Power Outage in New Lexington, OH

A tree fell onto power lines at the intersection of Town Highway 202 and Royma Road Northeast.

Roadways became obstructed in the county due to downed trees. Some of these trees hung onto power lines and caused widespread power outages. Over 12,000 homes lost power as a result.

A power pole was damaged near the village of New Lexington.

A tree and power lines were blown down onto County Line Road near the town of Carthon.

A tree and power lines were blown down on Township Road 423 in Sayre between State Route 37 and Portie Flamingo Road.

Power lines were blown down across State Route 669 in Saltillo.

Trees were blown down onto power lines north of New Lexington on Palmer Road.

Thirty-five trees were downed across the New Lexington township. Several power poles and lines were also knocked down.

Near the town of Mt Perry, several power lines were downed onto power lines.

In the town of Rehoboth, several trees were blown down onto power lines.

Trees and a power line were downed along Old Somerset Road.

Widespread tree and power line damage occurred across the county, especially in the towns of New Lexington and Moxahala.

Trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

A tree was blown down along Township Road 235. A power line was also taken down.

Several trees were blown down. Some trees fell onto power lines and caused fires on Township Route 273.

Trees fell onto power lines along Black Gold Road.

Trees fell onto power lines along South Street.

Trees were blown down onto power lines.

An attached garage collapsed onto 2 vehicles parked inside along Route 256. A shed was destroyed and siding was ripped off a house. Numerous trees were blown down. Power poles were damaged along Township Route 87.||Peak wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.

An attached garage collapsed onto 2 vehicles parked inside along Route 256. A shed was destroyed and siding was ripped off a house. Numerous trees were blown down. Power poles were damaged along Township Route 87.||Peak wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.

Trees fell onto power lines causing electrical outages.

Fallen trees and power lines blocked roads.

Warm, southerly flow raised temperatures well above normal on the afternoon of April 5th ahead of a cold front. This helped lead the charge for strong to severe thunderstorms to sprout across Perry County late in the afternoon. Damaging wind gusts resulted in several areas of downed trees and power lines near the town of Somerset. A local weather station near the town of Mulligan observed a 67 mile per hour wind gust at the time storms caused the downed trees and power lines.

In the wake of a warm front passing overhead on the morning of May 3rd, daytime heating and brief periods of sunshine allowed southeast Ohio to become primed for afternoon thunderstorms. These storms arrived along a cold front, with several rounds occurring in Perry County. The first strong cell resulted in quarter to golf ball sized hail, while the second round brought damaging wind gusts. Downed trees and power lines were the main result from these strong winds.

A low pressure system impacted the region during the afternoon on March 25th and exited during the early morning hours of March 26th. Although a few strong storms and rainfall of slightly half an inch were associated with it, the biggest impact was due to the high winds as the associated cold front passed through southeast Ohio. Wind gusts of 35-60 mph were reported in parts of the area, with a 60 mph gust being reported north of Stockport, Ohio in Morgan County. In Perry County, strong winds behind the frontal passage caused trees to be blown over onto power lines north of New Lexington.

Snow began during the late night hours, before sunrise on Tuesday the 13th. A 2 to 4 inch snow accumulation was common by 1000E on the 13th. |A south to north transition to freezing rain or rain occurred during the late morning hours. In Perry County, the freezing rain was more persistent into Tuesday night from New Lexington on north, toward Somerset, Glenford, Crooksville, and Mt Perry. Ice accretion was at least a half inch across northern Perry County. Some tree branches did snap. Power outages affected some 4,000 customers in northern Perry County, with over 1,000 still without electricity on the 15th. In Morgan County, the freezing rain was mainly north of McConnelsville, toward Deavertown, Eagleport, and Bristol. Ice accumulated around a quarter of an inch there. |Colder air charged back into Morgan and Perry Counties before dawn on the 14th, changing the lingering precipitaiton to fluffy dry snow showers or flurries.

A quarter to a half inch of ice accumulated on trees and power lines from freezing rain. Temperatures were around 30 degrees when the freezing rain occurred.