High Wind — Crawford, Ohio

2021-03-26 · Crawford, Ohio

Event narrative

OH-181 at Middletown Road closed due to downed power lines. This damage occurred southeast of Crestline.

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 944381. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.