Power Outage in Toledo, OH

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 passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of mainly light snow occurred behind the front across the county through the morning hours of December 23rd before tapering to flurries. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow tapered off through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 45 MPH at times through the day. Toledo Express Airport measured a 52 MPH wind gust at 944 AM December 23rd, the highest gust measured in the county. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area December 23rd and 24th with over a dozen accidents resulting in at least minor injuries. The Lucas County Sheriff declared a Level 2 snow emergency early in the morning on December 23rd, which was not downgraded until the morning of December 24th. This is issued when travel is strongly discouraged across a county unless absolutely necessary. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 3 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until after 6 PM December 25th. The coldest wind chills occurred during the daytime hours of December 23rd. Minimum wind chills as low as -36F were recorded on a weather station near Ottawa Hills at 1055 AM December 23rd, with Toledo Express Airport recording a minimum wind chill of -29F at 10:32 AM. In response, warming centers were opened across the county. A number of burst pipes were reported across the area due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. Toledo Express Airport measured 1.0��� of snow from this storm. Amounts of 2��� were measured by CoCoRaHS observers near Toledo and Ottawa Hills, with CoCoRaHS observers also measuring 2.5��� near Waterville and up to 4.5��� in Richfield Township.

A power pole was blown down onto a vehicle near the intersection of OH-64 and US-20A, about six-miles northwest of Whitehouse. No report of damage to vehicle. Approaching squall line was outflow-dominant.

Power pole snapped at intersection of Pawnee Road and McGregor Lane in Ottawa Hills.

The ASOS at Toledo Express Airport measured a 54 knot (62 mph) wind gust at 10:27 am. Many trees and power lines were downed across the county due to winds. Local broadcast media reported a tree was downed onto a vehicle in the Sylvania area. Power outages across the county reached up to 29,500 customers.

Numerous trees, power poles, and power lines downed in Washington Township (i.e. Shoreland).

Trees damaged and power poles broken about 3.5-miles NNE of Ottawa Hills.

Downed trees and power lines were reported one mile northwest of Ottawa Hills at 12:18 AM EDT. As the thunderstorm continued moving generally eastward, a tree was downed at the intersection of Bentley and Manchester Boulevards in Toledo. This straight-line wind damage path concluded with a downed tree along Latonia Boulevard in Toledo around 12:20 AM EDT.

Downed trees and power lines were reported one mile northwest of Ottawa Hills at 12:18 AM EDT. As the thunderstorm continued moving generally eastward, a tree was downed at the intersection of Bentley and Manchester Boulevards in Toledo. This straight-line wind damage path concluded with a downed tree along Latonia Boulevard in Toledo around 12:20 AM EDT.

There were numerous trees uprooted throughout Sylvania Township. There were reports of damage to homes from falling trees. Power lines were also reported blown down.

Toledo Express Airport reported a 64 mph wind gust at 9:58 am local time. Trees and power lines were downed and scattered power outages were also reported across the area.

An area of low pressure entered the lower Ohio Valley on the night of February 11th and moved northeast into the southern Great Lakes on the 12th. A warm front stretching east from this low lifted north into the region late on the 11th. Rain developed along this front, but temperatures ahead of the front in Northwest Ohio remained below freezing, as the front stalled along the Lake Erie shoreline. This allowed for a 9 to 12 hour period of freezing rain in the Toledo Metro Area on the morning of the 12th. Up to a four tenths of an inch of ice accumulation was reported in Lucas County. Ice accumulated on trees and numerous trees were downed across the area due to the weight of the ice and some modestly strong winds gusting to 30 mph. Some trees fell onto adjacent vehicles and buildings causing damage. Ice accumulation on trees and power lines also caused significant power outage issues over the area with more than 18,000 residents without power on the morning of the 12th. Several accidents were reported in the Toledo area and Interstate 280 was closed in both directions due to falling ice on the Veterans��� Glass City Skyway bridge. Most school districts in Lucas County were closed on the 12th due to anticipated icy road conditions. Selected spotter reports of ice accumulation include: 0.4��� in Holland, 0.33��� in Ottawa Hills, and 0.25��� in Downtown Toledo.

High winds downed trees, limbs and power lines causing some power outages. State Route 24 was blocked by a fallen tree near Waterville.

The public reported numerous large tree branches brought down by thunderstorm winds causing power outages near the University of Toledo.

Winds estimated to be 60 mph downed a few trees and power lines in Lucas County. Scattered power outages were reported. A peak measured gust of 53 mph was measured by an automated sensor at Toledo Express Airport at 1154 am.

A trained spotter reported large limbs and some power lines brought down due to thunderstorm winds.

