Ohio, 2000

Ice Storm in Ohio, December 11, 2000

December 11, 2000 · NWS CLE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 ice storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

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Event by event

1 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Ice Storm, Lucas

When
December 11, 6:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Lucas forecast zone
Property damage
$250,000
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.684, -83.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A deep area of low pressure moved across Lake Erie during the evening hours. Freezing rain fell for several hours along a warm front stretching east from the low. Ice accumulations in excess of one quarter inch fell over Lucas County. Scattered power outages and numerous accidents occurred.

What these are

Ice Storm
Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.

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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: 5167456.