Hurricane Sandy tracked up the east coast of the United States and merged with an upper level trough on October 29, 2012. Sandy transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone and came onshore around 8 pm EDT in Southern New Jersey with an impressive central pressure of 946 mb.
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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.
The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
Hurricane Sandy tracked up the east coast of the United States and merged with an upper level trough on October 29, 2012. Sandy transitioned to a post-tropical cyclone and came onshore around 8 pm EDT in Southern New Jersey with an impressive central pressure of 946 mb. The post-tropical cyclone tracked west across Pennsylvania overnight on October 29 and brought damaging winds and prolonged rainfall to Northern Ohio. Northerly winds were especially strong downwind of Lake Erie with a peak gust to 68 mph reported at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. The strong winds caused extensive tree damage with widespread power outages and caused structural damage to some buildings. Power outages associated with this storm exceeded 250,000 customers across Northern Ohio, with over 160,000 outages in Cuyahoga County alone. Power wasn't restored in some areas for over a week. The Cleveland Metro area was particularly hard hit by this storm with many area schools closed for 2 days. Air traffic was stopped at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport from late on October 29 to approximately noon on October 30. Some significant damage to note included siding torn off the exterior of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Other peak winds gusts included 67 mph at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport; 63 mph at the Lorain County Airport; 61 mph at the Conneaut Lighthouse in Ashtabula County; 60 mph at the Fairport Harbor Lighthouse in Lake County; 59 mph at Marblehead Lighthouse in Ottawa County and 58 mph at the Huron Lighthouse in Erie County.
Also to note was a 2-3 foot storm surge along the south shore of Lake Erie accompanied by 15 to 20 foot waves. Water crashing over the break wall closed Interstate 90 on the east side of Cleveland for several hours. Area marinas sustained damage with reports of many personal watercraft submerged and additional boats drifting out into the lake. According to the Coast Guard, 118 vessels were either sunk or significantly damaged. Beach erosion was reported at numerous beaches and sand had to be cleared from the roadways along E. Perry St. in Port Clinton.
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 Oct 29, 11:08 AM EST, 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1208 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
THE REMNANTS OF SANDY WILL MOVE WEST FROM THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BY TUESDAY...THEN ONLY SLOWLY MOVE
NORTHWARD THROUGH NEW YORK STATE AND INTO CANADA BY THE END OF THE
WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
ONLY CHANGES FOR MIDDAY UPDATE WILL BE TO LOWER POPS FOR THE WEST.
LATEST OBS AND RADAR PIX SHOW EDGE OF RAIN FURTHER EAST THAN THOUGHT
WOULD BE THE CASE NOW. WINDS STILL HAVE NOT RAMPED UP MUCH BUT
SHOULD START TO SEE GOOD INCREASES MID AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.
EXPECTING SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING TO 30-40 MPH INTO EARLY
EVENING. WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE TO 50-60 MPH...WITH POSSIBLY EVEN
HIGHER ALONG THE LAKESHORE INTO TONIGHT.
FLOOD WATCH FOR EAST 2/3 REMAINS IN LINE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
FOR TONIGHT RAIN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST
AREA...SO NO MAJOR CHANGES TO PREVIOUS FORECAST. HOWEVER...GFS A BIT
WARMER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA WHILE 00Z ECMWF A
BIT COOLER. NAM IS MUCH COOLER ALSO. GFS KEEPS LOW LEVEL THICKNESS
ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES WHILE ECMWF SHOWING H850 TEMPS CLOSE TO -3C
AND 1000-850 THICKNESS JUST A BIT BELOW 1300. NAM PROFILES
NOTICEABLY COOLER. AS MENTIONED EARLIER...HIGH PRESSURE OFF TO THE
WEST WILL KEEP MUCH DRIER AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE WEST WITH
DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. WENT WITH THE CHANCE OF
SNOW FROM KNOX-RICHLAND COUNTIES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WESTWARD
TO CENTRAL WOOD COUNTY. THIS WILL HAVE TO WATCH CLOSELY WITH MODEL
RUNS THROUGH TODAY. WENT WITH A BLEND OF GUIDANCE TEMPS ON LOWS
TONIGHT WHICH RANGE FROM AROUND 40 ACROSS THE EAST TO LOWER TO MID
30S FOR THE SOUTHWEST.
RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH CONTINUED CATEGORICAL
POPS AS LOW PRESSURE REMAIN JUST TO THE EAST. LOW LEVEL TEMPS AND
THICKNESS WARM A BIT THROUGH TUESDAY SO ENDED ANY MENTION OF SNOW
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST BY MIDDAY.
