Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- August 25, 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Perry County, New Lexington
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.720, -82.200
Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 25, 1998
Damage was minimal, confined mostly to down electrical lines. Roads were blocked by tree branches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- $48,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 RLX wrote it up.
Damage was minimal, confined mostly to down electrical lines. Roads were blocked by tree branches.
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:15 UTC.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Perry
- When
- August 25, 4:40 PM EST
- Where
- Perry County, Shawnee to Corning
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 39.600, -82.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- August 25, 4:45 PM EST to 4:50 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan County, Malta to Mc Connelsville
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -81.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Morgan
- When
- August 25, 5:10 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan County, Neelysville
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.630, -81.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Vinton
- When
- August 25, 5:20 PM EST
- Where
- Vinton County, Creola
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.320, -82.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- August 25, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Beverly to Watertown
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.550, -81.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Athens
- When
- August 25, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Athens County, 5 mi SE of Athens
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.280, -82.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Meigs
- When
- August 25, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Meigs County, Darwin to Burlingham
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.150, -82.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Athens
- When
- August 25, 6:10 PM EST
- Where
- Athens County, New Marshfield
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.320, -82.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- August 25, 6:48 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, Wellston
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.120, -82.550
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
- Tornadoes and Flood in Michigan, August 25, 1998
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- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 25, 1998
- Flash Flood in Ohio, August 25, 1998
- Flood in Ohio, August 25 to 27, 1998
- Tornado in Ohio, August 25, 1998
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 25, 1998
- Flash Flood in Ohio, August 25, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, August 25, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Connecticut, August 25 to 26, 1998
- Flash Flood in Ohio, August 25, 1998
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: 5661329, 5661333, 5661330, 5661337, 5661331, 5661623, 5661332, 5661334, 5661335, 5661336.