Ohio, 2024

Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Ohio, January 19 to 20, 2024

January 19 to 20, 2024 · NWS RLX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Another round of snow arrived to the Middle Ohio Valley beginning on the evening of January 18th as a low pressure system progressed through the eastern half of the country. This disturbance advected in moisture and colder air as it swept through, which continued snow showers into the next day before finally coming to an end on the morning of January 20th.

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.

Another round of snow arrived to the Middle Ohio Valley beginning on the evening of January 18th as a low pressure system progressed through the eastern half of the country. This disturbance advected in moisture and colder air as it swept through, which continued snow showers into the next day before finally coming to an end on the morning of January 20th. Across southeast Ohio, generally 2 to 4 inches of snow fell during this time, which imposed minor travel disruptions to the end of the work week commute and into the start of the weekend as snow laid along the roadways.

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 18, 2:09 PM EST, 12 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 2:09 PM EST, 12 hours 51 minutes 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

8 winter weather, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Jackson

When
January 19, 3:00 AM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lawrence

When
January 19, 3:00 AM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Gallia

When
January 19, 4:00 AM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Gallia forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Meigs

When
January 19, 4:00 AM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Meigs forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Morgan

When
January 19, 4:00 AM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Perry

When
January 19, 4:00 AM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Vinton

When
January 19, 4:00 AM EST to January 20, 7:00 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, Washington

When
January 19, 4:00 AM EST to January 20, 9:58 AM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.455, -81.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Athens

When
January 19, 5:00 AM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Athens forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1156344, 1156346, 1156343, 1156347, 1156351, 1156352, 1156353, 1156355, 1156339.