Heavy Snow in Ohio

Events

1,131

Deaths

0

Injuries

17

Damage

$60 million

• Heavy Snow in Ohio, November 9 to 15, 199613 injured · $21 million · 8 eventsHeavy lake effect snow occurred over a seven day period. Total storm accumulations ranged from 6 inches in Elyria (Lorain County) to 69 inches in Chardon (Geauga County).
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 24 to 25, 2002$3.0 million · 24 eventsAn area of low pressure developed along the Gulf Coast early on December 24th and then moved rapidly northeast. This low moved across eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania during the morning hours of the 25th.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 2014$3.0 million · 22 eventsA low pressure system developed near the gulf coast on February 4th and tracked northeast through the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys to near Pittsburgh by the morning of February 5th. As this system tracked northeast it brought heavy snow to northern Ohio.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 16, 2004$3.5 million · 16 eventsAn area of strong low pressure moved northeast up the Ohio Valley spreading heavy, wet snow across the region. The snow spread from southwest to northeast across northern Ohio during the early morning hours of March 16th and continued through the early evening hours.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, February 22 to 23, 2003$5.0 million · 7 eventsLow pressure moved across southeastern Ohio spreading precipitation northward across the region. The precipitation initially began as rain but quickly changed to snow during the afternoon hours of the 22nd.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 2 to 3, 1996$3.4 million · 15 eventsSnow became heavy at times and heavy snow fell during the overnight hours into the morning of the 3rd.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, February 16 to 17, 2003$2.6 million · 4 eventsAn intense area of low pressure moved from the Tennessee Valley northeast across eastern Ohio. Snow associated with this low spread northeast into the area on the morning of the 16th. Periods of moderate to heavy snow then continued through the afternoon of the 17th.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 17 to 20, 2003$2.4 million · 5 eventsAn upper level disturbance moved across Lake Erie and into northern Ohio on the evening of December 17th. This caused the light lake effect snow already falling to quickly intensify.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 7, 19961 injured · $1.1 million · 11 eventsSnow spread from south to north and heavy snow reached as far north as southern Huron and southern Medina counties. Accumulations averaged 4 to 8 inches with a maximum of 12 inches reported in southern Knox County.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 1 to 2, 2014$1.3 million · 6 eventsAn area of low pressure moved east across the Tennessee Valley on January 2nd. A trough extending north from this low caused snow to develop just before midnight on January 2nd.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, November 20 to 21, 2000$1.3 million · 5 eventsStrong west winds blowing across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow bands and squalls to develop. Heavy snow first fell along the lakeshore then spread inland as winds gradually shifted to the northwest.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 14 to 15, 1999$1.0 million · 8 eventsHeavy snow accumulated six to ten inches and blowing and drifting snow contributed to several traffic accidents. To restrict traffic, a level three emergency was declared in Trumbull County.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, February 15 to 16, 2016$1.1 million · 4 eventsAn area of low pressure moved from the Gulf Coast up the west side of the Appalachians and across western Pennsylvania on February 15th and 16th bringing the first heavy synoptic snow of the season to northeastern Ohio.
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 4 to 7, 2015$460,000 · 23 eventsA warm front lifted north through southeast Ohio on the 3rd with a quarter to a half inch of rain. Late afternoon and evening temperatures rose into the 40s and 50s. Winds and dew points also increased. This combination helped accelerate the melting of the leftover snow pack.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 6 to 8, 2004$1.1 million · 3 eventsVery cold westerly winds blowing across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the early morning hours of January 6th. This activity intensified during the late afternoon and evening hours of the 6th and finally tapered off around daybreak on the 8th.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 28 to 30, 2001$950,000 · 4 eventsA cold front moved east across Northeast Ohio during the afternoon of the 28th. West winds behind this front caused lake effect snow showers to intensify during the late afternoon and evening hours.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, November 21 to 22, 2000$850,000 · 4 eventsAfter a brief break, lake effect snow bands redeveloped during the late evening hours. A heavy period of snow began before daybreak on the 22nd and continued through the late morning hours.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 19 to 21, 1996$352,000 · 22 eventsA late season snow accumulated an average of 5 to 8 inches with blowing and drifting snow. Winds of 30 to 40 mph caused white-out conditions and some rural roads were drifted shut.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 21 to 22, 2008$625,000 · 7 eventsAn area of low pressure moved from Illinois to southern Ohio during the evening hours of March 21st. By daybreak on the 22nd the low had shifted to West Virginia.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 14, 2013$675,000 · 5 eventsAn area of deepening low pressure moved northeast across the Ohio Valley on December 14th. The low eventually moved across the southeast corner of Ohio during the evening hours. Snow associated with this low spread into northwestern Ohio around midnight on the 14th.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 23 to 24, 1999$575,000 · 4 eventsCold northwest winds blowing across Lake Erie resulted in the development of lake effect snow bands just before sunrise on the 23rd. Heavy snow first fell near the lakeshore in Lake and Ashtabula Counties.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 5 to 6, 2001$390,000 · 11 eventsNorth to northwest winds across Lake Erie caused lake effect snow showers to develop during the evening of the 5th. Most of the snow fell during the early morning hours of the 6th.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 14 to 17, 19992 injured · $250,000 · 3 eventsDuring a 24 hour period, snow, while not reaching the threshold for heavy snow, continued to pile up. The cover of snow and ice that had accumulated since late December now averaged 14 to 18 inches.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 5 to 6, 1999$300,000 · 13 eventsSnow mixed with rain at times, especially across north central and northwest Ohio, accumulating five to six inches. Over northeast Ohio, the precipitation was almost all snow, with a total accumulation of six to thirteen inches.
• Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 20 to 21, 2018$375,000 · 6 eventsAn area of low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley on March 20th. An inverted trough stretching north from the low caused bands of snow to develop across northern Ohio late in the evening of the 20th. Due to warm ground temperatures the snow initially did not accumulate much.

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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.