Ohio, 2014

Extreme Cold in Ohio, January 27 to 28, 2014

January 27 to 28, 2014 · NWS CLE · 27 events in 27 counties and zones

Low pressure tracked across the northern Great Lakes on January 26 and 27th, pulling an arctic cold front east across the area during the early morning hours of January 27th. Temperatures ahead of the front were in the upper 30s and lower 40s, falling through the day on the 27th with dangerously cold wind chill values developing during the early morning hours of the 28th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
27

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 CLE wrote it up.

Low pressure tracked across the northern Great Lakes on January 26 and 27th, pulling an arctic cold front east across the area during the early morning hours of January 27th. Temperatures ahead of the front were in the upper 30s and lower 40s, falling through the day on the 27th with dangerously cold wind chill values developing during the early morning hours of the 28th. West to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph combined with temperatures as low as -15 degrees to produce the wind chill conditions. Findlay recorded the coldest wind chill value reported in northern Ohio of -33 degrees at 553 am on the 28th. Many locations recorded the very cold wind chills between 1 am and 10 am before temperatures started to recover. Also noteworthy were record low temperatures set at Toledo and Mansfield of -10 and -15 degrees respectively, breaking the previous records from 1977. Temperatures only recovered into the single digits during the day on the 28th and then fell to sub zero values again overnight. Nearly all schools were closed on the 28th with most school also closed on the 29th.

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 Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 27, 7:53 PM EST, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 7:53 PM EST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
753 PM EST MON JAN 27 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL SPREAD UP THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY THEN SHIFT TO THE EAST COAST THURSDAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AND STALL AS A WAVE OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVES ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
RAGING BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THAT WAS JUST OFF SHORE APPEARED
IT WAS GOING TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AWAY FROM ERIE HAS NOW
DRIFTED INLAND A COUPLE MILES. WE ARE SEEING NEAR ZERO
VISIBILITIES ON THE WEB CAMS COMING OUT OF ERIE PENNSYLVANIA. SO
JUST UPDATED TO GO WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND IN
ERIE AND 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG THE EDGES.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

SINCE WIND CHILLS SHOULD DROP BELOW MINUS 25 TONIGHT AND THEN TEND
TO STAY AROUND OR BELOW MINUS 25 MOST OF THE TIME UNTIL MIDDAY WED
SO WILL JUST GO WITH A WIND CHILL WARNING FOR THE WHOLE TIME TO KEEP
THINGS LESS CONFUSING.

THE ARCTIC FLOW ACROSS THE LAKE SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FOR A
THREAT FOR LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SHSN TONIGHT. ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE AN
INCH OR LESS. SCATTERED FLURRIES POSSIBLE ON THE FRINGES OF THE CORE
SNOWBELT. WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH MAY PRODUCE A LITTLE BLOWING SNOW
AT TIMES EARLY THIS EVENING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
WIND CHILL ISSUES PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO
PUSH INTO THE AREA TUE MORNING SO OTHER THAN SOME FLURRIES IN THE
MORNING NOT EXPECTING SNOW. HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING UP THE OH VALLEY
SHOULD KEEP CONDITIONS DRY INTO THU OTHER THAN A FEW POSSIBLE
FLURRIES IN THE SNOWBELT NEAR LAKE ERIE. WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
TO GUST 25 TO 30 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE TIME INTO THU SO EXPECT
CONTINUED AREAS OF SOME BLSN.

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ABOUT HALFWAY ACROSS
THE CWA BY 12Z FRI. WILL KEEP CHC POP FOR SNOW IN THE WEST LATER THU
THEN INCREASE POP OVER THE WHOLE AREA THU NIGHT BUT SLOW EASTWARD
PROGRESSION SOME.

THE WARM ADVECTION SHOULD BRING TEMPS CLOSER TO NORMAL BY THU.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. HOWEVER THE TIMING OF THE
PIECES OF ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THE TROUGH DIFFER IN EACH MODEL.
ENDED UP WITH A MUCH LONGER PERIOD OF CHANCE POPS IN THE GRIDS THAN
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BUT THERE IS PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY.

TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM THE UPPER 20S TO
THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY AIR BUILDING IN ACROSS THE AREA. FLOW OFF
THE LAKE HOWEVER IS KEEPING MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS IN AT KERI THIS
EVENING. EXPECT THIS TO PERSIST INTO THE NIGHT BUT AFTER 04-06Z
TIME FRAME DRIER AIR ALOFT REACHES NWRN PA AND END/TAPER SNOW
SHOWERS. OTHERWISE WILL GO WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH WINDS
DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE
TUESDAY.

OUTLOOK...NON VFR CONDITIONS MAY RETURN ACROSS NE OH AND NW PA ON
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ONTO LAKE ERIE FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASING. A
COUPLE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES WILL CROSS THE LAKE...ONE ON
WEDNESDAY AND ANOTHER THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH EACH
FRONTAL BOUNDARY BUT BELIEVE THEY WILL REMAIN BELOW GALE FORCE.
FRIDAY AND BEYOND LOOK UNSETTLED BUT TIMING OF SYSTEMS ACROSS THE
REGION IS UNCERTAIN.