WIND WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN THE FORECAST GOING INTO
TONIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING AS
MUCH AS 70 MPH ALONG THE LAKESHORE CONTINUES TO BE A GOOD
POSSIBILITY WITH H925 WINDS 50 TO AS MUCH AS 65KT...WITH HIGHEST
VALUES ACROSS THE LAKE AND IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE. SOUNDING PROFILES
DO SHOW A BIT OF AN INVERSION WITH MID LEVEL WARM AIR WRAPPING
AROUND THE LOW...BUT GIVEN THE STRONG WIND PROFILES THERE WILL BE
PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TO MIX SOME OF THAT WIND DOWN ACROSS THE
AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY BY TUESDAY
NIGHT...AND THEN FURTHER ON WEDNESDAY AS THE LOW CENTER WEAKENS.
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT
SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH NEW YORK STATE...AND EXPECTING BY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT SHOWERS BECOME MORE LAKE ENHANCED WITH CONTINUED PRECIP LIKELY
ACROSS NE OH/NW PA. ELSEWHERE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOWERS SHOULD
BECOME MORE SCATTERED...WITH A DIMINISHING TREND FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
CLOUDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THOUGH.
LAKE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THU FOR NE OH/NW PA WITH ONLY CHC
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THE MAIN CHANGE TO THE LONG TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST IS TOO SLOW
DOWN THE PROGRESSION OF THE SYSTEMS. THE EAST COAST STORM APPEARS TO
BE SLOW TO PULL OUT...ESPECIALLY AS ALL THE MODELS ARE HINTING AT
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVE DROPPING INTO THE TROUGH OVER THE
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE WEEK. KEPT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS/SNOW
SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE SNOWBELT OF NE OH/NW PA FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY. CUT BACK ON TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES...MAINLY DURING THE
DAY... WITH HIGHS IN THE 40S AND LOWS MOSTLY IN THE 30S.
IF THE TROUGH ALOFT IS SLOWER TO PULL OUT...THEN THE NEXT WARM FRONT
WILL BE SLOWER TO ARRIVE. KEPT SUNDAY DRY AND WARMED IT UP A FEW
DEGREES WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER AND MID 50S...NEAR NORMAL FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
IFR AND MVFR CEILINGS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE TAF FORECAST PERIOD
WITH RAIN AND INCREASING WIND/WIND GUSTS EXCEPT AT KTOL WHERE
THERE WILL BE A FEW VFR SHOWERS TODAY. NORTH WINDS WILL BECOME
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WITH GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS COMMON AND LOCAL
GUSTS OVER 50 KNOTS BY TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT
TODAY...THEN HEAVIER TONIGHT.
OUTLOOK...NON-VFR MUCH OF THE TIME TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE MARINE FORECAST AND THE STORM WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT ON LAKE ERIE. WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENING
BETWEEN SANDY AND THE SURFACE HIGH OVER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...THE
NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AS THE LOW
PRESSURE RETROGRADES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT WE SHOULD SEE THE
PEAK WINDS AS THE LOW LEVEL JET PEAKS. MOST OF OUR MODELS SUGGEST
SUSTAINED WINDS 45 TO 55 KNOTS AND PEAK WIND GUSTS IN THE 60 TO 65
KNOT RANGE WHICH LINES UP WELL WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST AND THE
LOCAL RULES OF THUMB. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH ON THE EAST HALF OF THE
LAKE QUICKER THAN THE WEST HALF AS THE CENTER OF THE LOW PRESSURE
NEARS THE EAST END OF THE LAKE BY TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE LOCAL WAVE MODEL PRODUCED WAVES IN EXCESS OF 20 FEET WHICH SEEMS
A LITTLE HIGH GIVEN THE SHORT FETCH WITH THE NORTH WIND. BELIEVE
MOST OF THE WAVES WILL MAX OUT IN THE TEENS TO AROUND 20 FEET.
LAKESHORE FLOODING...EROSION...AND DAMAGE TO LAKESHORE STRUCTURES
WILL BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL DUE TO THE STORM FORCE WINDS AND THE
DURATION OF THE EVENT.
