Heavy Snow, Ashland
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ashland forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
Snow started shortly after midnight in northwest Ohio and then spread southeast, accumulating six to eight inches. East winds to 25 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting, especially since most areas already had up to six inches of snow on the ground.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 18
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.
Snow started shortly after midnight in northwest Ohio and then spread southeast, accumulating six to eight inches. East winds to 25 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting, especially since most areas already had up to six inches of snow on the ground.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Crawford
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.851, -82.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Hancock
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.002, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Holmes
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Holmes forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Knox
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lucas
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lucas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.684, -83.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Marion
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Medina
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Medina forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Morrow
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morrow forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Richland
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richland forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Sandusky
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sandusky forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.357, -83.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Seneca
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Seneca forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.124, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Stark
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Stark forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.814, -81.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Summit
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Summit forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wayne
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wood
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.362, -83.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wyandot
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wyandot forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.842, -83.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Ottawa
- When
- March 9, 12:15 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.497, -82.941 (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
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, March 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, March 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, March 9, 1999
- Sleet in North Carolina, March 9, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 9 to 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, March 9 to 12, 1999
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: 5682096, 5682097, 5682098, 5682099, 5682100, 5682101, 5682102, 5682103, 5682104, 5682105, 5682106, 5682107, 5682108, 5682109, 5682110, 5682208, 5682209, 5682210.