Heavy Snow, Cuyahoga
- When
- January 14, 12:00 AM EST to January 17, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Cuyahoga forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 14 to 17, 1999
During a 24 hour period, snow, while not reaching the threshold for heavy snow, continued to pile up. The cover of snow and ice that had accumulated since late December now averaged 14 to 18 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
During a 24 hour period, snow, while not reaching the threshold for heavy snow, continued to pile up. The cover of snow and ice that had accumulated since late December now averaged 14 to 18 inches. The weight of the snow and ice caused structures to collapse and damage to trees. Damage was mostly confined to outbuildings. Cold temperatures caused pipes to burst. On the 16th, a facade and awning collapsed at a local business in Fremont (Sandusky County), injuring two people. In Elyria (Lorain), the canopy of a gas station collapsed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Lorain
- When
- January 14, 12:00 AM EST to January 17, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Lorain forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sandusky
- When
- January 14, 12:00 AM EST to January 17, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Sandusky forecast zone
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 41.357, -83.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in Louisiana, January 14, 1999
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Ice Storm in West Virginia, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, January 14 to 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 14, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Winter Storm in Maine, January 14 to 15, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, January 14, 1999
- Ice Storm in District of Columbia, January 14 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5683410, 5683411, 5683412.