High Wind — Cuyahoga, Ohio

2001-04-12 · Cuyahoga, Ohio

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front moved across northern Ohio during the morning and afternoon hours. Damaging winds occurred behind the front and caused considerable damage. A 59 year old male was killed by a falling tree in Rocky River (Cuyahoga County) while working outside. A 16 year female was injured in Canton (Stark County) when she struck by debris from a toppled chimney. Over 100, 000 homes and business were without power at some point during the event. Measured wind gusts include 58 mph at Toledo (Lucas County), 59 mph in downtown Cleveland (Cuyahoga County), 63 mph in Garfield Heights (Cuyahoga County), 62 mph in Lorain (Lorain County) and 65 mph at Hartville (Stark County). Hundreds of trees and power poles were knocked down across the area. Commercial shipping traffic on Lake Erie was also interrupted by the strong winds and the Port of Cleveland had to be closed. Buildings were damaged in Summit, Knox, Richland, Ottawa, Lake, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lucas, Huron and Ottawa Counties. A semi truck was blown over in Ottawa County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5241568. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.