THE REMNANTS OF SANDY...LOW PRESSURE...WILL WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY BY
WEDNESDAY AND WINDS WILL BACK TO THE NORTHWEST. THERE WILL LIKELY BE
ENOUGH WIND TO CONTINUE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES...IF NOT NEAR MINIMAL
GALES (34 KNOTS) FOR MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK UNTIL WE CAN
GET THE SURFACE LOW AND TROUGH ALOFT TO FINALLY PULL OUT THIS
WEEKEND.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD FOR MANY
LOCATIONS...SO QPF AMOUNTS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT ASPECT OF THE
FORECAST FOR THIS WEEK. NO CHANGES WITH THE FLOOD WATCH ACROSS THE
AREA. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 2.5 INCHES ACROSS THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA...AND A HALF TO 1.5 INCHES ACROSS THE
WESTERN HALF. THE ISSUE IS THAT MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN
HALF OF THE AREA SINCE THIS PAST FRIDAY HAVE RECEIVED BETWEEN 1.5
AND 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. RIVER
ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA HAVE ALREADY REACTED
TO THE RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WITH RISING
STAGES...BUT AS OF THIS MORNING ARE ALL STILL WELL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE. HEAVIER RAIN MOVES INTO THE AREA LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
HEAVIEST RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TODAY THROUGH
MIDDAY TUESDAY. WHILE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
MIDWEEK ACROSS THE AREA...HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO
BECOME LESS WIDESPREAD. RIVER LEVELS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED
CLOSELY NEAR AND WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
&&
.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR OHZ003-006>014-
017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089.
LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR OHZ003-
007>012-089.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR OHZ009>014-019>023-
029>033-038-047-089.
PA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR PAZ001>003.
LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR PAZ001.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR PAZ001>003.
MARINE...STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY FOR LEZ061-142>149-
162>169.
&&
SYNOPSIS...ABE
NEAR TERM...ABE/ADAMS
SHORT TERM...ABE
LONG TERM...KOSARIK
AVIATION...KOSARIK
MARINE...KOSARIK
HYDROLOGY...ABEHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 534 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 OHZ009>012-089-PAZ001-300945- ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- 534 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. HIGH WIND WARNING. LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. HIGH WIND WARNING. LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT INFORMATION OR DAMAGE THROUGH TELEPHONE OR E-SPOTTER NETWORK. OHZ013-014-019>023-029>033-038-047-PAZ002-003-300945- GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL- RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-KNOX-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- 534 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. HIGH WIND WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT INFORMATION OR DAMAGE THROUGH TELEPHONE OR E-SPOTTER NETWORK. OHZ006-017-018-027-028-036-037-300945- WOOD-HANCOCK-SENECA-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-MARION-MORROW- 534 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT INFORMATION OR DAMAGE THROUGH TELEPHONE OR E-SPOTTER NETWORK. OHZ003-007-008-300945- LUCAS-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY- 534 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM EDT TUESDAY... ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT INFORMATION OR DAMAGE THROUGH TELEPHONE OR E-SPOTTER NETWORK. LEZ061-142>149-162>169-300945- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY- 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- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- 534 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON EDT TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
32 high wind, 2 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A large sign at a hotel was blown over.
High winds knocked a large tree down in Amherst. The tree damaged a car.
A tree fell on a car in Avon Lake causing significant damage.
High winds knocked a tree down in Westlake.
A large tree fell in Woodcock and caused minor damage to a house.
High winds toppled a large tree southwest of Canfield.
High winds knocked a tree and some large limbs down. At least one home was damaged.
High winds peeled the roof off of a school gymnasium.
Winds in Lucas County gusted to 60 mph for a few hours. A peak measured gust of 59 mph was measured at the Toledo Lighthouse. Hundreds of trees were downed in the county with most of the damage near the Lake Erie shoreline. Scattered power outages were reported. There were reports of trees on houses and vehicles. Some homes also lost sections of roofing and siding. A lot of streets had to be closed because of downed trees and power lines.
Winds in Lake County gusted over 60 mph for a few hours. A peak gust of 67 mph was measured by the Fairport Harbor Lighthouse. Hundreds of trees and utility poles were downed by the high winds. At least 31,500 electric customers lost power during the storms. There were reports of trees and limbs on houses and vehicles. Many homes also lost sections of roofing and siding. Some streets and roads had to be closed because of downed trees and utility lines.
Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were reported for several hours by automated sensors at Cleveland Hopkins Airport and Burke Lakefront Airport. A peak gust of 68 mph was measure at Hopkins Airport at 23:35 EDT. Damage across Cuyahoga County was extensive with hundreds of trees and utility poles down. Nearly 200,000 electric customers lost power in Cuyahoga County. The western suburbs of Bay Village, Westlake and Rocky River were especially hard hit. Dozens of streets had to be closed because of downed trees and power lines. Many homes and vehicles sustained damage from downed trees and limbs. Many homes also lost sections of roofing and siding. Damage was reported at Burke Lakefront Airport and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame also sustained minor damage. Also to note was a 2 to 3 foot storm surge along the south shore of Lake Erie accompanied by 15 to 20 foot waves. Water crashing over the break wall closed Interstate 90 on the east side of Cleveland for several hours. Area marinas sustained damage with reports of many personal watercraft submerged and additional boats drifting out into the lake. According to the Coast Guard, 118 vessels were either sunk or significantly damaged.
