Lucas storm history

There was significant tree damage reported. Heavy industrial parts and storage containers were lifted and tossed in the air. A man in the town of Holland was killed when an uprooted tree fell on the car while he was sitting in the vehicle.

Thunderstorm downburst winds of more than 70 mph caused considerable damage in Sylvania, Sylvania Township, Holland, Springfield Township and the west and south sides of Toledo. A mesonet site in Springfield Township recorded an 89 mph gust. Hundreds of trees were downed by the s…

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 50 to 55 mph toppled a crane hoisting a 5,000 pound bucket of concrete onto the roof a building in downtown Toledo. A 50 year old male worker on the roof was crushed by the falling bucket of concrete.

Large limbs were downed. A 28-year-old man was killed after he unknowningly touched a vehicle which was in contact with a live electric line which had been downed after tree limbs were blown down across the wires. M28VE

Several local and state parks adjacent to the lake have sustained millions of dollars in flood damage and erosion. Put-in-Bay Township had several roads wash out due to high water, with recurring standing water issues at Middle Bass Island's Burgundy Bay subdivision. The Lake Eri…

Rain gauges across Lucas County measured upwards of 5.78 inches (Toledo Metcalf Airport) on the 27th. A Cocorahs rain gauge 2.2 miles WSW of Toledo measured 3.70. This heavy rain over already saturated soils created widespread flooding in Lucas County. Over 600 homes reported flo…

On March 12th an ice jam formed on the Maumee River in Maumee Ohio. The river was frozen from Maumee to the mouth of the river at Lake Erie. The ice jam and subsequent water rises caused the Side Cut Metropark to close and experience record flooding. The road between Jerome Road …

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 6 and 7 pm. Damage in the county was extens…

Very heavy rainfall started across Lucas County around 7:30 pm, with the heaviest rain falling between 8 pm and 9 pm, and then again between 12:30 am and 1:30 am. Rainfall totals in the area included 5.00 inches at the intersection of I-475 and US 23, 4.31 inches in Sylvania, 3.7…

Thunderstorms dumped torrential rainfall on Lucas County during the evening hours of June 21st. Rainall rates with the stronger storms exceeded 3 inches per hour. A peak rainfall total of 7.25 inches was measured near the University of Toledo. Other totals from across the county …

Thunderstorms dumped torrential rain on Lucas County during the early afternoon hours. Rainfall amounts of up to 6.9 inches were measured in Toledo with most of that total falling between noon and 2 pm. Widespread flooding occurred in Toledo, especially on the west and north side…

Trees downed in Sylvania.

Numerous trees downed near the intersection of King Road and Nebraska Avenue in the Holland area.

Trees downed in Sylvania.

Weak low pressure tracked through the Ohio Valley and into the eastern Great Lakes February 12th into February 13th. A mix of primarily freezing rain along with some light sleet and snow occurred across Northwest Ohio as the low pressure moved through the region with temperatures…

Several trees downed on west side of Toledo.

Toledo Express Airport ASOS recorded a peak convective wind gust of 66-mph from thunderstorms.

Widespread flooded roadways that were impassable and closed across the Toledo metro area, including Dorr Street between Upton Avenue and Detroit Avenue. Flooding of Fearing Boulevard between Brown Avenue and Hill Avenue left several vehicles stranded in floodwaters. Radar estimat…

Widespread flooded roadways across East Toledo and Oregon, including Front Street near Steel Street, where several feet of water on the road left vehicles stranded in floodwaters. Radar estimated 2.5 inches in one hour, and upwards of 3-3.5 inches in a 2 to 3 hour period. A CoCoR…

A few trees and large limbs were downed in Toledo.

Hail up to penny-size fell about two-miles southwest of Whitehouse.

Tree downed onto house at corner of Providence Street and Stiles Road in Whitehouse. Roof was punctured.

Downed tree caused partial collapse of house at North Texas Street and OH Route 64 in Whitehouse.

Downed tree limbs about two-miles northwest of Whitehouse.

Tree limbs downed about two-miles northeast of Whitehouse.

Multiple large trees snapped about one-mile north of Waterville.

Large tree limb downed in Ottawa Hills.

Tree downed about one-mile southeast of Ottawa Hills.

Tree downed in Toledo.

Tree downed about one-mile northeast of Toledo.

Approximately 1-foot diameter tree snapped about two-miles SSE of Sylvania.

Several tree branches downed near corner of Clover Lane and West Alexis Road between Sylvania and Hopewell Heights.

Heavy rainfall caused extensive flooding of roadways in the Toledo metro area. Some flooded locations included Secor Road near Sylvania Avenue and also south of Central Avenue, and portions of Interstate 475. Multiple reports of cars being stranded due to driving into flooded roa…

Large tree limbs downed in Toledo, just north of the zoo.

Tree downed near Ashley Park in Toledo.

Two trees downed along Nevada Street in East Toledo.

Numerous trees downed about one-mile ESE of Sylvania.

Large tree limbs snapped near intersection of Secor Road and Monroe Street in Toledo.

Power poles downed in downtown Toledo.

Large tree limb snapped near intersection of Langdon Street and South Avenue in Toledo.