Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 24, 1998

Name: Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 24, 1998
Start: 1998-06-24T19:38
End: 1998-06-24T19:38
Location: Ohio

June 24, 1998 · NWS CLE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3.0 million
Crop damage: $1.0 million
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.

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:36 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: June 24, 7:38 PM EST
Where: Ottawa County, Countywide
Measured: 80 kt (92 mph)
Property damage: $3.0 million
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.530, -83.120

Most of the damage in Ottawa County was caused by straight line winds. A gust of 92 miles per hour was measured in Erie Township. Sustained winds of 70 miles per hour were measured at Port Clinton. Many trees and power lines were downed, blocking several roads. Mobile homes were flipped over, some with people inside them in Oak Harbor, and roofs were blown off of barns.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, June 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: 5657224.