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. Peak wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph with the strongest winds occurring between 6 and 8 pm. Damage in the county was extensive with hundreds of trees and many utility poles downed. At 6:45 PM EDT the Milton Township Fire Department received a call of an overturned boat on Lake Milton in western Mahoning County. Two of the three men on the boat were rescued from the lake which had waves of around six feet. The body of the third man, a 34 year old, was recovered from the lake on Wednesday the 17th. Widespread power outages occurred across the county with some customers without power for several days. Homes and buildings were
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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.