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Thunderstorm Wind — Cuyahoga, Ohio

August 16, 1997 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$75K
Area
Cuyahoga

Event narrative (NOAA)

During a sailboat race on Lake Erie, two people who were not wearing life preservers, were swept overboard by high waves and drowned. A total of four boats capsized and twelve people were swept overboard.

Other notable thunderstorm wind events in Ohio

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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.

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