1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 16 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:02 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees, limbs and power lines were downed. In Bay Village, where a tree fell on a house and a car, wind gusts were estimated at 60 miles per hour. Ten houses were damaged in Westlake. A 58 mile per hour wind gust was measured at Cleveland Lighthouse.
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