High Wind in Ohio, May 6, 1999

Name: High Wind in Ohio, May 6, 1999
Start: 1999-05-06T09:00
End: 1999-05-06T17:00
Location: Ohio

May 6, 1999 · NWS CLE · 18 events in 18 counties and zones

Trees, large limbs, power lines and signs were downed. In Bettsville (Seneca County), the roof of a business was damaged and roofing material was blown onto vehicles in the parking lot.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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: $328,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Events: 18

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 lines and signs were downed. In Bettsville (Seneca County), the roof of a business was damaged and roofing material was blown onto vehicles in the parking lot. In Huron County, winds that reached 50 to 60 miles per hour ripped through the Celeryville area Muck farms pulling plants right out of the ground.

The radar

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

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Event by event

18 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Knox

When: May 6, 9:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where: Knox forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ottawa

When: May 6, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Ottawa forecast zone
Property damage: $3,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 41.497, -82.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ashland

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Ashland forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Crawford

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.851, -82.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cuyahoga

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Cuyahoga forecast zone
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Erie

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Erie forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hancock

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Hancock forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.002, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Holmes

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Holmes forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Huron

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Huron forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $20,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lorain

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Lorain forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Marion

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Morrow

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Morrow forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Richland

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Richland forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Sandusky

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Sandusky forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.357, -83.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Seneca

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Seneca forecast zone
Property damage: $75,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.124, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wayne

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wyandot

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Wyandot forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 40.842, -83.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Medina

When: May 6, 2:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where: Medina forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 41.118, -81.900 (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 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, May 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: 5698557, 5698556, 5698451, 5698452, 5698453, 5698454, 5698455, 5698456, 5698457, 5698458, 5698459, 5698460, 5698461, 5698462, 5698463, 5698464, 5698465, 5698555.