Flash Flood and Flood in Ohio, June 10 to 12, 1999

Name: Flash Flood and Flood in Ohio, June 10 to 12, 1999
Start: 1999-06-10T16:30
End: 1999-06-12T16:00
Location: Ohio

June 10 to 12, 1999 · NWS CLE · 21 events in 10 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 lightning, 1 flood, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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: 1
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $235,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 21

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), 28 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:29 UTC.

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Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 lightning, 1 flood, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuyahoga

When: June 10, 4:30 PM EST
Where: Cuyahoga County, Bedford
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates: 41.380, -81.530

Large trees downed

Hail, Seneca

When: June 10, 6:45 PM EST
Where: Seneca County, Maple Grove
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.220, -83.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Seneca

When: June 10, 6:45 PM EST to 6:55 PM EST
Where: Seneca County, Countywide
Property damage: $125,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.120, -83.120

Trees and large limbs down countywide. Two cars were damaged by falling trees at Kansas. A grain elevator was blown across the road near the intersection of CR 31 and CR 42. In Maple Grove, a garage roof was torn off with moderate damage done to the adjacent house. A nearby concrete block barn was also destroyed.

Hail, Huron

When: June 11, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Huron County, Norwalk
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.230, -82.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: June 11, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Huron County, Norwalk
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 41.230, -82.620

Large trees downed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When: June 11, 4:23 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
Where: Marion County, Countywide
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.570, -83.170

Large trees downed countywide. One large tree fell on a car in the village of Meeker.

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: June 11, 5:15 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where: Huron County, Central Portion
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.130, -82.570

Larges trees downed. A traffic light was blown down in Norwalk.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crawford

When: June 11, 5:25 PM EST
Where: Crawford County, Chatfield
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.950, -82.930

Numerous trees and power lines downed.

Lightning, Huron

When: June 11, 5:30 PM EST
Where: Huron County, Wakeman
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 59 year old man man was struck by lightning bolt that traveled through a nearby tree. The man had been camping and was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: June 11, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Lorain County, Oberlin
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates: 41.280, -82.220

Large trees downed.

Hail, Cuyahoga

When: June 12, 1:15 PM EST
Where: Cuyahoga County, Lakewood
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.480, -81.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Lucas

When: June 12, 1:45 PM EST to 1:55 PM EST
Where: Lucas County, West Toledo
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.700, -83.570

Many large trees and limbs down. Utility wire down near the intersection of South and Reynolds Roads.

Lightning, Lucas

When: June 12, 1:50 PM EST
Where: Lucas County, South Shr Park
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.684, -83.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A man of undetermined age was struck by lightning in Maumee Bay State Park while camping. The man was taken to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries.

Hail, Seneca

When: June 12, 2:18 PM EST
Where: Seneca County, Attica
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.070, -82.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When: June 12, 2:28 PM EST
Where: Huron County, Norwalk
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.230, -82.620

Hail, Huron

When: June 12, 2:30 PM EST
Where: Huron County, Norwalk
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.230, -82.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Sandusky

When: June 12, 2:35 PM EST
Where: Sandusky County, Lindsey
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.420, -83.220

Large trees downed near the intersections of U.S. Route 6 and State Route 268.

Hail, Ottawa

When: June 12, 2:41 PM EST
Where: Ottawa County, Oak Harbor
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.520, -83.150

Hail, Huron

When: June 12, 2:45 PM EST
Where: Huron County, Norwalk
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.230, -82.620

Flood, Crawford

When: June 12, 3:05 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.851, -82.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Street flooding reported in Bucyrus.

Flash Flood, Erie

When: June 12, 3:10 PM EST to 3:45 PM EST
Where: Erie County, Milan
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A railroad underpass was flooded in Milan from thunderstorm rains. Occupants of the car were temporarily trapped inside their vehicle.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Lightning, Huron	1999-06-11	57	Male	Under Tree	Direct

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
Flood: Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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, June 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: 5705199, 5705200, 5705201, 5705202, 5705203, 5705204, 5705205, 5705206, 5705208, 5705207, 5705309, 5705311, 5705310, 5705301, 5705307, 5705306, 5705302, 5705308, 5705305, 5705304, 5705303.