High Wind in Ohio, November 10, 1998

Name: High Wind in Ohio, November 10, 1998
Start: 1998-11-10T11:15
End: 1998-11-10T22:00
Location: Ohio

November 10, 1998 · NWS CLE · 23 events in 23 counties and zones

Trees, large limbs, power poles and power lines were downed. Power poles were downed on at least two cars and one house in Crawford County.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 23 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: $535,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 23

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.

Trees, large limbs, power poles and power lines were downed. Power poles were downed on at least two cars and one house in Crawford County. In the city of Marion (Marion County), a portion of a roof was blown off a house.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

23 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Crawford

When: November 10, 11:15 AM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.851, -82.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hancock

When: November 10, 11:15 AM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where: Hancock forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.002, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lucas

When: November 10, 11:15 AM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where: Lucas forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.684, -83.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Marion

When: November 10, 11:15 AM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ottawa

When: November 10, 11:15 AM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where: Ottawa forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.497, -82.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Sandusky

When: November 10, 11:15 AM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where: Sandusky forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.357, -83.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Seneca

When: November 10, 11:15 AM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where: Seneca forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.124, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wood

When: November 10, 11:15 AM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where: Wood forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.362, -83.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wyandot

When: November 10, 11:15 AM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where: Wyandot forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.842, -83.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ashland

When: November 10, 11:30 AM EST to 9:45 PM EST
Where: Ashland forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Erie

When: November 10, 11:30 AM EST to 9:45 PM EST
Where: Erie forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Huron

When: November 10, 11:30 AM EST to 9:45 PM EST
Where: Huron forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Knox

When: November 10, 11:30 AM EST to 9:45 PM EST
Where: Knox forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lorain

When: November 10, 11:30 AM EST to 9:45 PM EST
Where: Lorain forecast zone
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Morrow

When: November 10, 11:30 AM EST to 9:45 PM EST
Where: Morrow forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Richland

When: November 10, 11:30 AM EST to 9:45 PM EST
Where: Richland forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cuyahoga

When: November 10, 11:45 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Cuyahoga forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Geauga

When: November 10, 11:45 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Geauga forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Holmes

When: November 10, 11:45 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Holmes forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lake

When: November 10, 11:45 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Lake forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Medina

When: November 10, 11:45 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Medina forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Summit

When: November 10, 11:45 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Summit forecast zone
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wayne

When: November 10, 11:45 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.829, -81.888 (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.

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, November 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: 5671217, 5671221, 5671227, 5671228, 5671231, 5671233, 5671234, 5671237, 5671238, 5671216, 5671219, 5671223, 5671224, 5671226, 5671230, 5671232, 5671218, 5671220, 5671222, 5671225, 5671229, 5671235, 5671236.