How high did gusts reach near you?

Tish Molina's face is obscured by her hair as it blows in the wind Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 as she walks along Main Street in Springfield. Wind gusts were measured up to 60 mph in the region Thursday. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Credit: Bill Lackey

Credit: Bill Lackey

Tish Molina's face is obscured by her hair as it blows in the wind Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 as she walks along Main Street in Springfield. Wind gusts were measured up to 60 mph in the region Thursday. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Strong winds knocked down trees into power lines Thursday, causing thousands of people to lose power across the region.

Gusts up to 60 mph were expected through 6 p.m., and to remain strong through until gradually subsiding in the early part of the overnight hours, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Only the Dayton International Airport recorded a 60 mph wind gust, reported at 2:13 p.m. to the NWS.

Other strong wind gusts reported to the NWS include:

56 mph, 3:29 p.m., Greene County-Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport in Xenia

54 mph, 3:06 p.m., Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

53 mph, 5:50 p.m., Darke County Airport, Versailles

53 mph, 12:55 p.m., Miami University Airport in Oxford

52 mph, 2:35 p.m., Middletown Regional Airport/Hook Field

52 mph, 11:24 a.m., Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport in Miamisburg

49 mph, 3:43 p.m., Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport

49 mph, 3:38 p.m., Warren County Airport/John Lane Field in Lebanon

48 mph, 2:49 p.m., Liberty Township, Butler County

48 mph, 6:25 p.m., Union City

47 mph, 11:50 a.m. in Huber Heights

46 mph, 11:14 a.m., Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

44 mph, 2:45 p.m., Fairfield

44 mph, 4:35 p.m., Hamilton Airport

43 mph, 3:48 p.m., RIdgeville

42 mph, 5:05 p.m., West Chester

42 mph, 1:45 p.m., Pleasant Hill

41 mph, 2:30 p.m., Blue Bell

40 mph, 2:00 p.m., Germantown

40 mph, 7:20 p.m., Moraine

40 mph, 7:05 p.m., Springboro

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