Ohio, 1998

High Wind in Ohio, March 28, 1998

March 28, 1998 · NWS CLE · 18 events in 18 counties and zones

Strong winds with gusts over 50 miles per hour downed trees and power lines, some landing on vehicles and houses. One tree fell on a house in Ashland (Ashland County); one on a house in Willoughby (Lake); and the roof was blown off a mobile home near Smithville Western Rd.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$305,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

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 CLE wrote it up.

Strong winds with gusts over 50 miles per hour downed trees and power lines, some landing on vehicles and houses. One tree fell on a house in Ashland (Ashland County); one on a house in Willoughby (Lake); and the roof was blown off a mobile home near Smithville Western Rd. in Wayne Township (Wayne).

The radar

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Event by event

18 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Crawford

When
March 28, 9:30 AM EST to 12:29 PM EST
Where
Crawford forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
40.851, -82.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Erie

When
March 28, 12:02 PM EST to 2:12 PM EST
Where
Erie forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Huron

When
March 28, 12:07 PM EST to 3:31 PM EST
Where
Huron forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Richland

When
March 28, 12:15 PM EST to 3:02 PM EST
Where
Richland forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lorain

When
March 28, 12:19 PM EST to 2:44 PM EST
Where
Lorain forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Coordinates
41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lake

When
March 28, 12:20 PM EST to 2:19 PM EST
Where
Lake forecast zone
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Medina

When
March 28, 12:22 PM EST to 2:07 PM EST
Where
Medina forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Geauga

When
March 28, 12:27 PM EST to 2:56 PM EST
Where
Geauga forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Holmes

When
March 28, 12:28 PM EST to 3:19 PM EST
Where
Holmes forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wayne

When
March 28, 12:30 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Property damage
$20,000
Coordinates
40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cuyahoga

When
March 28, 12:31 PM EST to 2:57 PM EST
Where
Cuyahoga forecast zone
Property damage
$40,000
Coordinates
41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Stark

When
March 28, 12:39 PM EST to 2:27 PM EST
Where
Stark forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
40.814, -81.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Summit

When
March 28, 12:44 PM EST to 3:21 PM EST
Where
Summit forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Portage

When
March 28, 12:50 PM EST to 1:58 PM EST
Where
Portage forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Mahoning

When
March 28, 12:55 PM EST to 3:22 PM EST
Where
Mahoning forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
41.015, -80.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Trumbull

When
March 28, 1:04 PM EST to 2:49 PM EST
Where
Trumbull forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
41.317, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ashtabula

When
March 28, 1:15 PM EST to 3:50 PM EST
Where
Ashtabula forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ashland

When
March 28, 1:30 PM EST to 3:47 PM EST
Where
Ashland forecast zone
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or 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: 5637631, 5637633, 5637696, 5637701, 5637697, 5637706, 5637699, 5637634, 5637635, 5637705, 5637632, 5637702, 5637703, 5637700, 5637698, 5637704, 5637630, 5637629.