Ashtabula storm history

An eleven-year-old boy drowned in a rip current at Conneaut Township Park Beach during the afternoon of June 7th. Since the news article stated the victim was swept away while visiting the park Friday afternoon, the time of the incident is estimated.

Lake Erie continued its seasonal rise from February to March, rising about 2 inches to a level of 573.98 feet. This level was a new record high monthly mean water level for March, surpassing its previous record set in 1986 by 3 inches. The March 2020 level was also 12 inches abov…

Record Lake Erie water levels for February resulted in continued and exasperated lakeshore flooding and erosion. There were two storm events that brought lakeshore flooding to the western basin on the 5th and 6th, and the other on the 27th. In addition to these wind driven events…

High winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ike began during the early evening hours of September 14th and continued through late evening. Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph with the strongest winds occurring between 7 and 9 pm. A 53 mph gust was measured by a…

A mixture of sleet and snow began in Ashtabula County before daybreak on March 4th. This mixture quickly changed to freezing rain which then continued into the early morning hours of March 5th. Conditions quickly deteriorated after sunset as surface temperatures dropped off a few…

A second round of thunderstorms moved across Ashtabula County during the early morning hours of July 28th. Rainfall rates exceeded two inches per hour at times. Some rainfall totals from late afternoon on July 27th through the early morning hours of the 28th included: 5.88 inches…

Thunderstorms dumped heavy rains on the northern portion of Ashtabula County during the morning hours of July 22nd. Flooding quickly developed as runoff from the rain caused rapid rises in area streams and rivers. Locations along and north of Interstate 90 saw the worst flooding.…

Following a strong cold front that crossed on November 26th, much colder air flowed in and allowed significant lake-effect snow to develop. This snow was initially carried into western New York by southwest winds, but gradually shifted south and west into the snowbelt region of N…

A vehicle drove into a flooded portion of U.S. 20 near Robinhood Lane west of North Kingsville and became stranded. The vehicle was rescued with the assistance of the local fire department. Radar estimated 2.5 to 3 inches of rainfall in about a two to three hour period, which equ…

Widespread basement and street flooding in Ashtabula, with several videos of flowing water of six inches or more across roadways. Radar estimated 2.75 to 3.5 inches of rainfall in a two to three hour period, which roughly equates to a 50 year recurrence interval.

Hail up to quarter-size in Orwell.

Trees downed in Roaming Shores.

Trees downed in Jefferson.

Trees downed in Morgan Township.

Deepening low pressure tracked into the upper Ohio Valley the morning of February 16th, before the low pressure transferred to off the east coast that afternoon and evening. This allowed for a period of rain changing to accumulating wet snow as the low pressure lifted into the Oh…

As an area of low pressure deepened off the northern Mid Atlantic coast, cold north to northwesterly winds across the partially unfrozen waters of Lake Erie brought accumulating lake effect snow to Northeast Ohio. The heaviest snow rates and greatest snow rates occurred with a ba…

Behind a cold front that crossed early in the morning on January 3, 2025, west-northwest winds ushered in colder air across Lake Erie, setting up another round of lake effect snow showers and squalls across northeastern Ohio. The lake effect activity was most intense from the mor…

As low pressure intensified over Upstate New York early on January 1st it pulled cold air in behind it, allowing rain to transition to snow. This initial snow behind the low pressure resulted in light accumulations of 1 to 3 inches across the area. This low pressure exited off th…

Cold north-northwesterly winds developed overnight December 20th into early December 21st, allowing for lake effect snow to develop and push into far northeastern Ohio. This lake effect continued through the 21st and didn't wind down until early on December 22nd. The main feature…

An arctic cold front blasted through Northeastern Ohio shortly after midnight December 5th. A band of snow squalls accompanied this front, with wind gusts over 40 MPH measured. Lake effect snow quickly developed into the morning of the 5th as winds shifted more northwesterly and …

After a brief break in the lake effect during much of the day and into the night of November 30th, lake effect returned by early in the morning December 1st as winds shifted out of the west-northwest, directing lake effect bands back onshore across the primary snowbelt of far nor…

A prolonged, crippling, and in some places historic lake effect event took place across the Northeast Ohio snowbelt to end November and start December in 2024. The event ramped up overnight November 28th and 29th as a band of very heavy snow with snow rates up to 3 inches per hou…

The Ashtabula County Airport ASOS recorded a peak straight-line convective wind gust of 61-mph from a thunderstorm.

Hail up to quarter-size in Roaming Shores.

Multiple healthy tree limbs downed in Jefferson.

Power pole downed about 1.5-miles NNE of Saybrook.

Multiple trees downed at intersection of Lee Road West and Green Road in North Kingsville.

Trees downed at golf course in Geneva-on-the-Lake.

Tree downed in Ashtabula and another downed about two-miles ESE of Ashtabula.

Numerous trees downed about three-miles north of Orwell.

Trees downed about six-miles east of Roaming Shores.

Trees downed along Stanhope-Kellogsville Road, between U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 322, in Andover area.

Numerous large trees downed between Andover and Williamsfield.

Two trees downed in Jefferson, including one on North Spruce Street.

Extensive road flooding in the Kingsville and North Kingsville areas, including OH-84 and OH 193 which were closed due to flooding. Fox Road east of OH-84 closed due to a washed out road culvert due to flooding. A few reports of basement flooding as well. Radar estimated 4 to 5.5…

Widespread road flooding in Ashtabula and Plymouth areas. Some reports of basement flooding as well. Many of the roads flooded due to creeks coming out of their banks. A few cars stranded in a flooded underpass on Main Avenue in Ashtabula. Radar estimated 4 to 5.5 inches of rainf…

Large tree blown-down onto Sanborn Road, about 3.5-miles SSW of Ashtabula.

Tree downed about 4.25-miles SSE of Ashtabula.

One-foot diameter tree snapped at base in Plymouth Township.

Trees downed in Monroe Township.

Several trees downed in Geneva.

Trees downed at intersection of OH Route 46 and Brockway Road in Lenox Township.

A weak clipper moved across the Ohio Valley on January 19th bringing light snow to the region. As the clipper progressed east into the 20th it intensified off the East Coast as cold air poured into the region. The light snow with the clipper on January 19th was enhanced by moistu…