{"id":4583,"date":"2025-06-20T04:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T08:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/?p=4583"},"modified":"2025-06-27T04:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:14:14","slug":"weather-ohio-winds-reach-81-mph-in-wednesday-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/06\/20\/weather-ohio-winds-reach-81-mph-in-wednesday-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather Ohio: Winds Reach 81 MPH in Wednesday Storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4584\" src=\"http:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/strong-winds-in-ohio_2006.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2119\" height=\"1415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/strong-winds-in-ohio_2006.jpg 2119w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/strong-winds-in-ohio_2006-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/strong-winds-in-ohio_2006-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/strong-winds-in-ohio_2006-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/strong-winds-in-ohio_2006-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/strong-winds-in-ohio_2006-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/strong-winds-in-ohio_2006-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/strong-winds-in-ohio_2006-860x574.jpg 860w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/strong-winds-in-ohio_2006-219x146.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2119px) 100vw, 2119px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>CLEVELAND, Ohio \u2014<\/strong> The <strong>line of powerful storms<\/strong> that swept across <strong>Northern Ohio<\/strong> on <strong>Wednesday evening<\/strong> brought <strong>hurricane-force winds<\/strong>, with <strong>gusts peaking at 81 mph (130 km\/h)<\/strong> in some locations.<\/p>\n<p>According to <strong>FOX 8 Meteorologist Jenn Harcher<\/strong>, the <strong>storm system<\/strong> triggered <strong>multiple tornado warnings<\/strong> and caused <strong>significant wind damage<\/strong> throughout the region. Although the <strong>severe weather threat has subsided<\/strong>, the <strong>National Weather Service<\/strong> will conduct <strong>damage surveys<\/strong> to confirm whether <strong>any tornadoes touched down<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Elyria<\/strong>, the winds were so <strong>intense<\/strong> that they <strong>toppled a semi truck<\/strong>, illustrating the <strong>dangerous strength<\/strong> of the gusts.<\/p>\n<p>Additional <strong>storm damage reports<\/strong> have come in from various parts of <strong>northeast Ohio<\/strong>, including <strong>Vermilion<\/strong>, where <strong>Daniel Smith<\/strong> captured striking images of the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the worst of the <strong>severe weather<\/strong> has passed, <strong>showers and thunderstorms<\/strong> are expected to <strong>return<\/strong> later this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLEVELAND, Ohio \u2014 The line of powerful storms that swept across Northern Ohio on Wednesday evening brought hurricane-force winds, with gusts peaking at 81 mph (130 km\/h) in some locations. 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