Ohio, 2019High Wind in Ohio, February 24 to 25, 2019
February 24 to 25, 2019 · NWS CLE · 29 events in 29 counties and zones
A long duration high wind event occurred across the area on February 24th. A low pressure system tracked out of the southern Plains and rapidly deepened as it moved towards the Great Lakes Region.
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- Property damage
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- Crop damage
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A long duration high wind event occurred across the area on February 24th. A low pressure system tracked out of the southern Plains and rapidly deepened as it moved towards the Great Lakes Region. This low originated over the panhandle of Texas on the 23rd with central pressure of 998 mb. The low tracked northeast to near Chicago by late on the 23rd, lifting a warm front across northern Ohio. The low continued northeast towards eastern portions of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, deepening to 974 mb by mid-day on the 24th. This low extended a cold front over northern Ohio, moving west to east, and brought very strong southwest to westerly winds to the region during the morning hours on the 24th. Strong winds behind the cold front began in Northwest Ohio around 8 AM and reached Northeast Ohio just before Noon. Wind gusts of 50-60 mph were common through the afternoon and into the evening with some locations experiencing gusts of over 60 mph. Some of the peak wind reports included 67 mph at Cleveland Hopkins and Lorain County Airports, 64 mph at Toledo Express Airport, 63 mph at Findlay Airport, 61 mph at Akron-Canton, Burke Lakefront, Wayne County, and Youngstown-Warren Airports, 60 mph at Mansfield Lahm Airport, 59 mph at Erie-Ottawa and Toledo Executive Airports, and 58 mph at Cuyahoga County Airport.
The persistent battering of the very strong winds resulted in thousands of power outages to residents across the area. Over 200,000 power outages were reported across Ohio. Damage to trees were common, as large limbs were snapped or whole trees uprooted, exasperated by wet soil conditions that allowed trees to be toppled easily. In some cases trees fell on homes, power wires, and other structures. At least 2 semi-trucks were flipped on area roadways and a ban on empty semi-trucks was issued prior to the onset of strong winds for the Ohio Turnpike and I-90 by the Ohio Department of Transportation. Structural damage from the wind was also reported to numerous structures.
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 Feb 24, 6:56 AM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 6:56 AM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
656 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019
.SYNOPSIS...
Low pressure over southeast Wisconsin will continue to deepen
as it moves northeast across the Great Lakes region this
morning. The associated cold front will move across the lower
Great Lakes this morning with a trough of low pressure then
lingering over the lakes into Monday. High pressure over the
Northern Plains will build southeast over the Great Lakes region
on Tuesday and remain over the area through Wednesday.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
Made changes to the POP's to reflect current trends. While an
isolated thunderstorms could occur the chances are too low to
mention in the forecast.
Still seeing impressive pressure rises in the wake of the cold
front across Iowa into northern Illinois. A few gusts to 50
knots have occurred in these areas. As the low continues to
deepen these winds may increase slightly. Gusts up to 65 mph
still look possible.
Previous Discussion...
Low pressure over southeast Wisconsin will continue to deepen
as it moves northeast across the Great Lakes region this
morning. The associated cold front will move across the lower
Great Lakes this morning with a trough of low pressure then
lingering over the lakes into Monday.
This impressive storm system continues to produce very strong
winds. The first wave of winds will be along the cold front
where some showers, maybe a rumble of thunder, will assist in
bringing a portion of the 70 mph winds at 2000 feet down to the
surface. This first round of stronger winds will arrive across
NW Ohio around 530 am than sweep eastward through the morning.
Any location along this front could see a severe wind gust. As
the cold advection deepens late this morning into the afternoon
the very gusty winds will ramp back up. The deep mixing will
transfer the higher wind speeds down to the surface with 55 to
65 mph wind gusts common. The best locations to see the
stronger gusts will be near and north of a line from Marion to
Corry. However any location could see one of these damaging wind
gusts into this evening. The eastern half of the region will
likely see these stronger gusts continue into the overnight
hours, especially closer to the lakeshore. Winds may decrease
enough overnight into Monday morning to get rid of the high wind
warning at some point. We may end up needing to issue a wind
advisory for several more hours after the warning ends.
Something for later shifts to evaluate.
Winter weather will also come back to the region with any
lingering showers changing to snow this afternoon into the
evening. By sunset it appears some lake effect snow will
attempt to develop and become a bit more organized after dark.
