Ice Storm — Lucas, Ohio

2002-01-30 to 2002-01-31 · Lucas, Ohio

Wider weather episode

Low pressure passed to the northwest of Ohio. Freezing rain developed to the north of a warm front extending east from this low. Freezing rain was first reported late on the 30th and continued through the late morning hours on the 31st. Up to one-half inch of ice accumulation occurred in Lucas County with in excess of one-quarter inch of ice in Wood, Ottawa and Sandusky Counties. Scattered power outages resulted from downed power lines and trees. In Lucas County alone, over 400 trees and limbs were downed. Two dozen homes and 19 vehicles were damaged by these fallen trees. Scattered power outages and many downed trees were reported in the adjacent counties. A total of 106,000 customers lost power at some point during this storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5279516. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.