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High Wind in Portage, Ohio

High Wind December 29, 2024 · Portage, Ohio

59 mph
Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport and Akron-Canton Regional Airport both reported 59 MPH wind gusts, at 843 PM and 952 PM respectively. Some downed trees and power-lines were reported across the area.

The wider storm

As strong low pressure tracked out of the Ohio Valley, across western Ohio and into the Great Lakes, a strong cold front moved east across the area the evening of December 29th. Strong winds occurred behind this cold front, with some sites measuring wind gusts of 58 MPH or stronger and some downed trees and power-lines reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1260180. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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