Name: Winter Weather in Ohio, January 14, 2026
Start: 2026-01-14T13:00
End: 2026-01-14T21:00
Location: Ohio

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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: 8

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.

A wintry mix changed over to snow as temperatures plunged well below freezing behind an arctic front. This created an icy flash freeze environment under a half inch to two inches of snow.

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 13, 6:43 PM EST, 18 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 6:43 PM EST, 18 hours 17 minutes before

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Event by event

8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Allen

When: January 14, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Allen forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.772, -84.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An arctic cold front moved through with a mixture of sleet and rain changing to a period of snow during the afternoon and early evening hours of January 14th. Snow accumulations were generally an inch or two at best. However, the cold air rushing in with the front and snow allowed the wet pavement to freeze during the afternoon and early evening hours. This resulted in numerous reports of slide-offs and accidents across the region.

Winter Weather, Van Wert

When: January 14, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 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)

An arctic cold front moved through with a mixture of sleet and rain changing to a period of snow during the afternoon and early evening hours of January 14th. Snow accumulations were generally an inch or two at best. However, the cold air rushing in with the front and snow allowed the wet pavement to freeze during the afternoon and early evening hours. This resulted in numerous reports of slide-offs and accidents across the region.

Winter Weather, Putnam

When: January 14, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.022, -84.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An arctic cold front moved through with a mixture of sleet and rain changing to a period of snow during the afternoon and early evening hours of January 14th. Snow accumulations were generally an inch or two at best. However, the cold air rushing in with the front and snow allowed the wet pavement to freeze during the afternoon and early evening hours. This resulted in numerous reports of slide-offs and accidents across the region.

Winter Weather, Paulding

When: January 14, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Paulding forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.117, -84.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An arctic cold front moved through with a mixture of sleet and rain changing to a period of snow during the afternoon and early evening hours of January 14th. Snow accumulations were generally an inch or two at best. However, the cold air rushing in with the front and snow allowed the wet pavement to freeze during the afternoon and early evening hours. This resulted in numerous reports of slide-offs and accidents across the region.

Winter Weather, Defiance

When: January 14, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Defiance forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 41.324, -84.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An arctic cold front moved through with a mixture of sleet and rain changing to a period of snow during the afternoon and early evening hours of January 14th. Snow accumulations were generally an inch or two at best. However, the cold air rushing in with the front and snow allowed the wet pavement to freeze during the afternoon and early evening hours. This resulted in numerous reports of slide-offs and accidents across the region.

Winter Weather, Henry

When: January 14, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 41.334, -84.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An arctic cold front moved through with a mixture of sleet and rain changing to a period of snow during the afternoon and early evening hours of January 14th. Snow accumulations were generally an inch or two at best. However, the cold air rushing in with the front and snow allowed the wet pavement to freeze during the afternoon and early evening hours. This resulted in numerous reports of slide-offs and accidents across the region.

Winter Weather, Fulton

When: January 14, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 41.602, -84.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An arctic cold front moved through with a mixture of sleet and rain changing to a period of snow during the afternoon and early evening hours of January 14th. Snow accumulations were generally an inch or two at best. However, the cold air rushing in with the front and snow allowed the wet pavement to freeze during the afternoon and early evening hours. This resulted in numerous reports of slide-offs and accidents across the region.

Winter Weather, Williams

When: January 14, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Williams forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.560, -84.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An arctic cold front moved through with a mixture of sleet and rain changing to a period of snow during the afternoon and early evening hours of January 14th. Snow accumulations were generally an inch or two at best. However, the cold air rushing in with the front and snow allowed the wet pavement to freeze during the afternoon and early evening hours. This resulted in numerous reports of slide-offs and accidents across the region.

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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Every storm in Ohio in 2026 Every state in 2026 This day in weather history Warnings in Ohio, January 2026

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: 1303040, 1303041, 1303042, 1303043, 1303044, 1303045, 1303046, 1303047.