Winter Storm, Ashtabula
- When
- February 13, 10:00 PM EST to February 14, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ashtabula forecast zone
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Ohio, February 13 to 14, 2000
An area of low pressure moved up the Ohio River Valley spreading precipitation over extreme Northern Ohio late on the 13th. With temperatures in the middle 30s, the precipitation began as rain but quickly changed to freezing rain and eventually to snow on the morning of the 14th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $170,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
An area of low pressure moved up the Ohio River Valley spreading precipitation over extreme Northern Ohio late on the 13th. With temperatures in the middle 30s, the precipitation began as rain but quickly changed to freezing rain and eventually to snow on the morning of the 14th. One quarter to one half inch of ice accumulation was reported across portions of Cuyahoga, Lake and inland Ashtabula Counties along with an inch or two of snow. Many trees and branches were downed as a result of the ice accumulation.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Cuyahoga
- When
- February 13, 10:00 PM EST to February 14, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cuyahoga forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lake
- When
- February 13, 10:00 PM EST to February 14, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.714, -81.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Geauga
- When
- February 13, 10:00 PM EST to February 14, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Geauga forecast zone
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -81.179 (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
- Tornadoes in Georgia, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Georgia, February 13 to 14, 2000
- High Wind in California, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, February 13 to 14, 2000
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Florida, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Tennessee, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, February 13, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, February 13 to 14, 2000
More
Every storm in Ohio in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, February 2000
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: 5135172, 5135173, 5135174, 5135175.