Weather Warnings for Ohio

Issued by the National Weather Service

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Ohio
Alerts Updated: January 28, 2026, 12:45 am  UTC


Extreme Cold Warning issued January 27 at 6:34PM EST until January 28 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Charleston WV

Summary: * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 14 below expected. * WHERE...Perry County. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 14 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 27, 2026, 6:34 pm      Expires:  January 28, 2026, 2:45 am
Area:  Perry


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 27 at 6:34PM EST until January 28 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Charleston WV

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Ohio and central, northeast, northern, southeast, and western West Virginia. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 27, 2026, 6:34 pm      Expires:  January 28, 2026, 2:45 am
Area:  Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Gallia; Lawrence; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; Upshur; Barbour; Southeast Fayette; Southeast Nicholas; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 27 at 6:30PM EST until January 28 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 17 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 17 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 27, 2026, 6:30 pm      Expires:  January 28, 2026, 3:00 am
Area:  Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker


Extreme Cold Warning issued January 27 at 4:58PM EST until January 28 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH

Summary: * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 22 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana and central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...Until noon EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Severity:  Severe    Effective:  January 27, 2026, 4:58 pm      Expires:  January 28, 2026, 1:00 am
Area:  Wayne; Fayette; Union; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Clinton


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 27 at 4:58PM EST until January 28 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, and southwest Ohio. * WHEN...Until noon EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 27, 2026, 4:58 pm      Expires:  January 28, 2026, 1:00 am
Area:  Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Butler; Warren; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; Scioto


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 27 at 3:12PM EST until January 28 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Northern Indiana

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana and northwest Ohio. * WHEN...From midnight EST /11 PM CST/ tonight to 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind chills of zero to 10 below zero are expected into this evening, 15 to locally as much as 20 below zero overnight into Wednesday morning.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 27, 2026, 3:12 pm      Expires:  January 28, 2026, 10:00 am
Area:  Elkhart; Lagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Starke; Pulaski; Marshall; Fulton; Whitley; Allen; White; Cass; Miami; Wabash; Huntington; Wells; Adams; Grant; Blackford; Jay; Northern La Porte; Eastern St. Joseph; Northern Kosciusko; Southern La Porte; Western St. Joseph; Southern Kosciusko; Williams; Fulton; Defiance; Henry; Paulding; Putnam; Van Wert; Allen


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 27 at 12:48PM EST until January 28 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Cleveland OH

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 22 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 22 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 27, 2026, 12:48 pm      Expires:  January 28, 2026, 1:00 am
Area:  Lucas; Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Lorain; Cuyahoga; Lake; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Hancock; Seneca; Huron; Medina; Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Wyandot; Crawford; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Mahoning; Marion; Morrow; Holmes; Knox; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie; Southern Erie; Crawford