August 6, 2024 Severe Winds and Tornadoes

Summary:

A tornado began near Wedgewood Drive in 
Avon Lake with multiple trees snapped and
a trampoline lofted from backyard and 
placed in street. The tornado continued 
to move east, snapping multiple trees and
removing shingles from a roof on Teasel 
Court. Sporadic tree damage occurred as 
the tornado continued east into Bay 
Village. Widespread tree damage occurred 
in Huntington Reservation and numerous 
trees were twisted, snapped, and uprooted
nearby on Wolf Road and West Oakland Road. 
Multiple structures were damaged due to
down trees in this area, including a roof
crushed by a tree on West Oakland Road, 
a roof damaged by a tree, and multiple
sheds damaged or crushed. 

The tornado produced sporadic tree damage
or briefly lifted before snapping tops
of trees and large limbs on East Oakland
Road in Bay Village. A front porch was
damaged by a downed tree in this area.
Sporadic damage occurred east-southeast
to Laurel Avenue in Rocky River, where
a healthy oak tree fell across two homes.
Both homes had roof damage with brick 
exterior displaced on north-facing side
of home and scoring on brick on the 
east-facing side of the home. The 
tornado dissipated after snapping several 
healthy oak trees on Wooster Road near
Laurel Avenue; one tree fell on and 
destroyed a deck.

Summary:

The National Weather Service confirms a 
tornado touched down in Brookpark near
Holland Rd. with scattered limbs down. 
Metal roofing was torn off a portion of
the roof at the Brookpark Recreation 
Center. Extensive damage to trees was 
noted along the majority of the path 
with downed limbs, some twisted, and 
other trees snapped off at the trunk.
Numerous trees landed on homes, cars,
and took down power lines. A garage 
with metal siding collapsed  near 
Carol Drive and Middlebrook Boulevard
where damage was also sustained to a 
neighbors garage with most of a covered 
patio destroyed. Numerous power poles 
were leaning or downed along West 130th
St. 

Damage continued to the east through Parma 
Heights and Parma where numerous power 
poles were leaning and partially down 
in yards and homes along West Ridgewood
Drive across from the Shoppes at Parma.
The path of tree damage continued 
through Seven Hills, especially along
Chestnut Rd with intermittent damage 
noted through Independence and east 
of the Cuyahoga River. Extensive tree 
damage was noted in Valley View along 
Stone Road where several large trees 
were uprooted with some falling on 
homes. Strips of siding were torn off 
many homes in this area and lofted. 
Occasional trees were noted to have fallen
to the north and northwest along the path.
The path continued into Bedford where 
another neighborhood saw significant 
damage south of Turney Rd. Trees were 
down on several homes and at least a 
portion of a roof was ripped off with
damage to a chimney. A new shed that 
was strongly secured was destroyed and
splattering of debris was noted on homes.
Several homes had areas with siding removed
and thrown. The damage path continued east
through Bedford Reservation with damage 
noted on Union Street and into the Bedford 
Cemetery. Damage became intermittent to 
the east as the tornado dissipated.

Summary:

A tornado began on Worrell Road, moving
east-southeast across Tibbetts Rd. 
It turned southeast and produced extensive
tree damage with numerous trees uprooted 
and snapped across Chillicothe Rd and      
Mulberry Rd. A couple houses were affected
by these downed trees. The tornado 
continued southeast before dissipating 
shortly after crossing Wilson Mills Rd.

Summary:

The tornado began at a commercial warehouse
along Columbia Road in Richfield, where 
the east end of the roof was removed. 
Eleven empty semi truck trailers were 
blown-over in the same general location.
As the tornado continued moving 
southeastward, intermittent tree and 
power pole damage was noted along Columbia
Road. Trees were downed or snapped in 
different directions. This tornado ended 
on the north side of the I-80 Cuyahoga
Valley Bridge, just west of Riverview
Road in Boston, where additional snapped
trees were found.

Summary:

The National Weather Service has determined
that a macroburst has occurred in Northeast
Cuyahoga, Western Lake and Northwest Geauga
Counties. This was done through a 
combination of NWS ground surveys and 
reports from the public. The macroburst
primarily caused extensive damage to trees,
wires, and power lines with limited damage
to a few houses due to downed trees. Based
on this observed damage, winds were 
estimated to be 70-90 mph across the
area with very small pockets of up to 
100 mph.