power lines fell and transformers were struck by lightning.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $70,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 CLE wrote it up.
Trees, limbs, power lines and at least one utility pole were downed, especially in the areas of Gibsonburg and Lindsey (Sandusky County), and Findlay and Benton Ridge (Hancock). Barns and outbuildings were also damaged in Benton Ridge, and fires occurred in Gibsonburg when power lines fell and transformers were struck by lightning.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hancock
- When
- June 21, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hancock County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Coordinates
- 40.980, -83.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Sandusky
- When
- June 21, 8:12 PM EST
- Where
- Sandusky County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 41.380, -83.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa
- When
- June 21, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 41.530, -83.120
Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca
- When
- June 21, 8:46 PM EST
- Where
- Seneca County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 41.120, -83.120
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
- Heat in Illinois, June 21 to 30, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, June 21 to 22, 1997
- Heat in Pennsylvania, June 21 to 26, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 21 to 23, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Flooding in Texas, June 21 to 24, 1997
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, June 21, 1997
- Dust Storm and Lightning Strike in Oregon, June 21 to 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 21, 1997
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 1997
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: 5606055, 5606056, 5606058, 5606057, 5606059.