Lorain storm history

Wind chills plunged below 0F around 7 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0F until early in the morning December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -32F was measured at Lorain County airport at 12:53 PM December 23rd. Elsewhere, mesonet stations in Kipton and Lorain measured minim…

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 Lorain County Airport reached -6F on January 30 and -4F on January 31. With winds gusting to 30 - 35 mph, wind …

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 71 mph was measured by an automated sensor at the Lorain County Airport near Elyria at 6:04 PM EDT. Damage in th…

Runoff from heavy thunderstorm rains earlier in the night caused streams and rivers in Lorain County to rapidly rise. By mid-morning evacuations were conducted along the East Branch of the Black River in both Lagrange and Carlisle Townships. A total of ten homes were evacuated. I…

Thunderstorms dumped very heavy rains on the City of Lorain. The heaviest rains fell on the northeastern quadrant of the city where extensive flash flooding occurred. As much as three inches of rain fell between 3 and 4:30 pm as thunderstorms trained over the same small area. An …

Widespread flash flooding across northern Lorain County due to heavy rainfall. Widespread basement and isolated first floor flooding reported in Lorain, Elyria, Amherst, Avon Lake, Avon, and North Ridgeville. Widespread flooded roadways reported. Post event damage assessments rep…

A series of thunderstorms rolled in off Lake Erie during the early morning hours of June 23. Between 5 am and 6 am three separate storms hit northeast Lorain and northwest Cuyahoga Counties with heavy rain and strong winds. The radar estimates rainfall amounts of around 2.5 to 3 …

The City of North Ridgeville sustained significant and widespread damage from a flash flood on the evening of May 12th. An estimated 300 homes and 1,000 businesses sustained damage from the flood waters. Heavy rain, measured at 6' in two locations in town, fell within two hours. …

Winds in Lorain County gusted to over 60 mph for a few hours. A peak gust of 63 mph was measured by an automated sensor at the Lorain County Airport. Hundreds of trees were downed in the county with most of the damage near the Lake Erie shoreline. Up to 30,000 electric customers …

Snow began during the morning hours of the 7th and continued through the evening hours of the 8th. The snow was light through much of the day on the 7th as by evening between 1.0 and 3.0 inches fell across the area. The snow gradually intensified overnight and continued moderate …

Heavy rain developed across the county during the morning hours of the 7th, and flash flooding quickly developed across northern portions of Lorain County. In the City of Lorain, one report described a man driving down East 28th Street and quickly turning around to avoid becoming…

Severe thunderstorms tracked over the northern portions of Lorain County during the afternoon hours of the 20th. By late afternoon, another band of thunderstorms developed and tracked over this same area. Heavy rain was associated with both rounds of thunderstorms. Streets, parki…

Thunderstorms dumped torrential rains on Lorain County during the early morning hours of May 21st resulting in the worst flooding seen in the county since 1969. The southern portion of the county and especially the Wellington, Oberlin and Lagrange areas were very hard hit. Heavy …

Thunderstorm winds well in excess of 60 mph caused extensive damage in the City of Lorain and Sheffield Lake. A school in Sheffield Lake lost a large section of roof and suffered extensive water damage. 46 homes in the area were damaged by the strong winds, flying debris and fall…

Roof of large barn removed and several large trees uprooted along Bates Road in Henrietta Township.

Utility pole and trees downed near Carlisle Reservation east of Oberlin.

A line of thunderstorms generated a peak straight-line wind gust of 81-mph at the Lorain County Regional Airport.

Extensive tree damage in Elyria.

Swath of straight-line convective wind damage at apartment complex in Sheffield.

Several trees downed on the southwest side of North Ridgeville.

Trained spotter measured a 62-mph peak straight-line wind gust from a line of thunderstorms about two-miles northeast of North Ridgeville.

Several trees downed about two-miles SSE of Sheffield.

Small tree branches downed about one-mile southwest of Amherst and large trees downed about one-mile SSE of Amherst.

Hail up to quarter-size about four-miles ESE of South Amherst.

Hail up to quarter-size fell for about five-minutes along OH-303 west of LaGrange.

Several trees damaged in the Spring Valley section of Elyria. Damage was related to an outflow-dominant line of thunderstorms.

Hail up to quarter-size in Grafton.

Healthy tree snapped in Elyria.

Tree limbs downed in North Ridgeville.

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall along an arctic cold front brought a 62 MPH wind gust, measured by the KLPR ASOS at 1207 AM EST December 5th. At 1148 PM December 4th, a member of the public submitted video on social media showing whiteout conditions with this same snow squall. Nearby …

Tree limbs downed in Elyria.

Tree limbs downed about two-miles southeast of Elyria.

Downed tree damaged house in Lorain.

Gazebo was damaged in the 1800 block of East 33rd Street of Lorain. Numerous trees were downed in the same area.

About 25 trees downed in and near Oakwood Park in Lorain.

Numerous trees downed in Sheffield Lake.