High Wind in Ashtabula Lakeshore, Ohio

High Wind January 12, 2024 · Ashtabula Lakeshore, Ohio

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

At 7:22 PM Ashtabula County regional airport measured a wind gust of 61 MPH. Conneaut Lighthouse measured a 64 MPH wind gust at 7:48 PM. Trees and power-lines were downed, knocking out power to over 5000 customers in the county.

The wider storm

Strong low pressure lifted out of the lower Mississippi Valley and into the Great Lakes January 12th and 13th. Strong southeasterly winds ahead of the low caused damage to parts of northern Ohio during the evening of January 12th, particularly near the Lake Erie shoreline from Cleveland points northeast. Strong westerly winds behind the low caused additional damage to parts of northern Ohio on January 13th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1162505. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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