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Thunderstorm Wind in Columbiana County, Ohio

Thunderstorm Wind May 5, 2026 · Columbiana County, Ohio

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$8K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Power pole and power lines down at a residence on Route 558.

The wider storm

A slow moving cold front sagged southeast across the area sparking a broken line of thunderstorms that moved across eastern OH and northwestern PA in the evening hours. A narrow axis of 100-250 J/kg of MLCAPE and 30 knots of effective shear supported a localized damaging wind threat resulting in power poles and trees down.

Began near Middleton (40.8335, -80.6902).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1336864. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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