High Wind — Marion, Ohio

2021-03-26 · Marion, Ohio

Event narrative

Fairchild Road closed between Caledonia Ashley Road and Salem Road in Richland Township due to downed power lines.

Wider weather episode

A potent surface low moved northeastward along a stationary front from northeast Indiana to far-southern Quebec during the wee hours through early afternoon of March 26th. Simultaneously, the trailing cold front swept eastward from near the Indiana/Ohio line to near Lake Champlain and northern Chesapeake Bay. A tight surface pressure gradient accompanying the low and rapid surface pressure rises behind the cold front contributed to damaging wind gusts across northern Ohio.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 944374. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.