The stronger winds should drive the highest amounts farther
inland across NW PA. Current thinking places the highest amounts
near the PA/NY border with around 5 inches possible by sunrise
Monday morning. Elsewhere across Erie and Crawford county it
appears that 1 to 3 inches of snow will be possible but the very
strong winds will blow this snow around. So with the higher
amounts inland and the expectation that the snow will be blown
around we have hoisted a winter weather advisory for Erie and
Crawford Counties in PA for tonight through mid morning on
Monday.
Highs will occur early this morning across the region then fall
through the day in the wake of the cold front. Lows tonight
will dip into the teens at most locations. The gusty winds will
knock wind chill values down to around zero. Cooler on Monday
with highs mostly in the 20s.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
Surface winds will continue to decrease Monday night but remain with
an onshore flow off the lake. Scattered snow flurries and lake
effect snow showers will continue for the primary Snowbelt areas of
far NE Ohio and NW Pennsylvania Monday evening. The latest 00z NAM,
4KM WRF, and some of the other short term model guidance show a
little disturbance moving through the 500 mb flow late Monday night
into Tuesday morning across northern Ohio into NW Pennsylvania. We
have bumped up precip chances a little bit for a dusting of light
snow across northern Ohio. Additional inch or so will be possible
the Snowbelt area. Surface winds will shift to more northerly by
Tuesday morning. Just a first initial glance of some of the 06z
model runs indicate we may see a little better chance of light snow
Tuesday morning. This is something we can fine tune after we get
done with this current storm system. Scattered light snow will
diminish Tuesday afternoon as the disturbance loses support.
Seasonably cold temperatures will continue through Wednesday with a
east to northeasterly surface flow.
Another better organized wave with a little more moisture to work
with comes into the Great Lakes region Wednesday morning through
Wednesday night. This feature will bring a better chance of
widespread light snow to the area, especially areas further north. A
little rain snow mix or change over to rain will be possible across
central Ohio. We may see a couple inches of snow for the northern
areas with that mid week system.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Another fast moving mid level wave and disturbance will track across
the Ohio Valley region late on Thursday into Thursday night. We will
likely see another round of light snow with an inch or two possible.
The EURO has come into line with what the GFS has been showing as an
outlier over the past couple days. Now most of the guidance for the
end of next week show another strong storm system develop across the
Central U.S. and moving up through the Great Lakes region, another
Panhandle type hook system. It appears we will be on the warmer side
of that next weekend system and more wind. Details are uncertain at
this time but the potential for more active weather is increasing
again for next weekend.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z Sunday THROUGH Thursday/...
Strong low pressure will move across the central Great Lakes
early this morning. A strong cold front will race across the
region with showers, maybe a thunderstorm, along it. Confidence
not high enough to mention the thunder chance in the TAF. MVFR/IFR
conditions are already occurring near any of the showers. MVFR
should spread quickly eastward across the entire region as
winds shift to the west southwest and increase. Any remaining
rain showers will transition to some snow by late afternoon and
continue into the overnight across NE Ohio into NW PA.
Strong winds will be the main story with gusts of 55+ knots
likely. The strongest winds will likely be near the cold front
as it crosses the region from west to east but gusts 45+ will
continue well into the evening.
OUTLOOK...Non-VFR likely Sunday night into Monday in lake
effect snow across NE OH/NW PA.
&&
.MARINE...
There are no changes with the latest forecast update for the lake.
We will likely see Storm conditions for the central and eastern
portion of the lake later today through tonight and Gales for the
western end as well. Southerly winds will increase this morning 30
to 40 knots becoming southwesterly 40 to 50 knots with gusts over 60
knots likely. Strong off shore flow on the western end of the lake
will cause water levels to drop by several feet, below the critical
water level for safe navigation. Water levels will rise several feet
on the eastern portion of the lake and could cause some flooding or
erosion. Winds will become more westerly later tonight through
Monday with a gradual decrease in wind speeds on Monday into Monday
night. Winds will become northerly to northeasterly by Tuesday and
mid week.
Ice on the lake will get stirred up as numerous floes have
developed. The strong winds will likely cause ridging and rafting of
the ice. The strong winds will also likely push the ice inland as
ice shoves develop, especially lakeshore areas which face southwest
or westerly with onshore flow. Some damage from the ice could occur
along the shore to structures due to the high water levels and
strong winds.
&&
.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...High Wind Warning until 7 AM EST Monday for OHZ010>014-020>023-
031>033-038-089.
High Wind Warning until 1 AM EST Monday for OHZ003-006>009-
017>019-027>030-036-037-047.
PA...High Wind Warning until 7 AM EST Monday for PAZ001>003.