High winds of at least 60 mph downed trees and limbs throughout Lucas County. Some of the worst damage was in West Toledo and Maumee. In Maumee, some apartment buildings lost large sections of siding. Fences in the area were also knocked down. Other homes and buildings elsewhere in the county also lost sections of roofing or siding. A pickup truck was crushed by a fallen tree in Toledo. Scattered power outages were reported.

The public reported tree damage from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated around 60 mph. A spotter also relayed a report of 10,000 Toledo Edison customers were without power.

The ASOS at Toledo Executive Airport reported a peak wind gust of 51 knots at 753 am EDT. Numerous power outages were also reported around Toledo.

Snow began before daybreak and continued into late afternoon. The snow increased in intensity during the late morning hours with visibilities less than one half mile. North to northeast winds increased as the low passed to the south of the area. Winds gusted to more than 45 mph during the early afternoon hours. Winds continued to gust to more than 30 mph through the evening hours. The strong winds combined with the snow to create significant blowing and drifting and very treacherous driving conditions. A peak snow total of 8.0 inches was reported at Point Place with 7.0 inches at Toledo Express Airport. Schools across most of northern Ohio were closed on the 12th and the evening commute was very difficult. Dozens of accidents and a some power outages were reported.

A trained weather spotter reported trees and power lines down in Swanton.

Winds in Lucas County gusted to 60 mph for a few hours. A peak measured gust of 59 mph was measured at the Toledo Lighthouse. Hundreds of trees were downed in the county with most of the damage near the Lake Erie shoreline. Scattered power outages were reported. There were reports of trees on houses and vehicles. Some homes also lost sections of roofing and siding. A lot of streets had to be closed because of downed trees and power lines.

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 strong winds. Many homes and buildings also sustained damage, mainly from lost roofing and siding. A few homes were heavily damaged by fallen trees. Over 36,000 electric customers lost power during this storm. A 35 year man was killed in Springfield Township along Dorcas Road. The man was trying to move his car in the driveway when a large tree fell on the vehicle. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines.

High winds downed several trees across Lucas County. Scattered power outages were reported with at least 4,600 homes and businesses affected.

A strong cold front moved across Lucas County during the late morning hours of December 9th. Southwest winds behind the front rapidly increased. By midday, wind gusts were in excess of 45 mph. Gusts increased further during the early afternoon hours. A peak gust of 58 mph was measured at Toledo Express Airport at 2:16 pm. Winds continued to gust to 55 mph through sunset with gusts as high as 50 mph reported as late as 10 pm. The high winds downed trees, utility poles and power lines in Lucas County. Scattered power outages were reported. Many homes and buildings in the county sustained minor damage. Most of this was from lost siding or roofing.

A strong cold front moved across Lucas County during the evening of February 11th. West to southwest winds gusted to more than 60 mph behind the front. Winds finally diminished a few hours before daybreak on the 12th. Hundreds of trees and a few utility poles were downed in the county causing scattered power outages. Many buildings in the county sustained damage. Most of this was from lost shingles, but a few buildings lost gutters or sections of siding.

Initially snow started across the area during the overnight hours of the 19th. Snow measurements ranged between one and two inches, but quickly transitioned over to sleet and then freezing rain prior to daybreak. Freezing rain continued for several hours through the morning, and measured about a half an inch by the time it ended across the area. There was minimal impact to major roads across the area as well as power lines as temperatures ranged from only a few degrees below freezing to slightly above freezing in some locations by mid morning. A few accidents were reported during this event.

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 extensive with thousands of trees and many utility poles downed. Widespread power outages occurred as well with some customers without power for several days. Many homes and buildings were damaged across the county. The damage ranged from a few shingles torn off to significant structural damage caused by fallen trees landing on roofs. Numerous vehicles were damaged by fallen trees and limbs and also from flying debris. This storm hampered travel as downed trees and power lines forced the closure of many roads. Substantial clean up costs were incurred by local governments. Some of the schools in the county were forced to close on Monday the 15th because of the power outages.

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts tracked from South Toledo through the east side of Toledo and continued northeast to Oregon. Along this path, trained spotters reported numerous trees, large limbs, and at least a dozen power poles were down. Also, a billboard was blown down and caused damage to a car in South Toledo.

Severe thunderstorm wind gusts tracked from South Toledo through the east side of Toledo and continued northeast to Oregon. Along this path, trained spotters reported numerous trees, large limbs, and at least a dozen power poles were down. Also, a billboard was blown down and caused damage to a car in South Toledo.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down across the area as severe thunderstorms moved through. An NWS storm survey concluded that straight line winds caused considerable damage along the path outlined in this event with winds ranging between 60 and 75 mph. At least one home and one outbuilding were heavily damaged by fallen trees. Another home suffered severe damage to its foundation from an uprooted tree.

