Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 17, 1999

Name: Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 17, 1999
Start: 1999-07-17T15:30
End: 1999-07-17T19:00
Location: Ohio

July 17, 1999 · NWS CLE · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $36,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: July 17, 3:30 PM EST to 3:40 PM EST
Where: Wood County, Countywide
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.400, -83.630

Trees and power lines downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wood

When: July 17, 3:59 PM EST to 5:06 PM EST
Where: Wood County, Countywide
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.400, -83.630

Severe thunderstorms producing estimated winds of 70 to 80 mph knocked down trees and power lines throughout the county.

Thunderstorm Wind, Ottawa

When: July 17, 4:05 PM EST
Where: Ottawa County, Elmore
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.480, -83.300

One tree and one large limb blown down.

Flash Flood, Lucas

When: July 17, 6:30 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where: Lucas County, West Toledo
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.684, -83.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorms dumped one to two inches of rain over the area in less than an hour. Street flooding was reported throughout West Toledo with the intersection of Monroe and Douglas Streets under as much as two feet of water at times. Water above curb height was also reported along Secor and Central Avenues.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: July 17, 6:50 PM EST
Where: Lorain County, Countywide
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.280, -82.120

Many large limbs downed in Avon with several trees downed in Elyria. The roof of a home in Elyria was slightly damaged by a falling tree.

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.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, July 1999

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: 5711777, 5711781, 5711778, 5711780, 5711779.