Ohio, 1999Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Ohio, September 29, 1999
September 29, 1999 · NWS ILN · 4 events in 2 counties and zones
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $13,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- September 29, 11:12 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, (Cmh)port Columbus A
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.000, -82.880
Thunderstorm winds gusted to 61 mph at the Columbus International Airport knocking over a trailer which was on airport grounds. Trees were also knocked down near the airport in the town of Bexley.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- September 29, 11:25 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Reynoldsburg
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.950, -82.820
Winds gusted to 61 mph as reported by a storm spotter.
Lightning, Ross
- When
- September 29, 1:45 PM EST
- Where
- Ross County, Chillicothe
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.338, -83.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A man was struck by lightning and suffered injury.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ross
- When
- September 29, 2:00 PM EST to 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Ross County, 3 mi NE of Chillicothe
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.370, -82.950
Trees were knocked down across Rocky Road.
- 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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 29, 1999$3.0 million · F2 · 6 events
- Tornado in South Carolina, September 29, 19996 injured · $240,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 29 to 30, 1999$215,000 · F1 · 14 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 29, 1999$210,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, September 29, 1999$325,000 · 0.88 in hail · 12 events
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, September 29, 1999$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 34 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 29, 1999$99,000 · 52 kt wind · 28 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, September 29, 1999$150,000 · 4 events
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Maryland, September 29 to 30, 1999$57,000 · 52 kt wind · 13 events
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in West Virginia, September 29, 19991 injured · $45,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
- High Wind in Montana, September 29, 1999$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, September 29 to 30, 1999$19,000 · 6 events
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: 5717601, 5717683, 5717685, 5717684.