Numerous trees and power lines were reported down across the area as severe thunderstorms moved through. An NWS storm survey concluded that straight line winds caused considerable damage along the path outlined in this event with winds ranging between 60 and 75 mph. At least one home and one outbuilding were heavily damaged by fallen trees. Another home suffered severe damage to its foundation from an uprooted tree.

Many trees and power lines were reported down across the county.

Snow began in Lucas County during the afternoon hours of December 15th and changed to freezing rain late in the evening. The freezing rain changed back to snow during the early morning hours of the 16th. The snow intensified during the late morning hours with visibilities of less than a half mile reported. Winds gusted to nearly 40 mph on the 16th which caused considerable blowing and drifting. The snow finally tapered off to flurries during the afternoon of the 16th. Around a quarter inch of ice accumulation and around 6 inches of snow was reported over most of the county. Officially, 6.3 inches of snow and .24 inches of freezing rain was measured at Toledo Express Airport. Many accidents and a few power outages were reported.

Freezing rain began to fall in Lucas County around 9 am on December 9th. Periods of freezing were then reported through the early evening hours. Up to a half inch of ice accumulation was reported at some locations. Officially, 0.46 inches of freezing rain was recorded at Toledo Express Airport. Surface temperatures during this event hovered in the upper 20s to around 30 degrees. Scattered power outages were reported. Many accidents also occurred.

As severe thunderstorms moved through the area, trees, large limbs and power lines were reported down from West Toledo to Point Place. Trained spotters estimated wind gusts to be between 55 and 60 mph.

As severe thunderstorms moved through the area, trees, large limbs and power lines were reported down from West Toledo to Point Place. Trained spotters estimated wind gusts to be between 55 and 60 mph.

Snow began during the early morning hours of the 13th, and continued through the day. The snow continued overnight and ended during the morning of the 14th. Throughout the day on the 13th, wind gusts of 30 to 35 mph were common, and the peak wind gust for the day was 38 mph. Winds continued to be gusty into the 14th with wind gusts around the 30 mph range. As the low pressure moved away and the snow ended, winds subsided through the late afternoon and evening hours of the 14th. Snowfall amounts ranged between 3 and 6 inches by the evening of the 13th across the area. However, snowfall was most intense during the late evening and overnight hours into the 14th. By the morning of the 14th, Toledo picked up 7.5 inches just since the night before, after already receiving 6.5 inches during the day on the 13th. Some other snowfall totals from Lucas County include 9.5 inches in Maumee, 8.3 inches at Toledo Express Airport, and 8.6 inches in Sylvania Township. |Several power outages were reported in Toledo for approximately three hours during the event, and flights from Toledo Express Airport were cancelled on the 13th and 14th.

During the early afternoon hours of the 28th, winds across the area began to increase cauing power lines, utility poles, and large tree limbs to come down. Thousands of electrical customers in the area were without power by later in the afternoon. Reports indicate that Hollard was especially hard hit from wind damage and power outages.

A few trees and power lines were reported down.

A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Lucas County and downed dozens of trees. Scattered power outages were also reported. A few homes and vehicles were damaged by fallen trees and flying debris.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and large limbs across the county. Several roads were blocked by trees and scattered power outages were reported.

Thunderstorm winds downed several power poles.

A deep area of low pressure moved across Lake Erie during the evening hours. Freezing rain fell for several hours along a warm front stretching east from the low. Ice accumulations in excess of one quarter inch fell over Lucas County. Scattered power outages and numerous accidents occurred.

By the middle of April Lake Erie was observing water levels 2 feet above normal, and rising. Lake Erie is in the midst of its seasonal rise and its mean monthly level surged 7 inches upward from March to April. The lake���s April monthly mean level was 2 inches above its level of a year ago, and 6 inches below its record high. ||The National Weather Service had issued lakeshore flood warnings for Lake Erie���s west end on April 11th because of the strong winds associated with a powerful storm tracking west of the Toledo area. Northeast winds around 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 35 mph pushed lake water on shore. Lake Erie water levels were well above normal having risen eight inches higher than March, with water levels 28.3 inches above average. This resulted in widespread minor to moderate coastal impacts to the region including several flooded marinas, businesses in Port Clinton, road closures, and erosion impacts to the beachfront.

An area of low pressure entered the lower Ohio Valley on the night of February 11th and moved northeast into the southern Great Lakes on the 12th. A warm front stretching east from this low lifted north into the region late on the 11th. Rain developed along this front, but temperatures ahead of the front in Northwest Ohio remained below freezing, as the front stalled along the Lake Erie shoreline. This allowed for a 9 to 12 hour period of freezing rain in the Toledo Metro Area on the morning of the 12th. Up to a four tenths of an inch of ice accumulation was reported in Lucas County. Ice accumulated on trees and numerous trees were downed across the area due to the weight of the ice and some modestly strong winds gusting to 30 mph. Some trees fell onto adjacent vehicles and buildings causing damage. Ice accumulation on trees and power lines also caused significant power outage issues over the area with more than 18,000 residents without power on the morning of the 12th. Several accidents were reported in the Toledo area and Interstate 280 was closed in both directions due to falling ice on the Veterans��� Glass City Skyway bridge. Most school districts in Lucas County were closed on the 12th due to anticipated icy road conditions. Selected spotter reports of ice accumulation include: 0.4��� in Holland, 0.33��� in Ottawa Hills, and 0.25��� in Downtown Toledo.

