An area of strong low pressure moved northeast across the western Great lakes on January 10th.  At daybreak on the 10th the low was over Iowa.  The low strengthened quickly as it moved over Wisconsin and eventually crossed the eastern end of Lake Superior during the evening hours.   A cold front from this low swept east across northern Ohio during the evening hours of the 10th.  Southerly winds ahead of the front increased and became damaging during the late afternoon and early evening hours.  Peak gusts at most locations occurred late in the evening with winds slowly diminishing after midnight on the 11th.  Showers and a few thunderstorms also developed ahead of the front prompting the issuance of at least one severe thunderstorm warning.  Peak wind gusts in many areas topped 60 mph.  Downed trees and limbs along with scattered power outages were reported across all of northern Ohio.  A peak wind gust of 68 mph was measured at the Findlay Airport in Hancock County.  Other locations with measured wind gusts of 60 mph or greater included: 66 mph at Bowling Green (Wood County); 62 mph at Fairport Harbor (Lake County); 61 mph at Mansfield Lahm Airport (Richland County); 61 mph at South Bass Island (Ottawa County); 60 mph at the Marion Airport (Marion Airport) and 60 mph at the Wayne County Airport.  In Ashland County, snow plows were called out to scrape tree debris off of roadways.  At the peak of the storm, more 25,000 homes were without power.  The outages were most concentrated near Lake Erie.  It took around 24 hours for power to be fully restored.

High Wind in GEAUGA, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 19:06:00 to 10-JAN-17 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

High winds downed trees and limbs throughout Geuaga County.  Scattered power outages were reported.  A moving vehicle was struck by a falling tree limb in Claridon Township.  The car was heavily damaged but the driver was uninjured.

High Wind in CUYAHOGA, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 23:21:00 to 10-JAN-17 23:21:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

An automated sensor at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport measured a 58 mph wind gust.

High Wind in WAYNE, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 22:30:00 to 10-JAN-17 22:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

An automated sensor at the Wayne County Airport measured a 60 mph wind gust.

High Wind in ASHTABULA LAKESHORE, OHIO
From 11-JAN-17 00:20:00 to 11-JAN-17 00:20:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

An automated sensor at Conneaut measured a 62 mph wind gust.

High Wind in ASHTABULA LAKESHORE, OHIO
From 11-JAN-17 00:35:00 to 11-JAN-17 00:35:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

An automated sensor at Geneva-on-the-Lake measured a 59 mph wind gust.

High Wind in MEDINA, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 23:31:00 to 10-JAN-17 23:31:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

An automated sensor in Brunswick measured a 60 mph wind gust.

High Wind in SENECA, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 20:58:00 to 10-JAN-17 21:47:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 60.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

An automated sensor in Fostoria measured a peak gust of 60 mph.  Winds gusted to 58 mph for almost an hour.

High Wind in LAKE, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 23:30:00 to 11-JAN-17 00:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

High winds downed trees, utility poles and power lines in Mentor.  Scattered power outages were reported.

High Wind in OTTAWA, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 19:13:00 to 10-JAN-17 19:13:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 61.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

An automated sensor measured a 61 mph wind gust on South Bass Island.

High Wind in SANDUSKY, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 19:24:00 to 10-JAN-17 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

High winds downed trees and power lines in the Woodville area.  Some power outages were reported.

High Wind in CUYAHOGA, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 23:30:00 to 10-JAN-17 23:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 64.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

An automated sensor located near the intersection of Interstates 71 and 80 measured a 64 mph wind gust.

High Wind in LORAIN, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 21:55:00 to 10-JAN-17 23:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 125.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Highs downed trees, large limbs and power lines throughout Lorain County.  Scattered power outages were reported.

High Wind in WOOD, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 22:15:00 to 10-JAN-17 22:15:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

An automated sensor at Toledo Executive Airport measured a 58 mph wind gust.

High Wind in WOOD, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 20:48:00 to 10-JAN-17 20:48:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 57.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

An automated sensor measured a 66 mph wind gust near Tontogany.

High Wind in LAKE, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 17:52:00 to 10-JAN-17 17:52:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 150.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

High winds downed many trees and large limbs across Lake County resulting in scattered power outages.   Several trees were downed near where Interstate 90 crosses State Route 44 in the western part of the county.

High Wind in ASHLAND, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 22:02:00 to 10-JAN-17 23:03:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

High winds downed many trees and large limbs in Ashland County.  Snow plows were called out to clear tree debris from the roads.  Some power outages were reported. A 57 mph wind gust was measured in Hayesville.

High Wind in LUCAS, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 19:03:00 to 10-JAN-17 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

High winds downed trees, limbs and power lines causing some power outages.  State Route 24 was blocked by a fallen tree near Waterville.

High Wind in LORAIN, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 23:10:00 to 10-JAN-17 23:10:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

An automated sensor at the Lorain County Airport measured a 59 mph wind gust.

High Wind in RICHLAND, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 22:12:00 to 10-JAN-17 22:12:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

An automated sensor at Mansfield Lahm Airport measured a 61 mph wind gust.

High Wind in LAKE, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 17:06:00 to 10-JAN-17 17:06:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

An automated sensor at Fairport Harbor measured a 62 mph wind gust.

High Wind in HANCOCK, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 20:44:00 to 10-JAN-17 20:44:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 59.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

An automated sensor at the Findlay Airport measured a 68 mph wind gust.

High Wind in LAKE, OHIO
From 11-JAN-17 00:24:00 to 11-JAN-17 00:24:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

An automated sensor at Fairport Harbor measured a 59 mph wind gust.

High Wind in CUYAHOGA, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 23:33:00 to 10-JAN-17 23:33:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

An automated sensor at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport measured a 59 mph wind gust.

High Wind in MARION, OHIO
From 10-JAN-17 21:40:00 to 10-JAN-17 21:40:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 60.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

An automated sensor at the Marion Airport measured a 60 mph wind gust.