Ohio, 2007Ice Storm in Ohio, February 13, 2007
February 13, 2007 · NWS ILN · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
Low pressure tracked through the Ohio Valley, bringing a variety of winter weather conditions to the region. In west central Ohio, a blizzard dumped around a foot of snow and the resulting winds produced 3 to 4 feet drifts.
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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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- 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.
Low pressure tracked through the Ohio Valley, bringing a variety of winter weather conditions to the region. In west central Ohio, a blizzard dumped around a foot of snow and the resulting winds produced 3 to 4 feet drifts. In the I-71 corridor from Cincinnati to Columbus...a swath of significant icing brought down countless trees and power lines. Duke Energy had peak outages at 125,000 with over 330,000 customers losing power at some point in time and dubbed this the worst wintertime outage locally in 18 years for Hamilton and Clermont 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 Feb 13, 5:23 AM EST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 5:23 AM EST, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
523 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007
.SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER PRECIPITATION WAS OCCURRING ACROSS THE
AREA THIS MORNING. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WAS OCCURRING ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTHERN OHIO AND INDIANA...WITH RAIN IN PARTS OF KY AND
SE INDIANA WITH TEMPS HOVERING JUST BELOW OR ABOVE FREEZING. AT
KSDF...THERE WAS RAIN WITH TEMPS IN THE MID 30S.
ELSEWHERE...SNOW WAS FALLING...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE
WESTERN FCST AREA WITH AN EARLIER START AND LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE
EAST.
STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE EASTERN FCST AREA TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THE NAM REMAINS WARMER THAN GFS WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT
THE DIFFERENCES ARE MUCH LESS NOW.
AT THIS POINT...IT APPEARS THAT NW OHIO INTO DAYTON...AS WELL AS
NORTHERN PARTS OF CENTRAL OHIO WILL HAVE 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW
THROUGH TONIGHT. SLEET WILL POSSIBLE AT TIMES BUT LITTLE FREEZING
RAIN IF ANY IS EXPECTED. HAVE CONTINUED HEAVY SNOW WARNING.
IN CENTRAL OHIO...SNOW THIS MORNING WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS
THROUGH TONIGHT. ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
OHIO...INTO SOUTHWEST OHIO AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
INDIANA...SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH LESSER
SNOW AMOUNTS. HAVE CONTINUED WINTER STORM WARNING.
SOUTH OF THIS AREA...LIGHT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
BUT MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN. HAVE CONTINUED WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.
BEHIND THE LOW...BITTERLY COLD TEMPS WILL FILTER IN THROUGH
THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE PROBLEMS
WITH BLOWING SNOW. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE NAM IS MUCH STRONGER THAN ALL OTHER MODELS
WITH A TRAILING H5 TROF WEDNESDAY...WHICH WOULD PROLONG THIS
EVENT.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 1256 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007/
AVIATION /06Z-06Z/...
SNOW HAS SPREAD INTO ALL TERMINALS EXCEPT IN COLUMBUS AND THE SNOW
WILL MOVE IN THERE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. RADAR SUGGESTS SOME
SLEET CURRENTLY IN THE CINCINNATI AREA AS WELL. VISIBILITY IS GOING
DOWN TO IFR WITH THE SNOW. CEILINGS ARE LOWERING AS WELL AND WILL
EVENTUALLY BECOME LIFR DURING THE DAY AND THEN REMAIN THERE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. PRECIPITATION TYPE
IS A DIFFICULT FORECAST. APPEARS THAT THE CINCINNATI TERMINALS
WILL CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN DURING THE DAY. THE COLUMBUS
TERMINALS ARE FORECAST TO CHANGE TO SLEET. KILN WILL CHANGE OVER
AS WELL AND HAVE JUST GONE WITH A SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MIX
THERE. KDAY APPEARS TO BE ALL SNOW EXCEPT FOR A BRIEF PERIOD THIS
AFTERNOON WHEN SOME SLEET COULD MIX IN. AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN
AFTER 00Z EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE BACK TO SNOW. NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TO 15 TO 20 KT WITH SOME GUSTS.
WINDS WILL BACK LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD BUT MAINTAIN THEIR
STRENGTH.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 455 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007/
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SYSTEM WILL BE DEPARTING TO THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY...AND WITH
ENSUING LOW LEVEL CAA AND DRYING OF THE COLUMN...EXPECT A PRETTY
QUICK END TO THE PRECIP FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. MAIN ISSUE WEDNESDAY WILL BE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW...WITH STRONG LL CAA EASILY ALLOWING 30KT WINDS TO MIX TO THE
SURFACE DURING THE DAY. LARGE SCALE TROUGHING ACROSS THE EASTERN
U.S. SETS UP BEHIND THIS SYSTEM AND WILL BRING A RETURN TO BELOW
AVG TEMPS FOR MUCH OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. MAY SEE A RETURN TO
WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA ON THURSDAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE
NORTH AND WEST...AS TEMPS DIP DOWN TO NEAR ZERO THURSDAY MORNING.
NEXT SYSTEM COMES IN OVER THE WEEKEND WITH DEEPENING VORT MAX
DROPPING SOUTHEAST FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS. COLD AIRMASS REMAINS
IN PLACE THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD SO PRECIP TYPE WILL BE ALL SNOW.
HAWBLITZEL
&&
.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR OHZ053>056-
060>065-070>074-077>080.
HEAVY SNOW WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR OHZ026-034-035-
042>046-051-052.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR OHZ081-
082-088.
KY...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR KYZ091>093.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR KYZ089-
090-094>100.
IN...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR INZ058-059-
066-073>075-080.
