High Wind, Ashtabula
- When
- March 17, 4:40 PM EST to March 18, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ashtabula forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Ohio, March 17 to 18, 1999
High winds along the lakeshore and over the higher terrain of north central Ohio downed trees and power lines. A wind speed of 63 miles per hour was reported in Cleveland (Cuyahoga County).
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $80,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
High winds along the lakeshore and over the higher terrain of north central Ohio downed trees and power lines. A wind speed of 63 miles per hour was reported in Cleveland (Cuyahoga County). Power lines fell on and around a house in the city of Ashtabula (Ashtabula). In Mansfield (Richland), a Kroger sign was blown out of its frame. Two cars were struck and damaged by flying debris.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Cuyahoga
- When
- March 17, 4:40 PM EST to March 18, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cuyahoga forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Geauga
- When
- March 17, 4:40 PM EST to March 18, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Geauga forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lake
- When
- March 17, 4:40 PM EST to March 18, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Richland
- When
- March 17, 4:40 PM EST to March 18, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 40.775, -82.536 (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
- High Wind in Iowa, March 17, 1999
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, March 17 to 19, 1999
- Flooding in Montana, March 17 to 22, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- Strong Wind in Wisconsin, March 17 to 18, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 17, 1999
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in Minnesota, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 17, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 17, 1999
- High Wind in North Dakota, March 17, 1999
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, March 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: 5682211, 5682212, 5682213, 5682214, 5682215.