Ohio, 2001

High Wind in Ohio, February 25, 2001

February 25, 2001 · NWS RLX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph were common.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 RLX wrote it up.

Wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph were common.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 24, 9:15 PM EST, 12 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 9:15 PM EST, 12 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
915 PM EST SAT FEB 24 2001

WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN ARE A BIT HIGHER THAN FORECAST...SO
WILL UPDATE FORECAST TO INCREASE WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

.RLX...
WV...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SUNDAY FOR ZONES WVZ005>011...WVZ013>020...
     WVZ024>040...WVZ046>047.
VA...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SUNDAY FOR ZONES VAZ003>004.
KY...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SUNDAY FOR ZONES KYZ101>103...KYZ105.
OH...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SUNDAY FOR ZONES OHZ066>067...OHZ075>076...
     OHZ083>087.

.END

The radar

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

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Event by event

9 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Athens

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Athens forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Gallia

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Gallia forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jackson

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lawrence

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Meigs

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Meigs forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Morgan

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Perry

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Vinton

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Vinton forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.251, -82.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Washington

When
February 25, 10:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.455, -81.495 (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

More

Every storm in Ohio in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, February 2001

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: 5228806, 5228807, 5228808, 5228809, 5228810, 5228811, 5228812, 5228813, 5228814.