Strong Winds on Christmas Eve

Surface map from 00Z 12/25/14

Temperatures surged into the upper 50s on December 24, 2014 ahead of a strong cold front that would bring with it a line of heavy showers and strong winds. The map on the left shows the cold front's position from just east of Toledo to just west of Columbus at 4PM on 12/24. A thin line of (convective) showers developed and a few lightning strikes were observed. This activity swept east during the evening hours. Wind gusts within the showers and within the vicinity of the cold front gusted as high as 54 MPH (at Youngstown and Cleveland). Some minor damage occurred in the form of isolated trees and limbs down.

A significant temperature drop accompanied the cold front. Temperatures dropped nearly 20 degrees in just 4 hours.

Listed below are the peak wind gusts from area Automatic Surface Observing Systems.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1016 PM EST WED DEC 24 2014

THE FOLLOWING ARE WIND GUSTS RECORDED SO FAR THIS EVENING AND EARLY
TONIGHT FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION.

***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************

LOCATION             MAX WIND     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                        GUST            OF
                         MPH    MEASUREMENT

OHIO

...ASHTABULA COUNTY...
   ASHTABULA COUNTY AIR    50   811 PM 12/24  ASOS

...CUYAHOGA COUNTY...
   CLEVELAND HOPKINS AI    54   648 PM 12/24  ASOS
   CLEVELAND BURKE AIRP    51   701 PM 12/24  ASOS

...HANCOCK COUNTY...
   FINDLAY AIRPORT         43   648 PM 12/24  ASOS

...LORAIN COUNTY...
   LORAIN COUNTY AIRPOR    50   750 PM 12/24  ASOS

...LUCAS COUNTY...
   TOLEDO EXECUTIVE AIR    43   738 PM 12/24  ASOS
   TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPO    38   739 PM 12/24  ASOS

...MARION COUNTY...
   MARION MUNICIPAL AIR    46   513 PM 12/24  ASOS

...RICHLAND COUNTY...
   MANSFIELD LAHM AIRPO    43   721 PM 12/24  ASOS

...SUMMIT COUNTY...
   AKRON CANTON AIRPORT    48   710 PM 12/24  ASOS
   AKRON FULTON AIRPORT    47   843 PM 12/24  ASOS

...TRUMBULL COUNTY...
   YOUNGSTOWN WARREN AI    54   805 PM 12/24  ASOS

...WAYNE COUNTY...
   WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT    51   639 PM 12/24  ASOS

PENNSYLVANIA

...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
   PORT MEADVILLE AIRPO    38   850 PM 12/24  ASOS

...ERIE COUNTY...
   ERIE AIRPORT            43   810 PM 12/24  ASOS

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Above: National radar and surface analysis from 7pm on 12/24/14.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1049 PM EST WED DEC 24 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG NORWALK                 41.24N 82.61W
12/24/2014                   HURON              OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TWO TREES DOWN.

0612 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW LONDON              41.08N 82.41W
12/24/2014                   HURON              OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN.

0618 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WELLINGTON              41.16N 82.22W
12/24/2014                   LORAIN             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL BRANCHES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

0830 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG NORTH JACKSON           41.10N 80.86W
12/24/2014                   MAHONING           OH   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN.

0830 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE CAMPBELL          41.09N 80.56W
12/24/2014                   MAHONING           OH   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN.

0656 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WELLINGTON              41.16N 82.22W
12/24/2014                   LORAIN             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE TREE AND SEVERAL OTHER BRANCHES DOWN.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
544 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0640 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG WADSWORTH               41.02N 81.73W
12/24/2014                   MEDINA             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A TREE DOWN NEAR STATE AND HATCH.

0640 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CHIPPEWA-ON-THE-LAKE    41.07N 81.90W
12/24/2014                   MEDINA             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A TREE DOWN NEAR 57 AND EASTERN.

0655 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LAKEWOOD                41.48N 81.80W
12/24/2014                   CUYAHOGA           OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SOME TREES HAD TO BE CLEARED FROM THE ROAD IN THE CLIFTON
            AND LAKE AREA AND SOME WIRES WERE ALSO DOWN.

0800 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG BAY VILLAGE             41.49N 81.93W
12/24/2014                   CUYAHOGA           OH   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            A TREE CAME DOWN ON A TRAIL AT HUNTINGTON.

1030 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 S PAINESVILLE         41.67N 81.25W
12/24/2014                   LAKE               OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A TREE DOWN IN CONCORD.

1030 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG PAINESVILLE             41.73N 81.25W
12/24/2014                   LAKE               OH   PUBLIC

            A LARGE LIMB DOWN.


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