Cuyahoga storm history

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Office determined that seven people in Cuyahoga County died from exposure during the first half of February due to the combination of cold weather and inadequate housing with proper heating. Temperatures during the first half of February were …

Extremely cold weather settled over the area on January 30 and 31, bringing the coldest temperatures that the region had seen in four or five years. Low temperatures at Cleveland Hopkins Airport reached -3F on January 30 and -2F on January 31. Low temperatures at Burke Lakefront …

A 46 year old woman and two men, ages 30 and 32 were killed when a large branch broke off of a tree and fell 60 feet landing on the picnic table they were sitting at. Although no adverse weather was occurring at the time of the accident, strong thunderstorms producing winds of ar…

A 36 year old male construction worker was found laying dead face up in a puddle of water. Witnesses claim the man was struck by lightning while working outdoors.

A 14 year old boy was killed when struck by an electric wire that was downed when a tree was downed on two utility poles and part of a garage roof.

A 46 year old man was killed when a wind gust blew his motorcycle into a median wall on Interstate 71, near W. 150th St.

During a sailboat race on Lake Erie, two people who were not wearing life preservers, were swept overboard by high waves and drowned. A total of four boats capsized and twelve people were swept overboard.

A 27-year-old off duty Cleveland Heights policeman was killed by lightning as he was walking to the house to avoid the approaching storm. Trees were downed, some on power lines. Coshocton County Coshocton,15,1713EST,,,0,0,3,0,Thunderstorm Winds

Flash flooding across the western suburbs of Cleveland, including Bay Village, North Olmsted, Fairview Park, Rocky River and Lakewood. Notable road closures due to flooding include I-90 East near McKinley Avenue and West 117th Avenue between Berea Road and Detroit Avenue in Lakew…

During the early afternoon of July 5 thunderstorms with torrential rain fell across portions of Cuyahoga County. Radar estimates put storm total rain amounts between 2.5 and 3 inches in the City of Parma. However the public reported a measurement near Ridge and Pleasant Valley Ro…

Cleveland Hopkins Airport reported a 67 mph wind gust at 12:58 pm local time. Burke Lakefront Airport reported a 61 mph wind gust at 10:23 am local time. Cuyahoga County Airport reported a 58 mph wind gust at 11:45 am local time. Cuyahoga County was the hardest hit county during …

A thunderstorm downburst produced wind gusts of at least 85 mph and caused extensive damage across the southern end of Cuyahoga County. The damage path began along the county line west of Strongsville and continued east across Strongsville, North Royalton, Broadview Heights, Brec…

An isolated thunderstorm developed on an afternoon lake breeze on August 10th. This storm, though small in structure and spatial coverage, had a high rainfall rates. The rain started around 5 pm and ended around 7 pm. The storm peaked around 6 pm where 0.94 or rain was recorded i…

Between 800 and 1000 pm on the evening of May 12th rainfall observations in Olmsted Falls show 2.5-4.44 inches of rain. The rainfall rates were measured at 2.52 inches per hour. A dozen water rescues were conducted however no significant injuries were reported. In all nearly 1,00…

Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were reported for several hours by automated sensors at Cleveland Hopkins Airport and Burke Lakefront Airport. A peak gust of 68 mph was measure at Hopkins Airport at 23:35 EDT. Damage across Cuyahoga County was extensive with hundreds of trees and …

A thunderstorm downburst with peak winds estimated to be as much as 75 mph did extensive damage in Cleveland's western suburbs. Hundreds, if not thousands of trees were toppled in Bay Village, Rocky River and Lakewood. The damage was most concentrated near the Lake Erie shoreline…

A strong cold front moved across Cuyahoga County during the evening of February 11th. West to southwest winds gusted to more than 60 mph behind the front. A 59 mph gust was measured at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport at 1:29 am. A 66 mph gust was measured at 2 am at Cleve…

High winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ike began during the early evening hours of September 14th and continued through late evening. A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured by an automated sensor at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport at 7:06 PM EDT. Damage in the co…

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued for the most part for the next day and a half. During the afternoon of the 7th, visibilities were reduced down to around a mile or less with the snow. However, during the evening hours the snow let up a bit with mainly …

Heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across Cuyahoga County during the morning hours of the 7th. The first reports of flash flooding occurred in Berea and then quickly expanded into Brookpark. Several roads, including State Route 237 through Berea, were closed. As the heavy rain co…

During the afternoon hours of the 2nd, a severe thunderstorms moved over downtown Cleveland. This thunderstorm remained nearly stationary over the downtown area for around an hour, and dropped as much as four and a half inches of rain. Several rainfall reports of 3.0 to 4.5 inche…

Thunderstorms dumped torrential rainfall on much of Cuyahoga County during the late afternoon and early evening hours of June 22nd. With the ground already saturated from heavy rains the previous 24 hours, flash flooding quickly developed. The eastern and southern portions of the…

Runoff from the heavy rains on June 22nd caused rapid rises in all of the streams and rivers in Cuyahoga County. The Cuyahoga River at Independence established a new record high level by cresting at 23.21 feet during the early morning hours of June 23rd. Flood stage at Independen…

Severe thunderstorms tracked over western portions of Cuyahoga Ccounty during the afternoon hours of the 20th. By late afternoon, a second band of thunderstorms developed and tracked over the same area. Heavy rain was associated with both rounds of storms. Flash flooding quickly …

Thunderstorms dumped heavy rains on Cuyahoga County for third time in less than 24 hours during the early morning hours of May 22nd. Areas already saturated from earlier rains saw another one to two inches of rain fall in just a couple hours. The Rocky River quickly rose during t…

,,,,,,,,Lightning Large hail, driven by strong winds, occurred at a number of locations including Bedford and Oakwood where hail covered the ground like snow and stripped foilage from trees. Numerous homes and businesses reported damage to siding, roofs, windows, and vehicles. A …