Winds in Ashtabula County gusted to 60 mph for a few hours. A peak measured gust of 61 mph was measured at the Conneaut Lighthouse with a 58 mph gust at the Geneva Lighthouse. Hundreds of trees were downed in the county with most of the damage near the Lake Erie shoreline. Scattered power outages were reported with up to 13,000 customers in the county affected. There were reports of trees on houses and vehicles. Some homes also lost sections of roofing and siding. A lot of streets had to be closed because of downed trees and power lines.
Winds across inland Ashtabula County gusted to as much as 60 mph for a few hours. Hundreds of trees were downed in the county with scattered power outages reported. There were reports of trees on houses and vehicles. Some homes also lost sections of roofing and siding.
Winds in Lorain County gusted to over 60 mph for a few hours. A peak gust of 63 mph was measured by an automated sensor at the Lorain County Airport. Hundreds of trees were downed in the county with most of the damage near the Lake Erie shoreline. Up to 30,000 electric customers lost power. There were reports of trees on houses and vehicles. Many homes also lost sections of roofing and siding. A lot of streets had to be closed because of downed trees and power lines.
High winds downed a few trees and large limbs across the county. A few homes lost some shingles.
Winds in Erie County gusted to over 60 mph for a few hours. A peak gust of 62 mph was measured by an automated sensor at the Huron Lighthouse. Hundreds of trees were downed in the county with most of the damage near the Lake Erie shoreline. Up to 4,000 electric customers lost power. There were reports of trees on houses and vehicles. Many homes also lost sections of roofing and siding. A lot of streets had to be closed because of downed trees and power lines.
Winds in Ottawa County gusted to 60 mph for a few hours. A measured peak gusts of 60 mph was measured at South Bass Island with a 59 mph gust at the Marblehead Lighthouse. Hundreds of trees were downed in the county with most of the damage near the Lake Erie shoreline. Scattered power outages were reported. There were reports of trees on houses and vehicles. Some homes also lost sections of roofing and siding. A lot of streets had to be closed because of downed trees and power lines.
High winds downed dozens of trees and large limbs across Summit County. Over 7,000 electric customers lost power during the storm. There were reports of trees on houses and vehicles. Some homes also lost sections of roofing and siding.
High winds downed dozens of trees and large limbs across Medina County. almost 2,000 electric customers lost power during the storm. There were reports of trees on houses and vehicles. Some homes also lost sections of roofing and siding.
High winds across Wood County downed dozens of trees and large limbs. A few electric customers lost power during the storm.
Winds gusted to more than 60 mph in Geauga County causing significant damage. Many trees and utility poles were downed. Up to 5,000 electric customers lost power during this event. There were reports of trees down on homes and vehicles. Some homes also lost sections of roofing and siding. A few roads had to be closed because of downed trees and limbs.
High winds downed a few trees and power lines across Huron County. Some power outages were reported in the Wakeman area. Some homes lost sections of roofing or siding.
Winds across Trumbull County gusted to as much as 60 mph. Dozens of trees were downed in the county with some power outages also reported. There were reports of trees on houses and vehicles. Some homes also lost sections of roofing and siding.
High winds across Portage County downed dozens of trees and large limbs. Over 2,000 electric customers lost power during the storm. There were reports of trees on houses and vehicles. Some homes also lost sections of roofing and siding.
High winds downed dozens of trees and large limbs across Holmes County. A few electric customers lost power during the storm.
High winds downed dozens of trees and large limbs across Seneca County. A few electric customers lost power during the storm.
High winds downed dozens of trees and large limbs across Sandusky County. A few electric customers lost power during the storm.
High winds across Ashland County downed dozens of trees and large limbs. A few electric customers lost power during the storm.
High winds across Mahoning County downed dozens of trees and large limbs. A few electric customers lost power during the storm. There were reports of trees on houses and vehicles. Some homes also lost sections of roofing and siding.
High winds downed dozens of trees and large limbs across Stark County. A few electric customers lost power during the storm.
High winds downed dozens of trees and large limbs in Marion County. A few electric customers lost power during the storm.
High winds downed dozens of trees and large limbs across Morrow County. A few electric customers lost power during the storm.
High winds downed a few trees across Wayne County. Damage to a home and fence was reported. A few power outages were reported.
High winds downed a few large tree limbs.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, October 2012
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: 416017, 416028, 415748, 415746, 416032, 415745, 416631, 416630, 417717, 417466, 417463, 417719, 417720, 417465, 417469, 417715, 417716, 417732, 417733, 417725, 417467, 417468, 417721, 417722, 417727, 417730, 417731, 417723, 417724, 417726, 417728, 417729, 416673, 416674.