Ohio, 1999

High Wind in Ohio, December 15, 1999

December 15, 1999 · NWS CLE · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Southwest winds with gusts in excess of 50 mph affected Northeast Ohio late in the afternoon. Many trees and power poles were downed across Trumbull, Ashtabula and Geauga counties.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

Southwest winds with gusts in excess of 50 mph affected Northeast Ohio late in the afternoon. Many trees and power poles were downed across Trumbull, Ashtabula and Geauga counties.

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Event by event

3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Ashtabula

When
December 15, 8:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Ashtabula forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Geauga

When
December 15, 8:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Geauga forecast zone
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Trumbull

When
December 15, 8:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Trumbull forecast zone
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.317, -80.761 (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: 5720693, 5720694, 5720695.