Williams storm history

Local newspapers reported that a 18 year old male was killed as a result of strong winds blowing down a 12 foot high interior cinder block wall. The incident happened at a construction site at the Edgerton High School. No details were provided if the wall had been secured or was …

Moderate to heavy snow developed during the late morning hours of November 29th and continued through the early morning hours of November 30th. This was a wet snow with total snow accumulations generally around 6 inches. There was a report of 6.0 inches in Pioneer. Visibilities w…

Outbuilding lost its roof. Roof was toppled into adjacent field.

Cold, below freezing, temperatures and road surfaces led to icy roads and sidewalks once periods of freezing rain and freezing drizzle developed. A few thunderstorms even developed dropping heavier freezing rain and small hail late in the evening into the early morning hours of F…

Trees down in the area of Bridgewater Center.

Trees damaged in the area of CR 11 and Road S.

A local library and Subway were damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts. There were also downed trees and power lines in southern Williams county.

The public reported a tree was blown down halfway across County Road 13 off of W High Street.

Local media reported a semi truck was blown over near the intersection of Ohio 15 and County Road I. No injuries were reported.

Several power poles and lines were down in the area of CR 15 and CR G.

A large tree branch went through the roof of a home in the 14000 block of CR F. Rain water intruded into the home.

The combination of temperatures in the single digits below zero and gusty southwest winds of around 20 mph produced minimum wind chills of 25 to 30 below zero during the morning hours. A wind chill of 28 below zero was reported by a mesonet station near Bryan, OH at 9:05am on Jan…

Photos on Facebook indicate several quarter size hailstones.

Photos on Facebook of several quarter size hailstones.

Photos on Twitter show several large tree limbs down and one tree downed in Edgerton, intersection of North Michigan and Gas.

Large tree limbs snapped in West Unity.

A large tree was down in Kunkle.

Several 3 to 8 inch diameter trees limb downed.

Several 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs were downed. Minor crop damage noted as well.

Heavy wet snow, wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph, and visibilities reduced to less than a quarter of a mile at times created difficult travel. There were a few reports of power outages and wind damage in the region. Storm total snow accumulations up to near 6 inches were reported in fa…

Periods of freezing rain led to light to moderate ice accretion on elevated surfaces. The combination of this ice accretion and gusty winds to around 35 mph led to some tree and power line damage across the county. Law enforcement reported some roads closed across the county.

A wet, heavy, snow created difficult travel with reports of slide-offs, accidents and school closings on January 25th. The snow was heavy at times with inch per hour snowfall rates and visibilities less than a quarter of a mile observed. Snowfall generally ranged between 5 and 8 …

A major winter storm brought snow and blowing snow that led to very dangerous travel conditions from late Thursday night through Saturday morning. Most of the storm total snowfall of 1 to 3 inches occurred Thursday night into early Friday, but strong wind gusts of 50 mph and blow…

Numerous trees down in the area of country Road K and County Road 10.

Numerous trees were down blocking the road.

Tree limbs were down on US 20, west of Pioneer.

A trained spotter estimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph.

Amateur radio operators reported power lines down.

Rain changed to a brief period of sleet and freezing rain, and then over to all snow during the late afternoon hours of February 17th. The snow, moderate at times, continued into the evening hours. Heavy snowfall rates reduced visibilities to less than a quarter of a mile at time…

Rain changed over to snow during the early afternoon hours of February 2nd, with periods of moderate to heavy snow continuing through the late evening hours of February 3rd. Winds also picked up on February 3rd which led to significant blowing and drifting. There was a report of …

Periods of freezing drizzle with temperatures in the upper 20s created icy roads on January 17th. There were numerous reports of rollovers and slide-offs, with a few roads briefly closed in the region due to accidents. A thin glaze of ice also developed on sidewalks, with some mi…

Nearby ASOS and AWOS reported gusts of 40 to 50 mph from west and northwest through the early afternoon. These wind gusts resulted in instances of tree damage and subsequent power outages.

The public reported corn was flattened in the area as well as several trees blown down.

The public estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.

The public reported large tree branches were down onto a house as well onto an adjacent road.

Storm total snowfall accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches across the county. Numerous slide-offs were reported across the region with some instances of large trees downed due to the weight of the snow.

A six to nine hour period of moderate to heavy snow created difficult travel and travel restrictions with many roads becoming impassible. Snowfall totals ranged between 8 and 12 inches across the county. Intense snowfall rates and gusty winds created reduced visibilities less tha…

Snow moved into the area during the mid to late afternoon hours with 2 to 4 inches of snow across the county. A brief burst of heavy snow produced snowfall rates of around 1 inch per hour for a time and significantly reduced visibilities. Numerous slide offs were reported across …

Light to moderate snow developed during the evening hours of January 30th and continued through the morning hours of January 31st. Snowfall totals in the county ranged between 3 and 5 inches. Easterly winds gusting to 30 mph also created low visibility and drifting snow. This com…

Periods of freezing rain with temperatures near freezing accumulated to between 0.10 and 0.20 across the area on New Year's Day. This led to a few reports of tree limbs down and spotty power outages across the region. There were also reports of a few car accidents as roads were s…

Tree limbs and power lines were reported down from strong winds across the county.

One tree reported down.

Semi truck blown over.

Trees and power lines down blocking road.