Winter Weather, Cuyahoga
- When
- January 13, 12:00 AM EST to January 16, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cuyahoga County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 61 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Ohio, January 13 to 16, 1998
A combination of occasional rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow, particularly on Tuesday the 13th, caused icy roads, bridges, sidewalks and other exposed surfaces. Many schools were closed.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 166
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS CLE wrote it up.
A combination of occasional rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow, particularly on Tuesday the 13th, caused icy roads, bridges, sidewalks and other exposed surfaces. Many schools were closed. Hospital emergency rooms treated numerous ice related injuries (mostly from slips and falls). Even salt trucks had trouble negotiating the icy roads - at least two of them tipped over. This event did not meet winter storm criteria.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Erie
- When
- January 13, 12:00 AM EST to January 16, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Erie County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 8 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Geauga
- When
- January 13, 12:00 AM EST to January 16, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Geauga County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 17 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Henry
- When
- January 13, 12:00 AM EST to January 16, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Henry County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.334, -84.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Huron
- When
- January 13, 12:00 AM EST to January 16, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Huron County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Knox
- When
- January 13, 12:00 AM EST to January 16, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Knox County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lake
- When
- January 13, 12:00 AM EST to January 16, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lake County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 45 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lucas
- When
- January 13, 12:00 AM EST to January 16, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lucas County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 12 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.684, -83.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Morrow
- When
- January 13, 12:00 AM EST to January 16, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Morrow County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Ottawa
- When
- January 13, 12:00 AM EST to January 16, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ottawa County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.497, -82.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Sandusky
- When
- January 13, 12:00 AM EST to January 16, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sandusky County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.357, -83.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Seneca
- When
- January 13, 12:00 AM EST to January 16, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Seneca County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.124, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Wood
- When
- January 13, 12:00 AM EST to January 16, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wood County, Countywide
- Injuries
- 8 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -83.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 13 to 16, 1998
- Strong Wind in Maine, January 13 to 14, 1998
- Flood in Louisiana, January 13, 1998
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, January 13 to 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 13 to 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 13 to 14, 1998
- Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 13 to 14, 1998
- Dense Fog in California, January 13, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 13 to 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 13 to 14, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, January 13 to 14, 1998
- Hail in Louisiana, January 13, 1998
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, January 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5634161, 5634162, 5634163, 5634164, 5634165, 5634166, 5634167, 5634168, 5634169, 5634170, 5634171, 5634172, 5634173.