Ohio, 2007

Frost and Freeze in Ohio, April 6 to 8, 2007

April 6 to 8, 2007 · NWS ILN · 31 events in 31 counties and zones

Unseasonably warm temperatures for an extended period of time in March allowed much of the Ohio Valley to begin its agricultural growing season early. In early April, a cold snap with low temperatures dropping into the low 20s threatened agricultural interests across the region.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 31 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
$17 million
Events
31

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.

Unseasonably warm temperatures for an extended period of time in March allowed much of the Ohio Valley to begin its agricultural growing season early. In early April, a cold snap with low temperatures dropping into the low 20s threatened agricultural interests across the region. |The full effect of these weather extremes is still yet to be known, and will not be known until the fall harvest can be compared with yields from previous years. The initial estimate of 16.74 million in crop damage was split evenly between 31 Ohio counties.

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 Apr 5, 6:02 PM EST, 6 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 6:02 PM EST, 6 hours 58 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

31 frost/freeze. Local standard time, as filed.

Frost/Freeze, Adams

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Adams forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
38.846, -83.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Auglaize

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Auglaize forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
40.561, -84.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Brown

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Brown forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
38.934, -83.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Butler

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Butler forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Champaign

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Champaign forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
40.138, -83.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Clark

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Clark forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Clermont

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Clermont forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Clinton

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Clinton forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Darke

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Darke forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
40.133, -84.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Delaware

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Delaware forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Fairfield

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Fairfield forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.752, -82.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Fayette

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Fayette forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.560, -83.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Franklin

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Greene

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Greene forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.692, -83.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Hamilton

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Hardin

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Hardin forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
40.662, -83.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Highland

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Highland forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.185, -83.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Hocking

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Hocking forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.497, -82.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Licking

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Licking forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
40.092, -82.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Logan

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Logan forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
40.388, -83.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Madison

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Mercer

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Mercer forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
40.540, -84.629 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Miami

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Miami forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
40.053, -84.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Montgomery

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Montgomery forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Pickaway

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Pickaway forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Pike

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Pike forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.077, -83.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Preble

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Preble forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.742, -84.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Ross

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Ross forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.338, -83.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Shelby

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Shelby forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Union

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Union forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
40.299, -83.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Frost/Freeze, Warren

When
April 6, 1:00 AM EST to April 8, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Crop damage
$540,000
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Frost/Freeze
Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 26268, 26270, 26271, 26272, 26273, 26275, 26276, 26277, 26280, 26281, 26282, 26283, 26285, 26286, 26287, 26288, 26290, 26291, 26293, 26294, 26296, 26297, 26298, 26301, 26302, 26303, 26305, 26306, 26310, 26311, 26312.