Thunderstorm Wind, Sandusky
- When
- May 25, 3:50 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sandusky County, Clyde
- Measured
- 87 kt (100 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $350,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.317, -82.967
Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 25, 2006
During the late afternoon hours of the 25th, severe thunderstorms moved through the area causing a considerable amount of damage in Clyde. Straight line winds caused severe damage to several buildings in the city.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $350,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
During the late afternoon hours of the 25th, severe thunderstorms moved through the area causing a considerable amount of damage in Clyde. Straight line winds caused severe damage to several buildings in the city. Much of a concrete block building was destroyed. Several other buildings had their roofs blown off causing major damage. A few other homes in the area suffered damage from trees that had fallen on them. Aside from structures, numerous trees were reported down across the area. A trailer truck was also blown over from the severe winds. Estimated wind speeds associated with the damage were in the 80 to 100 mph range.
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 25, 2:50 PM EST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 2:50 PM EST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 350 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT)... UPDATED TO ADD TORNADO WATCH BOX 395 VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SPC DID NOT INCLUDE THE REST OF NE OH/NW PA SINCE THE WARM FRONT IS JUST E OF CLE AND NOT SURE OF THE TIMING OF THE WARM FRONT. && .PREVIOUS SHORT TERM (TONIGHT-SUN)... TORNADO WATCH BOX IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME WRN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA UNTIL 10 PM EDT. CURRENTLY WARM FRONT NEAR A CLE-COL LINE WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NW INDIANA TO SOUTHEAST OF ST LOUIS. CAPES RANGE FROM 4500 J/KG SRN ILLINOIS TO AROUND 1500 J/KG NORTH CENTRAL OHIO. CAP HAS FINALLY ERODED AND TSRA DEVELOPING. TWO LINES OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING. THE FIRST NR A FDY TO EVV LINE IN AN AREA OF LL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE...THE SECOND LINE FROM NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WHICH IS RIGHT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. VERY DRY AIR...WITH DELTA THEATA E OF GREATER THAN 30 KNOTS WILL SUPPORT DOWNBURST WINDS. BUT 25 KNOTS OF SHEAR BELOW 3KM WILL ALSO SUPPORT ISOLATED TORNADOS. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...WITH SHOWERS TOMORROW AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO TOMORROW. RIDGE STARTS TO BUILD IN SATURDAY PROVIDING SOME DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. && .LONG TERM (SUN NIGHT-THU)... GFSLR/DGEX STILL NOT IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE LONG TERM SO AGAIN WENT WITH THE ECMWF FOR THE LONG TERM FORECAST. CURRENT UPPER LEVEL PATTERN HAS SOMEWHAT OF A ZONAL FLOW ACROSS NRN HALF OF CONUS. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN CONSISTENT BUILDING A STRONG UPPER RIDGE OVER THE ERN 1/3 OF THE CONUS BY MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS HUDSON BAY WITH A WEAK SFC TROUGH ACROSS NRN GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY SO I LEFT CURRENT FORECAST OF CHC POPS GOING WEDNESDAY. OTHER THAN THAT PRETTY MUCH A DRY FORECAST. BY THURSDAY BROAD BUT FLATTENED UPPER RIDGE ACROSS ENTIRE CONUS WITH THE JET RUNNING ALONG THE NRN TIER. && .AVIATION(18Z-18Z)... STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS MODERATE OR SLGT RISK OF SVR STORMS FOR A GOOD PART OF OUR AREA. TSTMS SHOULD DEVELOP THIS AFTN OVR OH/IN AND ILL AND MOV SLOWLY EAST. INCREASED MOISTURE AND HIGH INSTABILITIES SUGGEST AMPLE INGREDIENTS TO IGNITE SVR TSTMS THIS AFTN AND EVE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL. A WARM FRONT OVR OH WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND BE FOLLOWED BY AN ACTIVE COLD FRONT TOWARDS MORNING. WILL GRADUALLY BRINGS CIGS AND VSBYS THIS EVE AND OVERNITE AS THE COLD FRONT GETS CLOSER TO THE AREA. LOOK FOR MVFR CONDS PROBABLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SATELLITE PICTURES AND METARS OBS STILL SHOWING SOME MVFR CIGS... I EXPECT MOST OF THE MVFR CIGS THIS AFTN TO MOVE EAST OR QUICKLY DISSIPATE. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .OH...TOR WATCH ALL COUNTIES EXCEPT OH014..023..033..088 .PA...NONE. && SHORT TERM...DJB LONG TERM...DJB AVIATION...BC
Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 4:47 AM EST, 11 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 547 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-261200- LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- 547 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN OHIO LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE EASTWARD INTO PENNSYLVANIA BY LATE EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE...WITH THE PRIMARY THREATS BEING DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON IF STORMS BECOME SEVERE. LEZ142>149-162>169-261200- MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH- GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- MAUMEE BAY OH TO RENO BEACH OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-GENEVA-ON- THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- 547 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS LAKE ERIE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. LEINS
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 25, 3:12 PM EST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
412 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0357 PM HAIL BOWLING GREEN 41.38N 83.65W
05/25/2006 E1.00 INCH WOOD OH AMATEUR RADIO
&&
KIELTYKALocal storm report, May 25, 3:39 PM EST, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
439 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0405 PM HAIL 2 S RAWSON 40.93N 83.79W
05/25/2006 E0.88 INCH HANCOCK OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
0422 PM HAIL 1 W FOSTORIA 41.16N 83.43W
05/25/2006 E0.88 INCH HANCOCK OH AMATEUR RADIO
PENNY TO NICKEL HAIL.
0422 PM TSTM WND GST TIFFIN 41.12N 83.18W
05/25/2006 E62.00 MPH SENECA OH AMATEUR RADIO
0422 PM HAIL 3 E WOODVILLE 41.45N 83.31W
05/25/2006 E0.88 INCH SANDUSKY OH AMATEUR RADIO
0430 PM HAIL OAK HARBOR 41.51N 83.15W
05/25/2006 E0.75 INCH OTTAWA OH AMATEUR RADIO
&&
KIELTYKAThe radar
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 93 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:49 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, May 25, 2006
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kentucky, May 25 to 26, 2006
- Tornado in Indiana, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 25 to 26, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 25, 2006
- Hail in Missouri, May 25, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 25, 2006
- Flash Flood and Hail in Tennessee, May 25 to 26, 2006
More
Every storm in Ohio in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, May 2006
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: 5512425.