STORM DAMAGE RESOURCES

Recent storms have wreaked havoc in our neighborhood!

If you experienced heavy winds - Check your roof, shingles, gutters and siding

Insurance Claims are time sensitive

Here's what happened 8/11/2026....

Franklin County

• John Glenn Columbus International Airport: Recorded an 82 mph wind gust.
• Upper Arlington: Measured a 65 mph wind gust. Downed trees hit vehicles near Ackerman Rd / Fred Taylor Dr, with extensive tree damage reported along Northwest Blvd, Zollinger Rd, Kentwell Rd, and the Reed Rd / McCoy Rd area.
• Dublin: High winds caused structural roof damage to commercial buildings along Frantz Rd and Blazer Pkwy, damaged the Medcomm building, and uprooted large trees near Rings Rd and Settlers Pl.
• Hilliard: Sustained tree and property damage, including snapped basketball poles on Ridgewood Dr and large trees down along Leap Rd and in Hilliard center.
South Columbus (Parsons Ave / E. Hinman Ave / Barack Community Center): The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado track on Tuesday morning, embedded within the straight-line winds. It tore off the metal roof of the Barack Community Center and caused structural roof damage to surrounding homes and businesses with winds estimated up to 85–95 mph.
• Gahanna / Whitehall: High winds knocked out power lines and downed large tree branches across major thoroughfares, contributing to the thousands of local outages.
• Grove City / Canal Winchester: Straight-line wind gusts estimated near 60–65 mph brought down scattered limbs and damaged unanchored outdoor structures as the squall line moved south and east across the county.
• Clintonville: High winds blew glass doors directly off local businesses along North High Street (including Lucky's Market) and caused widespread tree damage along Olentangy Street.
• Northwest Columbus / Olentangy Corridor:Ackerman Road: Closed after severe winds knocked traffic lights askew and downed major trees.
• Union Cemetery (Olentangy River Rd): Massive, historic trees were uprooted or split in half across the 220-year-old cemetery, forcing a multi-week closure.
• Interstate 71 (near Weber Rd): Winds were strong enough to flip a vehicle on the highway during the storm peak.
• Olde Towne East: Sustained heavy tree limb breakage and power line drops that contributed to localized grid failures.
• Avery Road Corridor (Hilliard/Dublin border): A freight train was halted and an Avery Rd railroad crossing blocked due to fallen trees directly across the tracks.

Licking County

• High winds gusted between 60–70+ mph as the line moved east, knocking out power to over 10,000 residents with concentrated structural and tree damage reported in:
• Newark: Severe wind damage throughout the city, including downed trees slicing into home roofs north of downtown and widespread utility line damage along Church St.
• Granville, Heath, Hebron, and Buckeye Lake: Experienced heavy straight-line wind damage, resulting in large trees down across roads and power lines.
• Hartford Township (Hartford Fairgrounds): Received heavy wind and intense rainfall that forced fairground event evacuations indoors.

Pataskala: High wind gusts tore through tree canopies, snapping power poles along local routes and disrupting utility corridors.

Hanover & Perry Township: Experienced straight-line wind damage along with intense localized rainfall that washed out rural roads following tree and wire knockdowns.

Reynoldsburg / Pickerington border (Franklin/Licking line): Multiple reports of downed trees blocking neighborhood streets and widespread utility failures from wind gusts reaching 60–70 mph.

Johnstown: High wind gusts and localized squalls knocked down utility poles and large branches along western county access routes.

Alexandria: Straight-line wind damage knocked out local power connections and dropped branches across rural road grids.

Utica / Washington Township: Severe gusts caused scattered structure/barn roof trim damage and downed mature trees, leading to rural road blockages.