Ohio, 2001

Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 9, 2001

July 9, 2001 · NWS CLE · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$29,000
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.

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 Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 9, 2:15 PM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 2:15 PM EST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
315 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2001

MOST UNSTBL AMS OVR WRN OH AND N OVR MI AND EXTRM SW ONT. BOUNDARY
OVR WRN OH AND WITH S/WV MOVG THRU THIS EVE...KICKG OFF WDLY SCT
TSTMS. IF ANY WENT SVR OVR NW OH WOULD BE BRF AND ISOLATED. BEST CHC
FOR PCPN THIS EVE OVR NW OH AND OVR NE PTN FA LT TNGT WITH NEXT S/WV
OVR NRN MI. WL MENTION PCPN THIS EVE AND AGAIN LT. GUID TEMPS OK.
TIMG TUE TOUGH WITH CDFNT MOVG IN DURING AFTN BUT AMS SOMEWHAT
DRY...TIL AFT 00Z. WL MENTION PCPN THRU LT TUE NGT. SOME LK EFFECT
CLDS WL DVLP WED MNLY OVR NE AREAS.

.CLE...
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.

KIELTYKA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:15 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Huron

When
July 9, 4:13 PM EST to 4:16 PM EST
Where
Huron County, Willard
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.050, -82.733

Thunderstorm winds downed six trees. A car was damaged by a fallen tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
July 9, 4:40 PM EST
Where
Richland County, Shiloh
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.967, -82.600

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Richland

When
July 9, 5:05 PM EST
Where
Richland County, Mansfield
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.767, -82.517

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree five miles east of Mansfield.

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When
July 9, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Knox County, Mt Vernon
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
40.400, -82.483

Thunderstorm winds downed four large trees near Mt. Vernon.

What these are

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5258880, 5258878, 5258879, 5258881.