Ohio, 2022

Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 16 to 17, 2022

January 16 to 17, 2022 · NWS RLX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A complex winter storm brought a mixture of rain, sleet and freezing rain to most of the region, with snow in the mountains, on Sunday January 16th. The mixed precipitation changed to snow from west to east during the late afternoon into the evening and the snow fell heavily at times overnight and early Monday morning.

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.

A complex winter storm brought a mixture of rain, sleet and freezing rain to most of the region, with snow in the mountains, on Sunday January 16th. The mixed precipitation changed to snow from west to east during the late afternoon into the evening and the snow fell heavily at times overnight and early Monday morning. As the parent storm system moved to our northeast, the snow became more showery in nature into Monday afternoon, with snow showers lingering in the mountains through Tuesday morning.

In southeast Ohio, the heaviest snow occurred along the Ohio River, where 6 to 10 inches fell. The snow began wet and heavy, which caused power outages where the heaviest snow fell. Several thousand households were out of power in southeast Ohio from this winter event.

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 15, 2:00 PM EST, 19 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 2:00 PM EST, 19 hours before
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The radar

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

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Event by event

9 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Gallia

When
January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 8:46 AM EST
Where
Gallia forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Lawrence

When
January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 8:46 AM EST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Washington

When
January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 1:00 PM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.455, -81.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Meigs

When
January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 8:46 AM EST
Where
Meigs forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Athens

When
January 16, 2:00 PM EST to January 17, 8:46 AM EST
Where
Athens forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Vinton

When
January 16, 2:00 PM EST to January 17, 8:46 AM EST
Where
Vinton forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.251, -82.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Jackson

When
January 16, 2:00 PM EST to January 17, 8:46 AM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Perry

When
January 16, 2:00 PM EST to January 17, 9:58 AM EST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Morgan

When
January 16, 2:00 PM EST to January 17, 9:58 AM EST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 996538, 996540, 996541, 996545, 996544, 996549, 996550, 996553, 996554.