High Wind — Miami, Ohio

2000-01-10 · Miami, Ohio

Event narrative

In Miami county, a man was walking back to his house from getting his newspaper when a 3 foot diameter and 30 feet tall tree fell on him. He was killed from the impact of the tree. In Butler county, a 28 foot high cinderblock wall fell on scaffolding, on which 6 construction workers were standing. The scaffolding collapsed injuring all 6 workers. Winds were measured to around 45 mph in the region, but some gusts may have been locally higher.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5129691. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.