Thunderstorm Wind — Athens, Ohio

2025-05-16 · near East Clayton, Athens, Ohio

Event narrative

Multiple downed trees were observed around the town of Nelsonville. These included Meyers Street, Canal Street, and Burr Oak Boulevard. Local power outages occurred due to the tree and power line damage.

Wider weather episode

Quite a few residents of southeast Ohio found themselves without power on the afternoon and evening of May 16th as a result of strong thunderstorms in the area. Hot and muggy conditions ahead of a cold front that was slated to pass overhead later that night inflicted thunderstorm development across the area, with strong enough winds capable of downing trees and power lines. Storms dashed eastward into West Virginia late in the evening as the cold front advanced through the Ohio Valley, bringing a conclusion to the severe weather threat across southeast Ohio.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1259536. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.