Ohio, 2000

Extreme Cold in Ohio, January 28, 2000

January 28, 2000 · NWS RLX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Dawn readings were mostly zero to minus 5. The coldest was minus 9 from near Carpenter of western Meigs County.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
9

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.

Dawn readings were mostly zero to minus 5. The coldest was minus 9 from near Carpenter of western Meigs County.

The radar

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Event by event

9 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Athens

When
January 28, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Athens forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Gallia

When
January 28, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Gallia forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson

When
January 28, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lawrence

When
January 28, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Meigs

When
January 28, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Meigs forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Morgan

When
January 28, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Perry

When
January 28, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Vinton

When
January 28, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Vinton forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.251, -82.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Washington

When
January 28, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM 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

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5128283, 5128284, 5128285, 5128286, 5128287, 5128288, 5128289, 5128290, 5128291.