Winter Weather Advisory from 7 PM this evening to 10 AM EST
Monday for PAZ001>003.
MARINE...Low Water Advisory until 4 AM EST Monday for LEZ142>144-
162>164.
Gale Warning until 4 AM EST Monday for LEZ142>145-162>165.
Storm Warning until 4 AM EST Monday for LEZ146>148-166>168.
Storm Warning from 10 AM this morning to 4 AM EST Monday for
LEZ149-169.
&&
SYNOPSIS...MM
NEAR TERM...MM
SHORT TERM...Griffin
LONG TERM...Griffin
AVIATION...MM
MARINE...GriffinHazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 4:37 AM EST, 3 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
437 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019
OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-250945-
Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Wyandot-
Crawford-Richland-Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Knox-
437 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
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...Monday through Saturday.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-250945-
Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-Ashtabula Inland-Medina-Summit-Portage-
Trumbull-Wayne-Stark-Mahoning-Holmes-Ashtabula Lakeshore-
437 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio and
northeast 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...Monday through Saturday.
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...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
PAZ001>003-250945-
Northern Erie-Southern Erie-Crawford-
437 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST MONDAY...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for 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.
High Wind Warning.
Winter Weather Advisory.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
High Wind Warning.
Winter Weather Advisory.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
LEZ142>144-162>164-250945-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Maumee Bay to Reno Beach OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Reno Beach to The Islands OH-
Lake Erie open waters from The Islands to Vermilion OH-
437 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...
...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...
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.
Low Water Advisory.
Gale Warning.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
LEZ145-165-250945-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Vermilion to Avon Point OH-
437 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...
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.
Gale Warning.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
LEZ146>148-166>168-250945-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the Lake OH-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Avon Point to Willowick OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Willowick to Geneva-on-the-Lake OH-
Lake Erie open waters from Geneva-on-the-Lake to Conneaut OH-
437 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST MONDAY...
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...Monday through Saturday.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
LEZ061-149-169-250945-
Lake Erie open waters from Ripley to Buffalo NY-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
Lake Erie open waters from Conneaut OH to Ripley NY-
437 AM EST Sun Feb 24 2019
...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST
MONDAY...
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...Monday through Saturday.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 24, 4:10 AM EST, 3 hours 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
410 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2019
OHZ003-006>008-017-018-027-028-036-241045-
Crawford-Seneca-Wyandot-Marion-Wood-Hancock-Ottawa-Sandusky-Lucas-
410 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2019
...A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL AFFECT OTTAWA...SENECA...MARION...
SANDUSKY...WYANDOT...CRAWFORD...WOOD...HANCOCK AND LUCAS COUNTIES...
At 407 AM EST, radar indicated a line of showers, maybe a few
rumbles of thunder, near the Indiana and Ohio state line.
this line was moving east at 60 mph.
Wind gusts of up to 60 mph are possible with these showers.
Locations that may be impacted include...Findlay, Marion, Bowling
Green, Tiffin, Fremont, Fostoria, Bucyrus, Upper Sandusky, Port
Clinton, Bluffton, Swanton, Put-In-Bay, Perrysburg, Oregon,
Sylvania, Bellevue, Clyde, Rossford, Waterville and Northwood.
LAT...LON 4172 8388 4173 8339 4165 8318 4174 8309
4164 8317 4154 8293 4173 8280 4163 8277
4163 8271 4162 8278 4144 8285 4065 8286
4064 8296 4049 8296 4043 8303 4044 8325
4051 8342 4068 8342 4082 8351 4082 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0907Z 250DEG 53KT 4182 8417 4126 8427 4056 8461Special weather statement, Feb 24, 5:16 AM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
516 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2019
OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>029-241145-
Crawford-Seneca-Wyandot-Huron-Erie-Richland-Wood-Hancock-Ottawa-
Sandusky-Lucas-
516 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2019
...A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL AFFECT OTTAWA...HURON...RICHLAND...ERIE...
SENECA...SANDUSKY...WYANDOT...CRAWFORD...EASTERN WOOD...HANCOCK AND
NORTHEASTERN LUCAS COUNTIES...
At 515 AM EST, radar indicated a line of showers, maybe a few
rumbles of thunder, located along a line extending from near Oregon
to 8 miles northwest of Fostoria to near Ada. Movement was east at
45 mph.
Wind gusts of up to 60 mph are possible with these showers.
Locations that may be impacted include...Mansfield, Findlay,
Sandusky, Tiffin, Norwalk, Fremont, Fostoria, Bucyrus, Western
Vermilion, Upper Sandusky, Port Clinton, Put-In-Bay, Oregon, Galion,
Shelby, Bellevue, Clyde, Willard, Ontario and Northwood.
