Wayne storm history

Rainfall estimated around 2 to 5 inches caused substantial damage in flash floods across central Wayne County. Preliminary damage assessments reported at least 25 homes categorized as either major damage or destroyed and 6 businesses severely affected. The most significant damage…

High winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ike began during the late afternoon hours of September 14th and continued for most of the evening. Peak wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph with the strongest winds occurring between 5 and 7 pm. Damage in the county w…

A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Wayne County during the late afternoon hours and was quickly followed by a second round of storms. Torrential rain fell as this series of storms moved through. Spotters indicated that as much as two inches of rain fell in an hour. The R…

Trees downed in West Salem.

Tree branches broken about one-mile SSE of West Salem.

Hail up to nickel-size in West Salem.

Several tree limbs downed in Wooster.

Trees downed in Wooster.

Tree limbs downed about two-miles southwest of Doylestown.

Large tree limbs downed about three-miles ENE of Doylestown.

Hail up to half dollar-size about four-miles northwest of Smithville.

Trees downed in Creston.

Hail up to quarter-size about one-mile south of Wooster.

Hail up to quarter-size in Wooster.

Trees downed about five-miles west of Wooster.

Christmas Run flooded out of its banks at Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, flooding portions of West Old Lincoln Way and much of the fairgrounds. Several barns were flooded with one water rescue of a person trapped in a camper.

US-30 flooded, likely due to Sugar Creek overflowing its banks, near Kidron Road. Road was closed and impassable for a period of time.

Car stranded in flooded roadway on Pine Street in Orrville, requiring water rescue.

House flooding on Jefferson Street in Orrville, two residents were trapped requiring rescue.

Reports of multiple basements flooded and street flooding with stranded vehicles in Orrville.

Widespread flash flooding in Orrville. Several basements flooded, multiple basement wall collapses, including a home on Hostetler Road. Multiple water rescues from vehicles driving into flooded roadways, including Crown Hill Road and Mineral Springs Street, where the water depart…

Utility pole broken along Coal Bank Road, about two-miles south of of Doylestown.

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

Church steeple destroyed and several barns had their roofs partially blown off about four-miles SSE of Burbank.

Downed tree punctured roof of camper in West Salem.

Trees downed in Smithville.

Hail up to ping pong ball-size about two-miles ENE of Wooster.

Tree downed along Smithville-Westville Road, about five-miles SSE of Congress. Another tree was downed near the intersection of Smithville-Westville Road and Mechanicsburg Road, about five-miles NNW of Wooster.

Trees downed in Wooster, one of which caused minor damage to a garage.

Power pole snapped along OH-83, about five-miles west of Apple Creek.

Numerous trees and utility poles downed in Doylestown.

Trees downed about four-miles north of Apple Creek.

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 1 AM 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 passage rain c…

Wind chills plunged below 0 around 5 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until early in the morning December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -36F was reported by Wayne County Regional Airport at 12:19 PM December 23rd. A mesonet station in Dalton recorded a wind chill of…

Trees downed in New Pittsburg.

Trees downed in Smithville.

Tree uprooted about six-miles NNW of Shreve.

Large pine tree downed at Jefferson and Wile Roads about five-miles WSW of Wooster.

Several trees downed at corner of Millersburg and Moreland Roads in Moreland.

Significant damage to barn roof in Shreve and trees downed about one-mile east of Shreve.

Numerous trees downed along US-30, just east of US-250, just WSW of Wooster.

Roof damage to three homes and numerous trees uprooted or snapped about four-miles NNW of Shreve.

Side of barn damaged and windows blown-out per photos. Damage occurred about four-miles ESE of Congress.