Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 30, 1998

Name: Damaging Wind in Ohio, June 30, 1998
Start: 1998-06-30T12:19
End: 1998-06-30T12:19
Location: Ohio

June 30, 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: $500,000
Crop damage: None recorded
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), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:21 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Summit

When: June 30, 12:19 PM EST
Where: Summit County, Barberton
Measured: 73 kt (84 mph)
Property damage: $500,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.000, -81.630

Many trees, power lines and utility poles were downed in the southern part of the county. A wind gust of 74 miles per hour was reported in Barberton and an 84 mile per hour gust was reported at Akron Canton Airport. Roofs of buildings at the airport were damaged as well the nose gear of an airplane. At Portage Lakes, boats were ripped from their moorings and turned upside down.

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

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: 5656561.