Ohio, 2000

Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 19 to 20, 2000

January 19 to 20, 2000 · NWS ILN · 21 events in 21 counties and zones

A fast-moving low pressure system brought a band of heavy snow across central and southern Ohio. Many locations received 5 to 6 inches while the heaviest band of 7 inches fell from Dayton to Xenia to Chillicothe.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 21 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
21

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 ILN wrote it up.

A fast-moving low pressure system brought a band of heavy snow across central and southern Ohio. Many locations received 5 to 6 inches while the heaviest band of 7 inches fell from Dayton to Xenia to Chillicothe.

The radar

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Event by event

21 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Butler

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Butler forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Champaign

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Champaign forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.138, -83.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Clark

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Clark forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Clinton

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Clinton forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Darke

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Darke forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.133, -84.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Delaware

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Delaware forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Fairfield

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Fairfield forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.752, -82.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Fayette

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Fayette forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.560, -83.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Franklin

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Greene

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Greene forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.692, -83.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hocking

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Hocking forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.497, -82.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Licking

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Licking forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.092, -82.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Madison

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Miami

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Miami forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.053, -84.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Montgomery

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pickaway

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Pickaway forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pike

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Pike forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.077, -83.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Preble

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Preble forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.742, -84.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ross

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Ross forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.338, -83.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Union

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
40.299, -83.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Warren

When
January 19, 8:00 PM EST to January 20, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.428, -84.167 (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.

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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: 5129700, 5129701, 5129702, 5129703, 5129704, 5129705, 5129706, 5129707, 5129708, 5129709, 5129710, 5129711, 5129712, 5129713, 5129714, 5129715, 5129716, 5129717, 5129718, 5129719, 5129720.