Ohio, 2022

Winter Weather in Ohio, January 6 to 7, 2022

January 6 to 7, 2022 · NWS ILN · 13 events in 13 counties and zones

Low pressure tracked northeast from the Tennessee Valley into the Ohio Valley, initiating a light snowfall event located primarily southeast of the I-71 corridor.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
13

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.

Low pressure tracked northeast from the Tennessee Valley into the Ohio Valley, initiating a light snowfall event located primarily southeast of the I-71 corridor.

The radar

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

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Event by event

13 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Adams

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Adams forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.846, -83.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer located 6 miles east-northeast of West Union reported 1.2 inches of snowfall.

Winter Weather, Brown

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Brown forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.934, -83.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A spotter in Georgetown reported an inch of snowfall.

Winter Weather, Clermont

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Clermont forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.047, -84.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Seven tenths of an inch of snow was measured near Amelia.

Winter Weather, Clinton

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Clinton forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A half inch of snow was measured 4 miles west of Wilmington, 2 miles north of Wilmington and just south of town at the NWS office.

Winter Weather, Fairfield

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Fairfield forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.752, -82.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

North of Pickerington, a half inch of snow was measured.

Winter Weather, Fayette

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Fayette forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.560, -83.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A half inch of snow was measured near Washington Court House and near Jeffersonville.

Winter Weather, Franklin

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A half inch of snow was measured 2 miles northwest of New Rome.

Winter Weather, Hamilton

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Eight tenths of an inch of snow was measured near of Cherry Grove and a half inch fell at Lunken Airport.

Winter Weather, Licking

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Licking forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.092, -82.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Seven tenths of an inch of snow was measured north of Kirkersville, with a half inch of snow reported in Granville, north of Pataskala, and at the Newark Water Works.

Winter Weather, Madison

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A half inch of snow was reported near London.

Winter Weather, Pickaway

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Pickaway forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A half inch of snow was reported near Circleville.

Winter Weather, Ross

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Ross forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.338, -83.057 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Six tenths of an inch of snow was measured in Chillicothe and 6 miles northwest of Chillicothe by a CoCoRaHS observer.

Winter Weather, Scioto

When
January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 7, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Scioto forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.804, -82.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two inches of snow was measured in Rosemount, with an inch and a half measured near Lucasville and 3 miles north of Portsmouth.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1009491, 1009492, 1009493, 1009494, 1009495, 1009496, 1009497, 1009498, 1009499, 1009500, 1009501, 1009502, 1009503.