Ohio, 2001

Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 11, 2001

May 11, 2001 · NWS CLE · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

3 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
$6,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 May 11, 2:33 PM EST, 5 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 2:33 PM EST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
333 PM EDT FRI MAY 11 2001

AFTN CONVECTN FIRED UP ALG OUTFLOW BNDRY OVR ERN OH/NW PA AND MOVG
OFF TO THE E. AFTN HTG HAS ALSO BEGUN TO FIRE UP CELLS OVR NW SXS.
MRNG UPR AIR SVR WX INDICATORS WERE WEAKER THAN PREV MODEL RUNS &
NOT ALL THAT IMPRESVE WI THIS POTENTL SVR EVENT. WI THE FNT STILL
LAGG OFF TO THE NW ISOLD SVR MAY BE THE FINAL RESULT, IF AT ALL. BUT
WL CONT WI THE WORDG OF POTENTL SVR STORMS TIL MIDN. POST FNTL SHRA
DUE TO UVV & S/W SHULD PROV SOME NEEDED RN TO ERN/NE AREAS DURG THE
OVRNGT & SAT MRNG. CLRG SKIES DURG SAT AS HI PRES BLDS IN FRM THE W.
COOL NRLY FLOW TO CONT ON SUN. SUN MRNG LOWS MAY DIP DWN TO THE
MID/UPR 30S. THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE AOB THE NORMS AND MNLY DRY
DUE TO THE TROF HOLDG OVR THE NE.
...MISCLE AVBL...

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

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:53 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Geauga

When
May 11, 7:55 PM EST
Where
Geauga County, Claridon
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
41.533, -81.133

Thunderstorm winds downed two trees.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
May 11, 8:10 PM EST
Where
Marion County, Marion
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.583, -83.133

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree.

Thunderstorm Wind, Marion

When
May 11, 8:30 PM EST
Where
Marion County, Caledonia
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.633, -82.967

Thunderstorm winds downed one tree.

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.

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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: 5246509, 5246595, 5246596.