Ohio, 2009

Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 14, 2009

January 14, 2009 · NWS ILN · 17 events in 17 counties and zones

A low pressure system moved east through the Ohio Valley and took a path along the Ohio River. Very cold air was in place from an earlier cold front, and snow overspread the region along and north of the track of the surface low.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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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  • 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
17

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 system moved east through the Ohio Valley and took a path along the Ohio River. Very cold air was in place from an earlier cold front, and snow overspread the region along and north of the track of the surface low.

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 14, 6:44 AM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 6:44 AM EST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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Event by event

17 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Auglaize

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Auglaize forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
40.561, -84.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four inches of snow was measured in Wapakoneta.

Heavy Snow, Mercer

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Mercer forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
40.540, -84.629 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four and a half inches of snow was measured in Celina.

Heavy Snow, Hardin

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Hardin forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
40.662, -83.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five inches of snow was measured in Kenton.

Heavy Snow, Shelby

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Shelby forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four and a half inches of snow was measured in Sidney.

Heavy Snow, Logan

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Logan forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
40.388, -83.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four inches of snow was measured in Bellefontaine and Zanesfield.

Heavy Snow, Darke

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Darke forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
40.133, -84.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Seven inches of snow was measured in Greenville.

Heavy Snow, Miami

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Miami forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
40.053, -84.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four and a half inches of snow was measured in Troy.

Heavy Snow, Montgomery

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four inches of snow was measured in Clayton.

Heavy Snow, Champaign

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Champaign forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
40.138, -83.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four inches of snow was measured in Urbana by a spotter and by the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Heavy Snow, Clark

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Clark forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four inches of snow was measured in Springfield.

Heavy Snow, Union

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
40.299, -83.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four and a half inches of snow was measured in Marysville.

Heavy Snow, Delaware

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Delaware forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four and a half inches of snow was measured in Delaware.

Heavy Snow, Licking

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Licking forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
40.092, -82.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five and a half inches of snow was measured in Newark with five inches measured in Jacksontown.

Heavy Snow, Madison

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six inches of snow was measured in London with four and a half inches measured in Plain City.

Heavy Snow, Franklin

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Five inches of snow was measured in Westerville with 3.2 inches measured in the city of Columbus.

Heavy Snow, Fairfield

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Fairfield forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
39.752, -82.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four inches of snow was estimated in Baltimore.

Heavy Snow, Pickaway

When
January 14, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Pickaway forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four inches of snow was measured in Circleville.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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: 150490, 150491, 150493, 150495, 150496, 150498, 150499, 150501, 150502, 150504, 150506, 150508, 150509, 150511, 150513, 150514, 150516.