LAT...LON 4125 8357 4173 8348 4165 8318 4174 8309
4164 8317 4154 8292 4174 8280 4163 8277
4163 8267 4162 8278 4158 8280 4158 8279
4141 8250 4143 8235 4107 8234 4106 8244
4068 8237 4072 8350 4082 8351 4082 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 1015Z 258DEG 37KT 4173 8342 4126 8350 4082 8380High Wind, Lucas
- When
- February 24, 8:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lucas forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.684, -83.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Toledo Express Airport reported a 64 mph wind gust at 9:58 am local time. Trees and power lines were downed and scattered power outages were also reported across the area.
High Wind, Wood
- When
- February 24, 8:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $80,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -83.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Toledo Executive Airport reported a 59 mph wind gust at 8:53 am local time. Trees and power lines were downed across the area, including in Pemberville. A tractor-trailer was blown over on US Route 6 near Bradner. Scattered power outages were reported in the county.
High Wind, Hancock
- When
- February 24, 8:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.002, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Findlay Airport reported a 63 mph wind gust at 8:53 am local time. Trees and power lines were downed across the area, including in Findlay. Scattered power outages were reported in the county.
High Wind, Ottawa
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 41.497, -82.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Erie-Ottawa Airport reported a 59 mph wind gust at 10:35 am local time. Several trees and power lines were reported down across the area. Several buildings in Port Clinton had notable roof or wall damage due to the high winds. Scattered power outages were reported in the area.
High Wind, Sandusky
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sandusky forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.357, -83.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed and scattered power outages were also reported across the area.
High Wind, Seneca
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Seneca forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 41.124, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the area, including in Tiffin. Scattered power outages were reported in the county.
High Wind, Crawford
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 40.851, -82.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the area. A large tree fell onto a garage on the west side of Galion. Scattered power outages were reported in the county.
High Wind, Wyandot
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wyandot forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 40.842, -83.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the area. A metal roof was blown off a building in Upper Sandusky. A tractor-trailer was blown over on US Route 23, northwest of Upper Sandusky. Scattered power outages were reported in the county.
High Wind, Marion
- When
- February 24, 9:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the area. Several trees fell onto buildings in the city of Marion. Two vehicles were blown over on US Route 23, north of Marion. Scattered power outages were reported in the county.
High Wind, Medina
- When
- February 24, 10:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Medina forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the area. A tree fell into a home in Medina. Scattered power outages were reported in the area.
High Wind, Wayne
- When
- February 24, 10:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wayne County Airport reported a 61 mph wind gust at 11:19 am local time. Several trees and power lines were reported down across the entire area, including in Orrville and Wooster. Scattered power outages were reported in the area.
High Wind, Knox
- When
- February 24, 10:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the area, including in the Mount Vernon area. Scattered power outages were also reported in the area.
High Wind, Morrow
- When
- February 24, 10:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Morrow forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed and scattered power outages were also reported across the area.
High Wind, Ashland
- When
- February 24, 10:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ashland forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the county, including in the city of Ashland and Milton Township. A tree fell onto a home in Ashland and severely damaged a chimney. Scattered power outages were also reported in the area.
High Wind, Richland
- When
- February 24, 10:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Richland forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $85,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mansfield Lahm Airport reported a 60 mph wind gust at 10:37 am local time. Several trees and power lines were reported down across the area, including Mansfield and Lucas. Scattered power outages were reported in the area.
High Wind, Lorain
- When
- February 24, 10:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lorain forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lorain County Airport reported a 67 mph wind gust at 11:35 am local time. Numerous trees, power lines, and power poles were reported down across the county, including one tree into a home in Elyria. Several thousand were without power on the 24th into the 25th.
High Wind, Erie
- When
- February 24, 10:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Erie forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the county, including in Huron and Sandusky. A tree fell onto a camper in Huron, destroying the vehicle and damaging a nearby structure. A tractor-trailer was overturned on the Edison Bridge near Bay View. Scattered power outages were also reported in the area.
High Wind, Huron
- When
- February 24, 10:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Huron forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the county. The roof of an apartment complex in Norwalk was partially damaged due to strong winds. Scattered power outages were also reported in the area.
