High Wind — Hardin, Ohio

2002-03-09 · Hardin, Ohio

Wider weather episode

A widespread area of high winds blew down trees, power poles, and various other smaller structures and signs. At one time, approximately 100,000 people were without power. One man was killed when his semi tractor overturned, and several others were injured in automobile accidents, and when trees fell on the buildings that they were in. Two people were briefly trapped in a mobile home when a tree fell on it. The hardest hit area was just southwest of Columbus in Grove City where an 84 mph wind was recorded and several structures at the high school were damaged or destroyed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5287107. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.