HEAVY SNOW WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR INZ050.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 4:20 PM EST, 13 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
420 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007
INZ050-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051-052-131000-
WAYNE-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-
MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-
420 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
INDIANA...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL
OHIO.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL LIFT NORTH INTO THE
MID SOUTH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL
ALLOW FOR SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN INDIANA AND WESTERN AND
CENTRAL OHIO OVERNIGHT...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED TO
FALL BY DAYBREAK.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH INTO THE OHIO VALLEY ON
TUESDAY...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL OHIO. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE AS WELL. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN
ISSUED FROM 1 AM EST TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR PORTIONS
OF EASTERN INDIANA...MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OHIO. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA ALL
HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR INFORMATION ON THIS HAZARDOUS WINTER
STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
INZ058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ091>093-OHZ053>056-060>065-070>074-
077>080-131000-
FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-
BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-
MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-
CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-
420 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...
MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTHWEST OHIO.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL LIFT NORTH INTO THE
MID SOUTH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL
ALLOW FOR SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF INDIANA...KENTUCKY AND
OHIO OVERNIGHT...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED TO FALL BY
DAYBREAK.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH INTO THE OHIO VALLEY ON TUESDAY...WARMER
AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION...CAUSING THE SNOW TO MIX WITH
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AS WELL. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
ISSUED FROM 1 AM EST TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THERE IS
STILL CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THIS
SYSTEM...AND THE AMOUNT OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WHICH WILL OCCUR.
THE AMOUNT OF WARM AIR THAT THIS SYSTEM INGESTS CAN CAUSE SNOW
AND ICE AMOUNTS TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN FORECAST. STAY
TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS HAZARDOUS WINTER STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
KYZ089-090-094>100-OHZ081-082-088-131000-
CARROLL-GALLATIN-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-
LEWIS-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
420 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL LIFT NORTH INTO THE
MID SOUTH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL
ALLOW FOR A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS
MUCH OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO OVERNIGHT...WITH
MINOR SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AS THE LOW MOVES NORTH INTO THE OHIO VALLEY ON TUESDAY...WARMER
AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION...CAUSING THE SNOW TO MIX WITH
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE DAY TUESDAY..BEFORE CHANGING
OVER TO RAIN BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...1 TO 3
INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 AM EST TUESDAY TO
7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THERE IS STILL CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY WITH
THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM...AND THE AMOUNT OF MIXED
PRECIPITATION WHICH WILL OCCUR. THE AMOUNT OF WARM AIR THAT THIS
SYSTEM INGESTS CAN CAUSE SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY
DIFFERENT THAN FORECAST. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OR NOAA ALL
HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIALLY
HAZARDOUS WINTER STORM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
Ice Storm, Hamilton
- When
- February 13, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thousands of trees were downed. Eight tenths of an inch of ice accumulated for much of the county with the eastern portion hit the hardest. Several thousand people were without power. Power was still out 4 days later in some locations. A high voltage line fell across I-75 and forced its closure for 3 hours. A tree blocked two lanes of I-71 for about 2 hours.
Ice Storm, Clermont
- When
- February 13, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clermont forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thousands of trees were downed. Four tenths of an inch of ice accumulation was observed in Williamsburg. Several thousand people were without power. Power was still out 4 days later in some locations. A nine year old girl, Natalie Fossier, was killed by a falling ice covered branch while walking her dog. The accident occurred at approximately 2:20 pm.
Ice Storm, Brown
- When
- February 13, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 38.934, -83.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At least 1/2 inch of ice accumulation occurred for northern portions of the county. Several thousand people were without power. Power was still out 4 days later in some locations. |
Ice Storm, Warren
- When
- February 13, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A quarter to a half inch of ice was measured in Lebanon and Maineville. Thousands of trees were damaged and numerous power outages occurred.
Ice Storm, Clinton
- When
- February 13, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Nine tenths of an inch of ice was measured at the Wilmington weather service office. Thousands of trees were damaged and numerous power outages occurred. A gas station canopy collapsed in Wilmington.
Ice Storm, Fayette
- When
- February 13, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 39.560, -83.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A quarter to a half inch of ice accumulated across the county. Numerous power outages occurred as trees and power lines were downed.
Ice Storm, Highland
- When
- February 13, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Highland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 39.185, -83.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A quarter to a half inch of ice accumulated across northwestern portions of the county. Numerous power outages occurred due to the fallen trees and branches.
Ice Storm, Pickaway
- When
- February 13, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pickaway forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A quarter inch of ice accumulated across the county. Numerous power outages occurred due to the fallen trees and branches. Five inches of snow fell in Circleville and 4 inches of snow was measured at the county garage.
Ice Storm, Fairfield
- When
- February 13, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 39.752, -82.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A large branch fell on a house. Five thousand people were still without power on the following afternoon. A quarter to a third of an inch of ice was estimated to accrue on surfaces.
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, February 13, 20071 death · 34 injured · $5.0 million · EF2 · 4 events
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Indiana, February 13 to 14, 20072 deaths · 1 injured · 24 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Louisiana, February 13, 20073 injured · $1.8 million · EF2 · 13 events
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 13 to 15, 20071 death · 10 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, February 13 to 14, 20071 death · 10 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, February 13 to 14, 20071 death · 4 events
- Winter Storm in Ohio, February 13 to 14, 2007$3.0 million · 29 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, February 13, 2007$465,000 · EF1 · 26 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Alabama, February 13, 2007$207,000 · EF1 · 40 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 13, 2007$491,000 · 60 kt wind · 12 events
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 13 to 14, 2007$330,000 · 17 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, February 13, 20071 injured · $69,000 · EF1 · 5 events
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: 18260, 18261, 18262, 18263, 18264, 18265, 18266, 18267, 18268.