Winter Storm, Mercer
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.540, -84.629 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Ohio, January 13 to 14, 1999
A low pressure system brough abundant moisture northward from the Gulf of Mexico. At the same time, an arctic high pressure system forced low level cold air southward.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 24
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 ILN wrote it up.
A low pressure system brough abundant moisture northward from the Gulf of Mexico. At the same time, an arctic high pressure system forced low level cold air southward. The rain changed to freezing rain first across the northern Miami Valley where up to 1 inch of ice accumulation occurred. Then, the freezing rain changed to snow with 3 to 6 inches of accumulation occurring. Around Dayton and Columbus, the rain changed to freezing rain with up to 1/2 inch of ice accumulation occurring. Eventually, the freezing rain changed to sleet with up to 1/2 inch of accumulation occurring.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
24 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Auglaize
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Auglaize forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.561, -84.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Butler
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Champaign
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Champaign forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.138, -83.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clark
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clark forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clinton
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Darke
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Darke forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.133, -84.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Delaware
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Fairfield
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fairfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.752, -82.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Fayette
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.560, -83.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Franklin
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Greene
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.692, -83.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hardin
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.662, -83.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hocking
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hocking forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.497, -82.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Licking
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Licking forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.092, -82.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Logan
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.388, -83.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Madison
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Miami
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Miami forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.053, -84.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Montgomery
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pickaway
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pickaway forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Preble
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Preble forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.742, -84.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Shelby
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Union
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.299, -83.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Warren
- When
- January 13, 3:00 AM EST to January 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in Pennsylvania, January 13 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, January 13 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 13, 1999
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 13 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 13 to 15, 1999
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 13, 1999
- Hail in Louisiana, January 13, 1999
- Winter Weather in New York, January 13, 1999
- Cold in Maine, January 13 to 14, 1999
- Winter Weather in Maine, January 13, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, January 13 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 13 to 15, 1999
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, January 1999
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: 5678453, 5678454, 5678455, 5678456, 5678457, 5678458, 5678459, 5678460, 5678461, 5678462, 5678463, 5678464, 5678465, 5678466, 5678467, 5678468, 5678564, 5678565, 5678566, 5678567, 5678568, 5678569, 5678570, 5678571.