Ohio, 2019High Wind and Strong Wind in Ohio, October 31, 2019
October 31, 2019 · NWS CLE · 9 events in 7 counties and zones
A strong area of low pressure system moved up the Ohio Valley and into Ontario on October 31, 2019. Strong southwest sustained winds up to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph occurred with this system as it deepened across Ohio in the evening hours.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $84,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
A strong area of low pressure system moved up the Ohio Valley and into Ontario on October 31, 2019. Strong southwest sustained winds up to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph occurred with this system as it deepened across Ohio in the evening hours. The strong cold front trailing the low pressure system dropped temperatures from the low 50s into the low to mid 30s. Strong winds entered portions of northern Ohio and caused minor wind damage, including downed trees and power lines.
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 Oct 31, 3:03 PM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 3:03 PM EST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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</html>High Wind, Geauga
- When
- October 31, 4:45 PM EST to 6:45 PM EST
- Where
- Geauga forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind damage was reported in portions of Geauga County due to 50 to 60 mph wind gusts. Trees and power lines were noted down in portions of Newbury, Troy, and Munson Townships. A tree fell into a house in Russell Township. A tree fell onto a police car in Chester Township.
High Wind, Cuyahoga
- When
- October 31, 4:45 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Cuyahoga forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind damage was reported in portions of Cuyahoga County due to 50 to 60 mph wind gusts. Trees and power lines were noted down in Cleveland, East Cleveland, Lakewood, Parma, and Westlake. 11,000 households were reported without power on the night of the 31st.
Strong Wind, Wayne
- When
- October 31, 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Measured
- 42 kt (48 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- County Official
- Coordinates
- 40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Minor wind damage was reported in portions of Wayne County due to wind gusts up to 50 mph. Trees and power lines were noted down in portions of Smithville, prompting Smucker Road, east of Apple Creek Road, to be closed for a couple day. An automated wind sensor at Wayne County Airport measured a peak non-thunderstorm wind gust of 45 mph.
Strong Wind, Summit
- When
- October 31, 7:47 PM EST
- Where
- Summit forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An automated wind sensor at Akron-Canton Airport measured a 45 kt (52 MPH) non-thunderstorm wind gust.
Strong Wind, Summit
- When
- October 31, 8:06 PM EST
- Where
- Summit forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An automated wind sensor at Akron Fulton Airport measured a 45 kt (52 MPH) non-thunderstorm wind gust.
High Wind, Lake
- When
- October 31, 8:12 PM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- C-MAN Station
- Coordinates
- 41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
C-MAN Station FAIO1 measured a 60 MPH non-thunderstorm wind gust. A large tree also fell on Ohio State Route 306 between Crossfield Avenue and Ohio State Route 84 around the same time.
Strong Wind, Ashtabula
- When
- October 31, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Ashtabula forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Minor wind damage was reported in portions of Ashtabula County due to wind gusts up to 50 mph. Trees and power lines were noted down in portions of Austinburg and Monroe Townships. An automated wind sensor at Ashtabula County Airport measured a peak non-thunderstorm wind gust of 48 mph.
Strong Wind, Trumbull
- When
- October 31, 10:30 PM EST
- Where
- Trumbull forecast zone
- Measured
- 41 kt (47 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.317, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Minor wind damage was reported in portions of Trumbull County due to wind gusts up to 50 mph. Trees and power lines were noted down in portions of Warren. An automated wind sensor at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport measured a peak non-thunderstorm wind gust of 47 mph.
High Wind, Cuyahoga
- When
- October 31, 11:14 PM EST
- Where
- Cuyahoga forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An automated wind sensor at Cleveland - Burke Lakefront Airport measured a 50 knot (58 MPH) non-thunderstorm wind gust.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, October 31, 20191 death · $4.2 million · 91 kt wind · 79 events
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, October 31, 20191 death · $1.5 million · 70 kt wind · 37 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, October 31, 20196 injured · EF2 · 53 events
- Lakeshore Flood and High Wind in New York, October 31, 2019$13 million · 52 kt wind · 20 events
- Lakeshore Flood in Pennsylvania, October 31, 2019$8.0 million · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, October 31, 2019$173,000 · 50 kt wind · 36 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Virginia, October 31, 2019$103,000 · EF1 · 13 events
- Flooding and Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, October 31, 2019$117,000 · 30 events
- Flash Flooding in New York, October 31, 2019$238,000 · 11 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, October 31, 2019$120,000 · 50 kt wind · 16 events
- Strong Wind in New York, October 31, 20191 injured · $150,000 · 2 events
- High Wind in Virginia, October 31, 2019$154,000 · 55 kt wind · 8 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: 860938, 860939, 860942, 860944, 860943, 860935, 860940, 860941, 860934.