Strong Wind, Lawrence
- When
- December 21, 7:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Ohio, December 21, 1998
Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph occurred along a cold front. An anemometer near Willow Wood of Lawrence County recorded a 45 mph gust at 2030E.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph occurred along a cold front. An anemometer near Willow Wood of Lawrence County recorded a 45 mph gust at 2030E.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Gallia
- When
- December 21, 7:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gallia forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Meigs
- When
- December 21, 7:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Meigs forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 21 to 24, 1998
- Cold in Utah, December 21 to 24, 1998
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 21 to 22, 1998
- Winter Weather in Oklahoma, December 21, 1998
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, December 21 to 22, 1998
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 21 to 22, 1998
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 21, 1998
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 21, 1998
- Winter Weather in Missouri, December 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 21 to 22, 1998
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, December 1998
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: 5677089, 5677090, 5677091.