High Wind, Cuyahoga
- When
- February 24, 10:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cuyahoga forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $1.5 million
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cleveland Hopkins Airport reported a 67 mph wind gust at 12:58 pm local time. Burke Lakefront Airport reported a 61 mph wind gust at 10:23 am local time. Cuyahoga County Airport reported a 58 mph wind gust at 11:45 am local time. Cuyahoga County was the hardest hit county during this high wind event. Numerous trees, power lines, and power poles were reported down across the county with almost every city reporting wind-related incidents. Thousands were without power on the 24th into the 25th and some residences did not receive power for days. Several school districts were closed due to wind-related damage or power outages. Several buildings received wind damage during the event as trees and power lines fell onto structures. The most notable building damage was an entire apartment complex in Woodmere lost its roof, crashing onto several vehicles below. This event was the most significant non-thunderstorm wind event for the county since the post-tropical remnants of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 in structures damaged and dollars of damage.
High Wind, Ashtabula Lakeshore
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ashtabula Lakeshore forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- C-MAN Station
- Coordinates
- 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An automated weather station in Conneaut measured a 69 mph wind gust at 8:50 pm local time. Trees and power lines were downed across the area. All school districts in Ashtabula County were closed on the 25th due to the impacts from the strong winds.
High Wind, Ashtabula
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ashtabula forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $65,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the area. A large metal auto dealership sign was blown down in Jefferson. All school districts in Ashtabula County were closed on the 25th due to the impacts from the strong winds.
High Wind, Trumbull
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Trumbull forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.317, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Youngstown-Warren Airport reported a 61 mph wind gust at 1:57 pm local time. Several trees and power lines were reported down across the entire area, including Vernon Township, Cortland, and Bolindale. A roof and facade of a building in Warren was damaged. Several thousand were without power on the 24th and into the 25th.
High Wind, Mahoning
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mahoning forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $175,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.015, -80.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the area. A tree heavily damaged a home in Boardman and two other fallen trees damaged a roof of a home in Youngstown and Campbell. Several thousand were without power on the 24th and into the 25th.
High Wind, Portage
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Portage forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the area, including in Aurora and Kent. A bank sign was blown over in Rootstown. Scattered power outages were reported in the county.
High Wind, Stark
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Stark forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.814, -81.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the area, including in North Canton and Massillon. Scattered power outages were reported in the county.
High Wind, Geauga
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Geauga forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the area, including in Chardon, Middlefield, Bainbridge Township, and Hambden Township. A tree fell into a home in Chardon and several structures with roof damage were noted in Hambden Township. Several thousand were without power in the county into the 25th.
High Wind, Lake
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the area. A large tree was downed onto Interstate 90 in Kirtland, blocking several eastbound lanes. Scattered power outages were reported in the county.
High Wind, Summit
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Summit forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Akron-Canton Airport reported a 61 mph wind gust at 7:24 pm local time. Numerous trees, power lines, and power poles were reported down across the entire area, including in Akron, Clinton, Hudson, Macedonia, Munroe Falls, and Stow. A large tree smashed into a house in Akron. Several thousand were without power on the 24th and into the 25th.
High Wind, Holmes
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM EST to February 25, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Holmes forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trees and power lines were downed across the area, including in the Millersburg area. Scattered power outages were also reported in the area.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in California, February 24 to 27, 20191 death · 35 events
- High Wind in Michigan, February 24 to 25, 2019$52 million · 52 kt wind · 16 events
- Flooding and High Wind in West Virginia, February 24 to 26, 2019$2.1 million · 76 kt wind · 47 events
- High Wind in Michigan, February 24, 2019$8.5 million · 53 kt wind · 17 events
- Winter Storm and Flooding in California, February 24 to 28, 2019$1.7 million · 37 events
- Flash Flooding and Blizzard in New York, February 24 to 25, 20192 injured · $663,000 · 70 kt wind · 26 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Georgia, February 24, 2019$401,000 · EF1 · 2 events
- High Wind in Virginia, February 24 to 25, 2019$279,000 · 59 kt wind · 20 events
- Strong Wind in Vermont, February 24 to 26, 2019$310,000 · 16 events
- Blizzard and High Wind in New York, February 24 to 25, 2019$100,000 · 60 kt wind · 31 events
- Flood and Strong Wind in Ohio, February 24, 2019$227,000 · 10 events
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 24 to 25, 2019$275,000 · 54 kt wind · 3 events
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: 810548, 810549, 810550, 810541, 810542, 810543, 810545, 810546, 810547, 810531, 810532, 810534, 810535, 810536, 810537, 810538, 810539, 810540, 810551, 810521, 810522, 810523, 810525, 810526, 810527, 810528, 810529, 810530, 810533.