Geauga storm history

Local broadcast media reports that a tree fell on a van and killed a man on Chillicothe Road in Russell Township.

Trees and power poles downed throughout the county from thunderstorm winds of 60 to 80 mph. A 55 year old female was killed at Punderson State Park in Newbury Township when a 40 foot tree fell on her camper and crushed it. Twelve other campers in the park were severely damaged. A…

Slow moving thunderstorms dumped locally heavy rainfall on portions of Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga Counties. Rainfall rates of between two and three inches per hour caused flash flooding. The worst flooding occurred in Chester Township in northwestern Geauga County. An automated ra…

High winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ike began during the early evening hours of September 14th and continued through late evening. Peak wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph with the strongest winds occurring between 7 and 9 pm. Damage in the county was e…

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

Heavy thunderstorm rains fell on northern Geauga County during the evening hours of July 27th and early morning hours of the 28th. Some rainfall totals from this period included: 6.51 inches southwest of Thompson; 5.11 inches near Chardon; 3.53 inches in Chesterland and 2.83 inch…

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…

Low pressure moved through the region on November 9th, before shifting east into New England and lingering through the 10th and 11th. A period of synoptic snow associated with the low pressure occurred late November 9th into early November 10th. Behind this low, a lingering troug…

Numerous large trees downed in the Lake Lucerne area of Bainbridge. At least four homes were damaged by the downed trees and at least one utility pole was downed.

Downed tree blocked Geauga Lake Road, at Bainbridge Road, in Bainbridge.

Tree downed along Hobart Road, about three-miles ESE of Parkman.

Large tree snapped and smaller tree downed in Middlefield.

Hail up to nickel-size about one-mile east of South Russell.

Hail up to quarter-size in South Russell.

Hail up to quarter-size about two-miles northeast of Chagrin Falls.

Hail up to quarter-size in Novelty.

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 late mo…

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 before winding down to lighter snow showers that persisted into ear…

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 during the morning hours of December 1st as winds shifted out of the west-northwest, directing lake effect bands back onshore across the primary snowbelt of far…

A prolonged lake effect snow 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 2 inches per hour took shape on a westerly wind acr…

Trees downed along OH Route 44, about four-miles southwest of Burton.

Road flooding in Bainbridge, including Bainbridge Road and Chillicothe Road at US-422. Yard and minor road flooding near McFarland Creek on Chagrin Road near Westhill Drive.

Metal truss tower damaged; large trees and power poles downed in Chesterland.

Extensive tree damage along Ferry Road in Chesterland.

Numerous trees and several utility poles downed about four-miles ESE of Chesterland.

Extensive tree damage near Sperry and Sherman Roads on northeast side of Chesterland.

Large tree downed near intersection of U.S. Route 322 and Sperry Road.

Large tree branch snapped about two-miles southwest of Aquilla.

Large trees downed along Summers Road in Chesterland.

Several large trees downed and several power poles snapped along Washington Street in Auburn Township.

Large trees and tree limbs downed in Newbury Township.

Numerous trees downed in Munson Township, including near intersection of Wilson Mills Road and Auburn Road.

Roof ripped off barn along Claridon Troy Road in Claridon Township.

Numerous trees downed near OH Route 44 and U.S. Route 322 in the Aquilla area.

Trees downed at RV park along U.S. Route 322 in Huntsburg. Some trees fell onto camper vehicles, but extent of damage unknown.

Tree and power pole downed at intersection of Lucerne Road and OH-306 in Bainbridge.

Hail up to the size of quarters about 2.6-miles east of Parkman.

There were numerous reports of tree and power-line damage across Geauga County this evening. At around 815 PM EDT dispatchers reported several recent calls for downed trees and wires, including some on roads, in Auburn Township and Newbury Township. At 840 PM local fire/rescue re…

As low pressure deepened over the New England states, cold northwest flow, wrap around moisture, a series of surface troughs and lake enhancement led to accumulating snow. Central and southern Geauga County saw a marginally heavy snow event as a result. A trained spotter in Burto…

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…

Around 6:30 PM power-lines were downed in Claridon Township due to strong winds, causing a small brush fire. At around the same time, a large tree fell onto a house in Auburn Township, causing some damage to the home's roof, gutters, and porch. Strong winds knocked down trees and…

At around 12:15 PM a tree fell onto a house along Hambden Street in Chardon.

Low pressure tracked up the East Coast and into Quebec on December 18th. Behind this low pressure, wrap-around moisture and a series of troughs set off light snow across the region from December 18th into early December 19th. At the same time cold northwest winds picked up moistu…