Heavy Snow, Belmont
- When
- March 9, 1:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Belmont forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.016, -80.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
A winter storm moved quickly across the Ohio Valley, producing snowfall totals of between 5 and 7 inches across the majority of east central Ohio. The snowfall and icy roads were responsible for numerous minor accidents on area roadways.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 PBZ wrote it up.
A winter storm moved quickly across the Ohio Valley, producing snowfall totals of between 5 and 7 inches across the majority of east central Ohio. The snowfall and icy roads were responsible for numerous minor accidents on area roadways.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Carroll
- When
- March 9, 1:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.580, -81.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Columbiana
- When
- March 9, 1:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Columbiana forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.768, -80.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coshocton
- When
- March 9, 1:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coshocton forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.302, -81.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Guernsey
- When
- March 9, 1:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Guernsey forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.052, -81.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Harrison
- When
- March 9, 1:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.294, -81.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jefferson
- When
- March 9, 1:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.385, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Monroe
- When
- March 9, 1:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.727, -81.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Muskingum
- When
- March 9, 1:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Muskingum forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.965, -81.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Noble
- When
- March 9, 1:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Noble forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.766, -81.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tuscarawas
- When
- March 9, 1:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscarawas forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 40.441, -81.474 (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
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, 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 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: 5688451, 5688452, 5688453, 5688454, 5688455, 5688456, 5688457, 5688458, 5688459, 5688460, 5688461.