Event narrative (NOAA)
High winds associated with the remnants of Hurricane Ike began during the early evening hours of September 14th and continued through late evening. A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured by an automated sensor at Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport at 7:06 PM EDT. Damage in the county was extensive with thousands of trees and many utility poles downed. A 14 year old boy was hospitalized with leg injuries after a tree limb hit him in Fairview Park. A man in Rocky River sustained head injuries from a fallen tree limb. Widespread power outages occurred as well with some customers without power for several days. As many as 500,000 people in Cuyahoga County lost power during this storm. Homes and buildings were damaged throughout the county. The damage ranged from a few shingles torn off
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.