Ohio, 2023

Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 25, 2023

January 25, 2023 · NWS IWX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Wet, and heavy at times, snow developed during the early morning hours of January 25th and continued through the day. Total snow accumulations ranged between 5 and 8 inches.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
6

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 IWX wrote it up.

Wet, and heavy at times, snow developed during the early morning hours of January 25th and continued through the day. Total snow accumulations ranged between 5 and 8 inches.

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 Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 25, 4:10 AM EST, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 4:10 AM EST, 50 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Van Wert

When
January 25, 5:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Van Wert forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
40.855, -84.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wet, heavy, snow created difficult travel with reports of slide-offs, accidents and school closings on January 25th. The snow was heavy at times with inch per hour snowfall rates and visibilities less than a quarter of a mile observed. Snowfall generally ranged between 5 and 7 inches across the county, with a report of 7.0 1 mile west-northwest of Van Wert.

Heavy Snow, Paulding

When
January 25, 5:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Where
Paulding forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.117, -84.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wet, heavy, snow created difficult travel with reports of slide-offs, accidents and school closings on January 25th. The snow was heavy at times with inch per hour snowfall rates and visibilities less than a quarter of a mile observed. Snowfall generally ranged between 6 and 8 inches across the county.

Heavy Snow, Defiance

When
January 25, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Defiance forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.324, -84.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wet, heavy, snow created difficult travel with reports of slide-offs, accidents and school closings on January 25th. The snow was heavy at times with inch per hour snowfall rates and visibilities less than a quarter of a mile observed. Snowfall generally ranged between 6 and 8 inches across the county.

Heavy Snow, Henry

When
January 25, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Henry forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.334, -84.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wet, heavy, snow created difficult travel with reports of slide-offs, accidents and school closings on January 25th. The snow was heavy at times with inch per hour snowfall rates and visibilities less than a quarter of a mile observed. Snowfall generally ranged between 5 and 7 inches across the county, with a report of 6.0 1 mile east-southeast of Okolona.

Heavy Snow, Fulton

When
January 25, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Fulton forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.602, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wet, heavy, snow created difficult travel with reports of slide-offs, accidents and school closings on January 25th. The snow was heavy at times with inch per hour snowfall rates and visibilities less than a quarter of a mile observed. Snowfall generally ranged between 5 and 8 inches across the county, with a report of 7.9 1 mile southwest of Oakshade.

Heavy Snow, Williams

When
January 25, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Williams forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.560, -84.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wet, heavy, snow created difficult travel with reports of slide-offs, accidents and school closings on January 25th. The snow was heavy at times with inch per hour snowfall rates and visibilities less than a quarter of a mile observed. Snowfall generally ranged between 5 and 8 inches across the county.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1067834, 1067835, 1067836, 1067837, 1067838, 1067839.