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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
545 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR MARCH 11 MICROBURST EVENT
..SURVEY FOR UPPER SANDUSKY IN WYANDOT COUNTY
RATING: TSTM/MICROBURST WINDS
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 1000 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 2
START DATE: 03/11/2026
START TIME: 11:08 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 1 WNW UPPER SANDUSKY / WYANDOT COUNTY / OH
START LAT/LON: 40.8325 / -83.3233
END DATE: 03/11/2026
END TIME: 11:10 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 N UPPER SANDUSKY / WYANDOT COUNTY / OH
END LAT/LON: 40.8706 / -83.2567
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A SWATH OF STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OCCURRED ACROSS THE NORTH
SIDE OF UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO ON MARCH 11, 2026. THE WINDS
RESULTED IN SIGNFICANT DAMAGE TO A COUPLE BARNS. DAMAGE WAS ALSO
SUSTAINED TO A METAL ROOF OF A MOTORCYCLE BUSINESS ALONG WITH
DAMAGE TO A GARAGE DOOR AND WINDOWS OF ANOTHER BUILDING. A SEMI-
TRUCK WAS FLIPPED OVER ON US HIGHWAY 23. WINDS ALSO BROUGHT DOWN
POWERLINES AND A LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED. TWO PEOPLE SUSTAINED
MINOR INJURIES.
THE DAMAGE NOTED WAS ALL DIRECTED TO THE NORTHEAST AND WAS
DETERMINED TO BE THE RESULT OF A MICROBURST WITH WINDS SPEEDS OF
APPROXIMATELY 85 MPH. A MICROBURST IS A COLUMN OF SINKING AIR
WITHIN A THUNDERSTORM LESS THAN 2.5 MILES WIDE. OUR THANKS ARE
EXTENDED TO LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS IN ASSISTING WITH THE STORM
SURVEY AND TO ALL THOSE THAT SUBMITTED REPORTS AND PICTURES.
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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