Heavy Snow, Athens
- When
- March 14, 3:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Athens forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 14, 1999
A 50 mile wide band of 4 to 10 inches of snow cut across southeast Ohio. The heaviest snow rates were between 1100 and 1500 EST.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 RLX wrote it up.
A 50 mile wide band of 4 to 10 inches of snow cut across southeast Ohio. The heaviest snow rates were between 1100 and 1500 EST. The communities of Jackson and Carpenter had 10 inches of snow accumulate. McArthur and Salem Center measured 8 inches. Pomeroy and Athens had 6 to 8 inches, while Marietta reported 3 to 5 inches. It was the deepest snow of the winter in much of this region. The northern edge of the heavy snow reached into southern Morgan County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Jackson
- When
- March 14, 3:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Meigs
- When
- March 14, 3:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Meigs forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Morgan
- When
- March 14, 3:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Vinton
- When
- March 14, 3:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Vinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.251, -82.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Washington
- When
- March 14, 3:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.455, -81.495 (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
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More
Every storm in Ohio in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, March 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: 5682762, 5682763, 5682764, 5682765, 5682766, 5682767.