Ohio, 2002

Winter Storm in Ohio, January 19, 2002

January 19, 2002 · NWS ILN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A low pressure center over the gulf states developed and moved towards the Carolinas. The northern edge of the snow associated with this low affected portions of south central Ohio with up to 5 inches of snowfall.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 low pressure center over the gulf states developed and moved towards the Carolinas. The northern edge of the snow associated with this low affected portions of south central Ohio with up to 5 inches of snowfall.

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, 8:15 AM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 8:15 AM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
815 AM EST SAT JAN 19 2002

WILL SEND ANOTHER UPDATE TO BACK OFF ON TIMING EXTENT OF WSWS IN
THE EAST AND BETTER CLARIFY SNOW TYPE. WILL MENTION LIGHT SNOW
TAPERING OFF BY MIDDAY LEAVING ACCUMULATIONS AS IS. SO WILL HAVE
MORN/AFTN GROUPS ALL ZNS. WILL HAVE WSW IN EAST ONLY RUN THRU 18Z.
WSW WILL BE OUT SHORTLY.

.ILN...
   IN...NONE
   KY...WINTER STORM WARNING THRU MIDDAY 097>100.
   OH...WINTER STORM WARNING THRU MIDDAY 073>074-079>082-088.
        WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THRU MIDDAY OHZ056-063>065.

WHITE/FRANKS

The radar

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

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Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Brown

When
January 19, 11:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Brown forecast zone
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
38.934, -83.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Scioto

When
January 19, 11:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Scioto forecast zone
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
38.804, -82.993 (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

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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: 5276809, 5276810.