Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Ohio, July 26, 2005

Name: Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Ohio, July 26, 2005
Start: 2005-07-26T23:15
End: 2005-07-26T23:30
Location: Ohio

July 26, 2005 · NWS CLE · 3 events in 1 county or zone

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $22,000
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 Jul 26, 10:20 PM EST, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 10:20 PM EST, 55 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1120 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

.SHORT TERM UPDATE (TONIGHT)...
UPDATED TO DISCONTINUE WW 687.  CURRENT TRENDS INDICATE BEST
INSTABILITY REMAINS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A FINDLAY TO MUNCIE INDIANA LINE.  TRENDS ALSO BEGINNING TO
INDICATE THAT STORMS ARE BECOMING ELEVATED FURTHER NORTH AND HAVING
A DIFFICULT TIME MIXING DOWN WINDS FROM ALOFT.  WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR AND COORDINATE WITH SPC ON FUTURE WATCHES. WW 690 REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM.

&&

.AVIATION (00Z-00Z)...
CDFNT SLOWLY MOVING IN...PLENTY OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS...SOME
DECREASE SHOULD EVENTUALLY OCCUR WITH REGARD TO SEVERE STORM BUT
PLENTY OF PCPN BEHIND THE CDFNT. MVFR AND IFR BEHIND THE FRONT.

&&

.SHORT TERM (TGNT THRU THU NGT)...
WL TRY TO KEEP THIS SHORT TDA AS WX BEGINNING TO GET ACTIVE.  7H
TEMPS ARND 10 DEG CURRENTLY AND THIS HAS EFFECTIVELY CAPPED MOST OF
FA SO FAR TDA.  APPRS THIS WARM DOME ALOFT IS SLOWLY ERODING AROUND
EDGES AND NOW HAVE CONVECTION FIRING ON ALL SIDES.  INCR IN COVERAGE
WL BE THE TREND THE NXT FEW HOURS AS ACTIVITY SHOULD CONT TO EXPAND.
EVENTUALLY THINK THE LINE OF STG TO SVR STORMS CURRENTLY JUST NW OF
KTOL WL MOV E ACRS AREA.  WL GO WITH HIGH POPS AS RESULT.  CDFNT
RESPONSIBLE FOR BRUNT OF THIS ACTIVITY WL MOV SE ACRS NRN OH/NW PA
BY 12Z WED.  GFS AND NAM IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT TDA AND CONFIDENCE
FAIRLY HIGH THIS FCST PD.  VERY STG CAA EXPECTED ON WED AS 8H TEMPS
FALL TO ARND 10 DEG BY 00Z THU.  LOT/S OF SC UPSTREAM TDA AND WL
LIKELY SEE M/CLDY SKIES MOST OF DAY ON WED.  LAKE TO 8H TEMP DIFF WL
BE ARND 12 DEG BY MIDDAY AND AS MUCH AS 15 DEG BY END OF DAY SO
INSTABILITY SHRA A GOOD BET AS WELL THUS MOST AREAS WL SEE LIKELY
POPS TMRW.   DRIER AIR EVENTUALLY WL SETTLE OVER AREA WED NGT AS
HIGH PRES MOVES TO JUST N OF LERI.  SKIES SHOULD BCM AT LEAST P/C
AND TEMPS WL ACTUALLY BE BLO NORMAL FOR THE FIRST TIME A LONG
WHILE.  A MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUN THU WL JUST WORD FOR P/C MOST AREAS.

TEMPS UPSTREAM THIS AFT VERY COOL AND FELL AVN MOS NUMBERS ARE A
LITTLE WARM FOR WED.  CONCERN IS THAT FRONT MAY NOT BE QUITE OUT OF
THE AREA BY 12Z AND LOCATIONS LIKE KCAK AND KYNG COULD ACTUALLY SEE
12Z HIGHS THEN TEMPS FALLING SLIGHTLY DURING THE DAY.  TEMP GUID
OTHR PDS IN GD AGREEMENT AND WL BE FOLLOWED TDA.

&&

.LONG TERM (FRI-MON)...
FINALLY GOING TO SEE A PATTERN CHANGE AS UPPER RIDGE FINALLY BREAKS
DOWN DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.  UPPER PATTERN WL HAVE MORE
OF A SEASONABLE ZONAL LOOK BY THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND.  MID
RANGE MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT TDA AND ALSO HAVE GOOD RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY.  WL BE A WEAK FRONTAL BNDRY DROPPING SE ACRS LERI ERLY
FRI BUT MOIST SOMEWHAT LACKING.  WL KEEP A SLGT CHC IN GRIDS FOR
SOME OF THE AREA BUT REALLY THINK IT WL RMN DRY THRU THE WEEKEND.
NXT GOOD THREAT FOR RAIN WL NOT COME TIL NEXT TUE WHEN ANOTHER
FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVE ACRS RGN.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.OH...NONE.
.PA...NONE.

