High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 2000

Name: High Wind in Ohio, December 11 to 12, 2000
Start: 2000-12-11T21:00
End: 2000-12-12T06:00
Location: Ohio

December 11 to 12, 2000 · NWS ILN · 32 events in 32 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 32 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: 0
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 32

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 ILN wrote it up.

A strong low pressure system dragged a sharp cold front across the region dropping temperatures by 30 degrees. Very strong winds occurred along and behind the front with numerous locations receiving gusts over 58 mph. The highest recorded gust was 69 mph in Ostrander in Delaware county. Numerous trees, large limbs, and power lines were knocked down across the region. Some of the trees fell on cars and homes. A motel sign was blown onto a truck in Warren county. A church that was under construction collapsed due to the winds. One woman was killed in Clermont county when a 200 foot tree fell through her mobile home and landed on her.

The radar

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

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Event by event

32 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Adams

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Adams forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.846, -83.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Auglaize

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Auglaize forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.561, -84.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Brown

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Brown forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.934, -83.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Butler

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Butler forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Champaign

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Champaign forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.138, -83.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Clark

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Clark forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Clermont

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Clermont forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Clinton

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Clinton forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Darke

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Darke forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.133, -84.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Delaware

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Delaware forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Fairfield

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Fairfield forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.752, -82.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Fayette

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.560, -83.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Franklin

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Greene

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.692, -83.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hamilton

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Hamilton forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hardin

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Hardin forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.662, -83.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Highland

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Highland forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.185, -83.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hocking

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Hocking forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.497, -82.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Licking

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Licking forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.092, -82.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Logan

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.388, -83.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Madison

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Mercer

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Mercer forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.540, -84.629 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Miami

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Miami forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.053, -84.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Montgomery

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pickaway

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Pickaway forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pike

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.077, -83.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Preble

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Preble forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.742, -84.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ross

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Ross forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.338, -83.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Scioto

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Scioto forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.804, -82.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Shelby

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Shelby forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Union

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Union forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 40.299, -83.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Warren

When: December 11, 9:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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
High Wind, Clermont	2000-12-13	23	Female	Mobile/Trailer Home	Direct

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 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, December 2000

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: 5160507, 5160508, 5160509, 5160510, 5160571, 5160572, 5160573, 5160574, 5160575, 5160576, 5160577, 5160578, 5160579, 5160580, 5160581, 5160582, 5160583, 5160584, 5160585, 5160586, 5160587, 5160588, 5160589, 5160590, 5160591, 5160592, 5160593, 5160594, 5160595, 5160596, 5160597, 5160598.