Ohio, 2001

Cold in Ohio, October 8, 2001

October 8, 2001 · NWS RLX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Temperatures at sunrise reached down into the 25 to 30 degree range.

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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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.

Temperatures at sunrise reached down into the 25 to 30 degree range.

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 Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 8, 2:25 AM EST, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 8, 2:25 AM EST, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
325 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2001

THE SURFACE HIGH WILL MOVE EAST TODAY...AS IT DOES THE SURFACE WINDS
WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT.  THIS ALONG WITH RIDGE BUILDING
ALOFT AND WARM ADVECTION...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  A WARMING
TREND IS IN STORE FOR THE REGION THROUGH THE WORKWEEK.  THE DRY
FORECAST WILL CONTINUE AS NO SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.  THE EXTENDED FORECAST...NO CHANGES NEEDED.

.RLX...
WV...NONE.
VA...NONE.
KY...NONE.
OH...NONE.

.END/ELW

The radar

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

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Event by event

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

Cold/Wind Chill, Meigs

When
October 8, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Meigs forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Athens

When
October 8, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Athens forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Gallia

When
October 8, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Gallia forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson

When
October 8, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Lawrence

When
October 8, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Morgan

When
October 8, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Perry

When
October 8, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Vinton

When
October 8, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Vinton forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.251, -82.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Washington

When
October 8, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 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

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

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: 5248558, 5268330, 5268331, 5268332, 5268333, 5268334, 5268335, 5268336, 5268337.