A cold front marched across northern Ohio during the afternoon of May 4th. A line of thunderstorms developed in advance of the front and caused some damage. Most of the damage was from downed trees and power lines but there were a few reports of lost siding and roofing material. A severe thunderstorm watch box was in effect for most of northern Ohio.

Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front moving east across Ohio on the afternoon of June 5. Storms were scattered in northwest Ohio but consolidated into bowing line segments as they reached northeast Ohio. Significant damage occurred with the first severe storm of the day that brought a microburst to Sandusky Ohio. The microburst damaged trees and buildings in Sandusky and downed approximately 30 large power poles on the Causeway leading to Cedar Point, trapping some people in cars. Scattered pockets of wind damage continued to the east across northern Ohio into the evening.

A few severe thunderstorm developed in the warm sector ahead of a low pressure system approaching from the west. Thunderstorm winds brought down limbs and power lines north of Fostoria. Ping pong ball size hail was reported in Perrysburg in Wood County. Numerous funnel cloud reports were also received in Hancock, Wook, Lucas, and Seneca Counties but no tornadoes were reported.

A warm front lifted north across the area during the afternoon leaving a warm and unstable airmass in place. An area of thunderstorms moved across northern Ohio during the afternoon and evening producing a few areas of severe weather. The worst of the damage was an EF1 tornado in Brunswick in Medina County. The tornado was on the ground for 1.7 miles, touching down near Diana Drive and Maria Drive, then tracking northeast and lifting near Clover Road and Carpenter Road. Approximately 45 buildings were damaged, with two homes sustaining major damage. Maximum wind speeds were estimated around 110 mph with a maximum path length of 120 yards. Strong winds were reported just east/southeast of Toledo with two semi-trucks blown over in northern Wood County and approximately 10,000 power outages in Lucas County. Additional tree damage was reported with thunderstorms near Painesville in Lake County.

Very strong winds were reported across northwest Ohio on the morning of April 14th as low pressure near Chicago continued to deepen to 992 mb as it tracked northeast into Quebec. A strong 65 knot low level jet was in place a few thousand feet off the ground across northwest Ohio during the morning hours and showers developing out ahead of the cold front brought some damaging winds down to the surface. Many areas from Findlay to Toledo reported power outages with small limbs down and portions of a canopy at a gas station in Findlay were blown down. Some peak wind gusts reported across the area included 59 mph in at the Findlay and Lorain County Airports and 58 mph at Toledo Executive Airport.

Low pressure approached the area from the west during the overnight hours of August 30-31. A west to east band of thunderstorms developed along the associated frontal boundary with severe winds and hail occurring as this band of thunderstorms pushed south off of Lake Erie. Wind gusts to 73 mph were measured in Tiffin with numerous reports of trees down and power outages across Ottawa and Sandusky counties. A barn was also damaged northwest of Tiffin. Hail was reported up to penny size.

An area of strong low pressure moved northeast across Michigan and into Ontario on December 7th. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph occurred to the east of the low as it moved through the region. These gusts downed a few trees throughout northwestern Ohio. Scattered power outages were also reported.

An area of low pressure moved across Northwest Ohio early on January 27th and moved over the west end of Lake Erie during the middle part of the morning. Freezing rain associated with the low began during the evening of the 26th and continued into the 27th. Some snow mixed with the freezing rain beginning during the early morning hours. The precipitation tapered off around midday. Ice accumulations of at least one quarter inch along with one or two inches of snow were reported across much of Lucas, Wood and Ottawa counties. Many accidents resulted from this event. There were also a few reports of downed power lines.

Low pressure passed to the northwest of Ohio. Freezing rain developed to the north of a warm front extending east from this low. Freezing rain was first reported late on the 30th and continued through the late morning hours on the 31st. Up to one-half inch of ice accumulation occurred in Lucas County with in excess of one-quarter inch of ice in Wood, Ottawa and Sandusky Counties. Scattered power outages resulted from downed power lines and trees. In Lucas County alone, over 400 trees and limbs were downed. Two dozen homes and 19 vehicles were damaged by these fallen trees. Scattered power outages and many downed trees were reported in the adjacent counties. A total of 106,000 customers lost power at some point during this storm.