&&

.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY FOR OHZ003-006>014-
     017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089.
PA...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY FOR PAZ001>003.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...ADAMS
NEAR TERM...LOMBARDY
SHORT TERM...ADAMS
LONG TERM...MULLEN
AVIATION...TK
MARINE...MULLEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 27, 5:18 AM EST, 16 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
518 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014

OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-281100-
LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-
TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
518 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ003-006>009-017>019-027>030-036-037-047-281100-
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-WYANDOT-
CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-MARION-MORROW-KNOX-
518 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND
NORTHWEST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.
   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

LEZ061-142>149-162>169-281100-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO NY-
MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH-
THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH-
AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH-GENEVA-
ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM VERMILION TO AVON POINT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY-
518 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OUDEMAN

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27 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Hancock

When
January 27, 10:00 PM EST to January 28, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Hancock forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.002, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -35 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -33 at Findlay around 6 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning at Toledo and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wyandot

When
January 27, 10:00 PM EST to January 28, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Wyandot forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.842, -83.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -33 at Findlay and -32 at Marion between 6 and 8 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning at Toledo and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. A record low of -15 also occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Sandusky

When
January 27, 11:00 PM EST to January 28, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Sandusky forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.357, -83.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill at Toledo dropped to -29 degrees between 2 and 3 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th with most school also closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Seneca

When
January 27, 11:00 PM EST to January 28, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Seneca forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.124, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -33 at Findlay around 6 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning at Toledo and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lucas

When
January 28, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Lucas forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.684, -83.468 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill at Toledo dropped to -29 degrees between 2 and 3 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th with most school also closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wood

When
January 28, 12:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Wood forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.362, -83.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -29 degrees at Toledo and -33 at Findlay between 2 and 6 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning at Toledo and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Wayne

When
January 28, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.829, -81.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -35 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -28 at Wooster between midnight and 8 am with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -15 degrees occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Crawford

When
January 28, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Crawford forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.851, -82.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -33 at Findlay and -32 at Marion between 6 and 8 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning at Toledo and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. A record low of -15 also occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Marion

When
January 28, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Marion forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.587, -83.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -33 at Findlay and -32 at Marion between 6 and 8 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning at Toledo and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. A record low of -15 also occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Morrow

When
January 28, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Morrow forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.524, -82.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -31 at Mansfield and -32 at Marion between 7 and 8 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning at Toledo and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. A record low of -15 also occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Ottawa

When
January 28, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Ottawa forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.497, -82.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -28 degrees at Port Clinton and -29 degrees at Toledo between 6 and 8 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning at Toledo and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th with most school also closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Knox

When
January 28, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Knox forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.399, -82.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -31 at Mansfield and -32 at Marion between 7 and 8 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning at Toledo and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. A record low of -15 also occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Huron

When
January 28, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Huron forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.146, -82.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -31 at Mansfield and -28 at Marion between 7 and 8 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning at Toledo and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. A record low of -15 also occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Erie

When
January 28, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Erie forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.432, -82.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -31 at Mansfield and -28 at Port Clinton between 7 and 8 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning at Toledo and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. A record low of -15 also occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Medina

When
January 28, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Medina forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.118, -81.900 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -35 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -28 at Lorain and Wooster between 4 and 8 am with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -15 degrees occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Holmes

When
January 28, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Holmes forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.561, -81.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -35 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -28 at Wooster and -30 at Akron-Canton between 4 and 9 am with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -15 degrees occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Richland

When
January 28, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Richland forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.775, -82.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -31 at Mansfield and -32 at Marion between 7 and 8 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning at Toledo and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. A record low of -15 also occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Ashland

When
January 28, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Ashland forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.846, -82.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -31 at Mansfield and -32 at Marion between 7 and 8 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning at Toledo and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. A record low of -15 also occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Summit

When
January 28, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Summit forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.126, -81.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -35 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -28 at Akron Fulton and -30 at Akron-Canton Airpot between 4 and 9 am with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -15 degrees occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Portage

When
January 28, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Portage forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.168, -81.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -35 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -30 at Akron-Canton between 4 and 9 am with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -15 degrees occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Mahoning

When
January 28, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Mahoning forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.015, -80.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -30 at Akron Canton and -26 at Youngstown between 6 and 9 am with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -15 degrees occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Trumbull

When
January 28, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Trumbull forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.317, -80.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -30 at Akron-Canton and -26 at Youngstown between 6 and 9 am with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -15 degrees occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lorain

When
January 28, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Lorain forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.453, -82.151 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -35 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -28 at Lorain around 8 am on January 28th with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -10 degrees was set that morning at Toledo and tied the previous record for that day from 1977. A record low of -15 also occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Stark

When
January 28, 5:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Stark forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
40.814, -81.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -35 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -28 at Wooster and -30 at Akron-Canton between 4 and 9 am with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -15 degrees occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cuyahoga

When
January 28, 5:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Cuyahoga forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.479, -81.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -26 at Cleveland Hopkins airport between 5-6 am with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -15 degrees occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Geauga

When
January 28, 5:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Geauga forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.500, -81.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -26 at Cleveland Hopkins between 5 and 6 am and -28 at Akron Fulton airport around 4 am with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -15 degrees occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Ashtabula

When
January 28, 6:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Ashtabula forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
41.896, -80.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A dangerously cold air mass settled over northern Ohio from January 27-28th with wind chill values of -25 to -30 degrees during the early morning hours of January 28th. The wind chill dropped to -26 at Ashtabula between 6 and 9 am with west to southwest winds of 5 to 15 mph. A record low temperature of -15 degrees occurred at Mansfield and broke the record of -14 from 1977. Conditions started to improve by late morning as temperatures gradually recovered into the single digits but dropped below zero again overnight. All area school were closed on January 28th and most were closed on January 29th.

What these are

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.

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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: 496651, 496655, 496653, 496654, 496645, 496650, 496675, 496658, 496660, 496663, 496652, 496664, 496667, 496668, 496670, 496682, 496665, 496666, 496690, 496691, 496692, 496693, 496669, 496689, 496694, 496695, 496696.