Huron storm history

A motorist on South Norwalk Road entered flooded waters of a tributary of the Huron River, Cole Creek, in the town of Norwalk. The car was washed into the creek where the driver was killed. Witness report water depths of 2 to 3 feet over the bridge at time of incident.

A married couple was struck by lightning while standing outside of their rural Huron County home. The husband was temporarily knocked unconscious and sustained burns to his ankle. His 51 year old wife was also knocked unconscious. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she died…

A 59 year old man man was struck by lightning bolt that traveled through a nearby tree. The man had been camping and was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A thunderstorm downburst with winds estimated around 100 mph moved east along US Highway 224 in southern Huron County. Many trees were downed in Willard with the first significant damage occurring in New Haven Township just southeast of Willard where a mobile home was destroyed a…

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 6 and 8 pm. Damage in the county was e…

Flooding continued to worsen in Huron County on June 22nd even after the heavy rains had ended. The City of Norwalk was especially hard hit as flooding from Norwalk Creek affected much of the city. Flood waters on Water and Elm Streets rose to as much as 12 feet in depth on the 2…

Thunderstorms dumped torrential rains on Huron County during the late evening hours of June 21st and early morning hours of the 22nd. Widespread and devastating flash flooding occurred as a result of this rain. Damage in the county was the worst since the storms of July 4th, 1969…

Measured peak straight-line wind gust of 70-mph from a thunderstorm in the Peru area.

Trees downed along Hartland Center Road, about eight-miles south of Collins.

Trees downed in Willard.

Large trees downed in Holiday Lakes, north of Willard.

Downed tree injured a person in North Fairfield.

Numerous trees downed about three-miles NNW of North Fairfield.

Trees downed near the intersection of OH Route 61 and Hasbrock Road, about four-miles SSW of Norwalk.

Roof damage to a commercial building, just south of the intersection of Hasbrock Road and Old State Road North, between Olena and Norwalk.

Numerous trees downed along Zenobia Road, just west of Jericho Road, on the southeast side of Norwalk.

Numerous trees downed in Wakeman resulted from convective outflow, and therefore straight-line winds, enhanced by a mesovortex.

Numerous trees downed near intersection of OH Route 303 and Butler Road, about two-miles ESE of Wakeman.

Tree limbs and power poles downed in Greenwich.

Hail up to penny-size on the southwest side of Norwalk.

Hail up to quarter-size on the south side of Norwalk.

Tree downed along Schaeffer Road, just west of Whittlesey Avenue, about three-miles NNW of Norwalk.

Two trees downed in Norwalk.

Several tree limbs downed at intersection of OH Route 99 and Egypt Road, about two-miles NNE of Willard.

Large tree limbs downed along western side of Norwalk.

Hail up to quarter-size fell for about five-minutes in Wakeman.

Trees downed at Holiday Lake, north of Willard. Straight-line wind damage was caused by nearby outflow-dominant thunderstorm.

Hail up to quarter-size in North Fairfield.

Hail up to 2-inches in diameter about two-miles south of Celeryville.

Utility poles downed along OH-103 in Celeryville.

Pictures and a video of 6 to 12 inches of flowing water over Alpha Road near Greenwich, OH due to a stream/ditch overflowing its banks. Radar estimated 2 to 2.5 inches of rainfall in a 2 to 3 hour period.

Around 7 PM, a cold front brought a brief burst of high winds to Huron County leading to trees and power-lines falling, some across roadways. Power lines were reported down in Willard. A tree reportedly blocked Zenobia Road outside of Norwalk. A tree fell on a moving car on Towns…

Widespread road closures due to flooding across western Huron County. Some roads include Section Line Road 30 North at Megginson Creek, Section Line Road 30 South at Mud Run, and Townline Road 131 West near OH-61. Basement flooding was reported in Bellevue. Radar estimated 2 to 3…

Several trees downed in Bellevue.

Widespread road closures due to flooding across Norwalk, Wakeman, and Townsend Township. This includes Wakeman Towline Road at Chappel Creek, Greenwich Milan Townline Road North near Union Road, Lehigh Road south of US-20, and Elm and Water Streets in Norwalk. Radar estimated 2.5…

Downed tree damaged transformer and caused transformer fire in Wakeman.

An outbuilding sustained significant damage on Dublin Road, between Norwalk and Olena. Most of the roof was blown into a nearby field.

Several trees downed along OH-61 about one-mile north of Plymouth.

Couple of downed trees in Willard.

Several trees downed in New London.