Ohio, 2023

Winter Weather in Ohio, January 24 to 25, 2023

January 24 to 25, 2023 · NWS ILN · 22 events in 21 counties and zones

Strong low pressure tracked to the northeast along the I-71 corridor, bringing a quick shot of accumulating snowfall to parts of the region.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 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
22

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.

Strong low pressure tracked to the northeast along the I-71 corridor, bringing a quick shot of accumulating snowfall to parts of the region.

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 24, 9:23 PM EST, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 9:23 PM EST, 37 minutes before
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Event by event

22 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Shelby

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Shelby forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.332, -84.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer north of Russia measured 2.7 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Logan

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Logan forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.388, -83.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer north of Bellefontaine measured 2.6 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Darke

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Darke forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.133, -84.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer located 4 miles north-northeast of Arcanum measured 2.5 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Preble

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Preble forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.742, -84.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer north of Eaton measured 3 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Miami

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Miami forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
40.053, -84.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An observation north of Troy had 3.5 inches of snow on the ground. A spotter north of Troy measured 2.3 inches of accumulation.

Winter Weather, Montgomery

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.755, -84.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer west of Union measured 4.9 inches of snow. The Dayton airport KDAY measured 4.7 inches, while another CoCoRaHS observation 2 miles north-northwest of Huber Heights had 3.5 inches.

Winter Weather, Champaign

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Champaign forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
40.138, -83.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer northeast of St. Paris measured 3.3 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Clark

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Clark forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.917, -83.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer located 4 miles north-northwest of South Charleston measured 2.2 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Greene

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Greene forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.692, -83.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer 2 miles northeast of Beavercreek measured 2.2 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Union

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.299, -83.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer 6 miles east-northeast of Marysville measured 3.5 inches of snow, while a cooperative observer south of Marysville measured 2.8 inches.

Winter Weather, Delaware

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Delaware forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.278, -83.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer 6 east-southeast of Sunbury measured 3.1 inches of snow, while another 5 miles west-northwest of Sunbury measured 3 inches.

Winter Weather, Licking

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Licking forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.092, -82.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer east of Pataskala measured 3 inches of snow, while 2.4 inches was measured by observers 10 miles east-northeast of Newark, and 4 miles north of Granville.

Winter Weather, Madison

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.894, -83.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer northeast of London measured 2.9 inches of snow, while a cooperative observer in London measured 2 inches.

Winter Weather, Franklin

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.970, -83.009 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer 3 miles east-northeast of Dublin measured 2.5 inches of snow, as did an observer southwest of Dublin.

Winter Weather, Fairfield

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Fairfield forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.752, -82.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer 2 miles south-southeast of Pickerington measured 2.5 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Fayette

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Fayette forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.560, -83.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer south-southeast of Jeffersonville measured 1.2 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Pickaway

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Pickaway forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.642, -83.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer 5 miles west of Ashville measured a half inch of snow.

Winter Weather, Butler

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Butler forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
39.439, -84.576 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A report from Oxford had 3 inches of snowfall, as did a spotter northwest of town.

Winter Weather, Hamilton

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
39.196, -84.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A report from the Groesbeck area had 1.9 inches of snowfall, as did a CoCoRaHS observer 7 miles north-northwest of Cincinnati.

Winter Weather, Warren

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer 3 miles east of Lebanon measured 1.5 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Warren

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.428, -84.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer 3 miles east of Lebanon measured 1.5 inches of snow, as did a spotter 4 miles south of Mason.

Winter Weather, Clinton

When
January 24, 10:00 PM EST to January 25, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Clinton forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.415, -83.808 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer 2 miles north of Wilmington measured 1.4 inches of snow, while another 4 miles west of town measured an inch.

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.

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: 1079068, 1079069, 1079070, 1079071, 1079072, 1079073, 1079074, 1079075, 1079076, 1079078, 1079079, 1079081, 1079082, 1079085, 1079086, 1079087, 1079088, 1079089, 1079090, 1079092, 1079093, 1079094.