A very strong area of low pressure moved across Northwest Ohio and Lake Erie on the evening of the 11th.  Damaging winds occurred along and behind a cold front stretching south from the low.  The damaging winds began just before midnight and continued through the early morning hours then gradually diminished.   Widespread power outages occurred with several thousand trees downed.   Over 20 percent of the homes in Northeast Ohio suffered power outages.   Wind gusts in excess of 55 mph were measured at all of the major reporting sites.  A gust to 80 mph was recorded on the east side of Cleveland with a 74 mph measured in Portage County at the Kent State Airport.   A 72 mph gust was measured at Canton with a 67 mph gust in downtown Akron.  Buildings lost roofs in Cleveland (Cuyahoga County), Polk (Ashland County), Bainbridge (Geauga County), Shelby (Richland County) and rural Erie County.  Buildings under construction in Summit County (near Richfield) and Ottawa County (Oak Harbor) were destroyed.  Radio towers were toppled near Painesville in Lake County and also in Stark County.  Also in Stark County,  a small plane was blown over a chain link fence and destroyed.  A new mobile home was blown over and destroyed in Wayne County.   Many barns were either blown down or lost roofs.  Several dozen homes were damaged by fallen trees as were approximately 100 cars.  In rural Hancock County, a row of 32 power poles was knocked down by the winds.

High Wind in ERIE, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in PORTAGE, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in GEAUGA, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 200K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in ASHLAND, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in CUYAHOGA, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 250K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in ASHTABULA, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in CRAWFORD, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 75K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in RICHLAND, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in MORROW, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in OTTAWA, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 200K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in HURON, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 250K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in KNOX, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in LAKE, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 250K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in WYANDOT, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in STARK, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 300K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in HOLMES, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in SANDUSKY, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in MEDINA, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in TRUMBULL, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in SUMMIT, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 150K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in WAYNE, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 200K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in SENECA, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in HANCOCK, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 200K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in LORAIN, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 200K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in MARION, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in MAHONING, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 200K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

High Wind in WOOD, OHIO
From 11-DEC-00 23:30:00 to 12-DEC-00 04:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER