Ohio, 2001

Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 19 to 20, 2001

January 19 to 20, 2001 · NWS ILN · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

A slow moving mid level low pressure system brought 2 rounds of snow to south-central Ohio. The first round of snow occurred on the evening of the 19th but the snow tapered off overnight.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
7

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 slow moving mid level low pressure system brought 2 rounds of snow to south-central Ohio. The first round of snow occurred on the evening of the 19th but the snow tapered off overnight. The second round occurred on the morning and afternoon of the 20th. Snowfall totals of 4-6 inches were common across the region with some 7 inch amounts occurring in the higher elevations.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 19, 6:55 PM EST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 6:55 PM EST, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
655 PM EST FRI JAN 19 2001

REPORTS OUT OF SRN KY AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SW OH THAT ARE
JUST NORTH OF ADVISORY AREA ARE GETTING DECENT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.
ANYWHERE FROM AN INCH TO 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW IS REPORTED ALONG A
WILMINGTON/WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE/CIRCLEVILLE/LANCASTER LINE. CALLS
TO EMERGENCY OPERATORS SHOW THAT COUNTIES ARE HAVING SOME PROBLEMS
WITH AUTO ACCIDENTS.

WILL EXTEND THE ADVISORY BY ONE COUNTY NORTH OF PREVIOUS ADVISORY.

GOOD BANDS LOOK TO CONTINUE FOR A TIME THIS EVENING. POSSIBILITY OF
REACHING ADVISORY 3 INCHES IS THERE...BUT PROBLEMS ABOUND HERE AND
WILL ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION

.ILN...WINTER WX ADVISORY TONIGHT OHZ063>065-072-078-KYZ094>096
WINTER WX ADVSIORY TONIGHT OHZ073-074-079-080-KYZ097
WINTER WX ADVISORY THRU MIDDAY SATURDAY KYZ098>100-OHZ081-082-088

FRANKS

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Adams

When
January 19, 7:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Adams forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.846, -83.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Brown

When
January 19, 7:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Brown forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.934, -83.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Clermont

When
January 19, 7:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Clermont forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Highland

When
January 19, 7:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Highland forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.185, -83.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ross

When
January 19, 7:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 PM 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, Scioto

When
January 19, 7:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Scioto forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.804, -82.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pike

When
January 19, 7:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Pike forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.077, -83.067 (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

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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: 5227963, 5227964, 5227965, 5227966, 5227967, 5227968, 5227969.