SHORT TERM UPDATE...LEINS
SHORT TERM...KUBINA
LONG TERM...KUBINA
AVIATION...KIELTYKA

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 5:00 AM EST, 18 hours 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
600 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-270959-
ASHLAND OH-ASHTABULA INLAND OH-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE OH-CRAWFORD PA-
CRAWFORD OH-CUYAHOGA OH-ERIE OH-GEAUGA OH-HANCOCK OH-HOLMES OH-
HURON OH-KNOX OH-LAKE OH-LORAIN OH-LUCAS OH-MAHONING OH-MARION OH-
MEDINA OH-MORROW OH-NORTHERN ERIE PA-OTTAWA OH-PORTAGE OH-
RICHLAND OH-SANDUSKY OH-SENECA OH-SOUTHERN ERIE PA-STARK OH-
SUMMIT OH-TRUMBULL OH-WAYNE OH-WOOD OH-WYANDOT OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AKRON...ASHLAND...ASHTABULA...
BOWLING GREEN...BUCYRUS...CANTON...CHARDON...CLEVELAND...ELYRIA...
ERIE...FINDLAY...FOSTORIA...FREMONT...JEFFERSON...LORAIN...
MANSFIELD...MARION...MEADVILLE...MEDINA...MILLERSBURG...
MOUNT GILEAD...MOUNT VERNON...NORWALK...PAINESVILLE...PORT CLINTON...
RAVENNA...SANDUSKY...TIFFIN...TOLEDO...UPPER SANDUSKY...WARREN...
WOOSTER AND YOUNGSTOWN
600 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN OHIO AND
NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE
BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS FROM MID AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST
OHIO INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST OHIO AND EARLY TONIGHT OVER
NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. AS THE FRONT SLOWS DOWN TONIGHT THERE IS A
CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAIN.

A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN OHIO...EXCEPT
THE YOUNGSTOWN AND WARREN AREA. THE LAKESHORE AREA OF  NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE HEAT ADVISORY. AIR TEMPERATURES
WILL REACH THE LOWER AND MID 90S AND WHEN THE HUMIDITY IS FACTORED IN
THE HEAT INDEX WILL REACH 105 DEGREES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 26, 6:39 PM EST, 4 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
739 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MADISON                 41.77N 81.05W
07/26/2005                   LAKE               OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREES DOWN ON SEVERAL CARS IN MADISON AND PERRY.
            SEVERAL TREES ALSO DOWN COUNTYWIDE

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHESTERLAND             41.52N 81.34W
07/26/2005                   GEAUGA             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTYWIDE TREE DAMAGE

0630 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CHESTERLAND             41.52N 81.34W
07/26/2005                   GEAUGA             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTYWIDE TREE DAMAGE

&&

LEINS

Local storm report, Jul 26, 6:44 PM EST, 4 hours 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
744 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0645 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CORTLAND                41.33N 80.72W
07/26/2005                   TRUMBULL           OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTYWIDE TREE DAMAGE

&&

LEINS

Local storm report, Jul 26, 6:50 PM EST, 4 hours 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
750 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0749 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CUYAHOGA FALLS          41.17N 81.52W
07/26/2005                   SUMMIT             OH   PUBLIC

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

&&

LEINS

Local storm report, Jul 26, 6:51 PM EST, 4 hours 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
751 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0525 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MADISON                 41.77N 81.05W
07/26/2005                   LAKE               OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREES DOWN ON SEVERAL CARS IN MADISON AND PERRY.
            SEVERAL TREES ALSO DOWN COUNTYWIDE

0600 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CLEVELAND               41.48N 81.68W
07/26/2005                   CUYAHOGA           OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            6 INCH DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED NEAR 55TH AND ST. CLAIR

0630 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHESTERLAND             41.52N 81.34W
07/26/2005                   GEAUGA             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTYWIDE TREE DAMAGE

0749 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CUYAHOGA FALLS          41.17N 81.52W
07/26/2005                   SUMMIT             OH   PUBLIC

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

&&

LEINS

Local storm report, Jul 26, 6:55 PM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
755 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HARTVILLE               40.96N 81.33W
07/26/2005                   STARK              OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREE DOWN...ALSO SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN

&&

LEINS

Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:01 PM EST, 4 hours 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
801 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MEDINA                  41.14N 81.87W
07/26/2005                   MEDINA             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            6 TO 12 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS COUNTY

&&

LEINS

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:15 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: July 26, 11:15 PM EST
Where: Lorain County, Amherst
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 41.400, -82.217

A few large limbs were reported down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lorain

When: July 26, 11:20 PM EST
Where: Lorain County, Avon
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 41.450, -82.033

Several trees were downed as a result of thunderstorm winds. One of the downed trees landed on three cars in a driveway causing damage to all of them.

Lightning, Lorain

When: July 26, 11:30 PM EST
Where: Lorain County, Wellington
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a house causing minor damage.

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.
Lightning: A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Ohio in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, July 2005

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: 5466997, 5466998, 5466999.