Morrow storm history

An intense line of thunderstorms or Derecho moved across Marion County during the afternoon of June 29th causing extensive damage. Winds were estimated to be as much as 80 mph. Over 75 percent of residents lost power during this event. Power was not completely restored for almost…

High winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ike began late in the afternoon of September 14th and then continued through much of the evening. Wind gusts were estimated to be nearly 70 mph. Damage in the county was extensive with thousands of trees and many utility poles …

Heavy rain and rapidly rising streams forced the closing of several roads throughout the county by 0430 AM Saturday. Major flooding continued until almost midnight on Sunday. Several people were trapped by the rising flood water and had to be rescued. More than 140 people were ev…

Another round of torrential thunderstorm rains brought new flooding and exacerbated existing flooding. Numerous roads were closed or remained closed. 140 people had to be evacuated from rising water. A woman had to be rescued clinging from a tree branch after she escaped from her…

Large tree limb was downed and damaged a fence about one-mile east of OH Route 61, about two-miles northeast of Iberia.

Two trees uprooted in Mount Gilead.

Hail up to quarter-size about two-miles SSE of Mount Gilead.

Hail up to quarter-size about two-miles SSW of Mount Gilead.

Hail up to quarter-size in Mount Gilead.

Hail up to quarter-size about one-mile east of Mount Gilead.

SNOW SQUALL. A snow squall along an arctic cold front brought a 49 MPH wind gust and significantly reduced visibility, as measured on a home weather station and reported by a member of the public. Nearby ODOT webcams confirmed significantly reduced visibility and highways quickly…

Hail up to quarter-size about 1.5-miles northeast of Cardington.

Hail up to quarter-size in Chesterville.

Several large tree limbs snapped and power pole snapped at its base in Mount Gilead.

Trees downed in Mount Gilead.

Trees downed in Cardington.

Trees downed in Mount Gilead.

An Arctic cold front swept through the area shortly before midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal pa…

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 5 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until late in the evening on December 25th. A wind chill of -37F was recorded at 9:40 AM December 23rd on a mesonet station near Galion. A station in Marengo measured a wind chill of -28F at 10:33 AM. A nu…

Multiple trees downed in Marengo. The downed trees destroyed a couple fences.

Hail up to half dollar-size in Chesterville.

Several trees downed in Marengo.

Tree downed at Township Road 15 and County Road 15, about two-miles SSE of Sparta.

Multiple trees downed in Mount Gilead.

Roof was blown off of a trailer and a transformer fell onto another trailer about four-miles WNW of Lexington in Morrow County, near the Richland County line.

A prolonged winter storm occurred February 3rd and 4th, 2022 as multiple waves of low pressure tracked along a slow moving cold front. Rain changed to mainly snow during the early morning hours of February 3rd as temperatures fell below freezing. Snow continued through February 3…

Trees downed and metal roof damaged in Mount Gilead.

Several trees downed in Steam Corners area.

High water road closure on State Route 529 near Cardington, could have been related to Whetstone Creek overflow.

High water road closure on State Route 529 and 61 between Fulton and Mt. Gilead.

Two rounds of snow moved through northern Ohio on February 15 and 16. The first round on the morning of the 15th brought a quick inch or two of snow to the region. A more impressive second round of snow entered during the afternoon and evening hours, bringing snowfall rates in ex…

Six trees downed on farm located five miles southeast of Mt. Gilead. Some of the trees were dead.

Estimated wind gust of 60 mph from thunderstorm in Cardington.

Multiple trees down in Mount Gilead.

Trees down at intersection of OH-95 and County Route 110 east of Mt. Gilead. Time estimated via radar.

A photo on social media showed a few trees downed or snapped on the Morrow side of the intersection of Morrow, Marion, and Delaware Counties.

Morrow County Sheriff Dispatch reported several trees downed across roads in the county.

Heavy rainfall of 1 to 3 inches over Morrow County on the evening of the 18th resulted in widespread flooding of local and state roads. Those roads include the following; SR 314 and SR 95, SR 314 and SR 229, Road 21, west of SR 314, Road 170 and SR 229, Road 20, east of 21, SR 61…

Couple trees down in northeast Morrow County. Time and location (about 0.5 miles NW of Shauck) estimated via radar.

Three trees down across the northern portion of Morrow County. Time estimated.

High winds of at least 60 mph moved through Morrow County on the morning of December 30th. Several trees and power lines were downed throughout the county, resulting in power outages through portions of the county. One tree crashed through a house in Cardington.