Ohio, 2002

Excessive Heat in Ohio, January 28, 2002

January 28, 2002 · NWS RLX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Afternoon temperatures reached into the upper 60s and lower 70s. South Point and Waterloo both registered 72 degrees for the warmest.

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.

Afternoon temperatures reached into the upper 60s and lower 70s. South Point and Waterloo both registered 72 degrees for the warmest.

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 Jan 28, 10:00 AM EST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 10:00 AM EST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1000 AM EST MON JAN 28 2002

FEW MID AND CI CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH ATTM. SO PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES CONTINUE TO LOOK GOOD FOR TODAY.  TEMPS ATTM ON TRACK FOR LOW
TO MID 60S TODAY.  NO CHANGES ARE EXPECTED.

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

.END/SIKORA

The radar

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

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Event by event

9 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Athens

When
January 28, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Athens forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Gallia

When
January 28, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Gallia forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Jackson

When
January 28, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Lawrence

When
January 28, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Meigs

When
January 28, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Meigs forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Morgan

When
January 28, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Perry

When
January 28, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Vinton

When
January 28, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Vinton forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
39.251, -82.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Washington

When
January 28, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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

Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat 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: 5278404, 5278405, 5278406, 5278407, 5278408, 5278409, 5278410, 5278411, 5278412.