Weather Warnings for Ohio

Issued by the National Weather Service

Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Ohio
Alerts Updated: January 30, 2026, 9:55 am  UTC


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 30 at 4:54AM EST until January 31 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 20 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to noon EST Saturday. * 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:  Moderate    Effective:  January 30, 2026, 4:54 am      Expires:  January 30, 2026, 1:00 pm
Area:  Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike; Scioto


Special Weather Statement issued January 30 at 3:42AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH

Summary: Sub-zero temperatures and wind chill values are expected this morning. While most locations will have values in the negative single digits, some isolated temperatures and wind chills will briefly be as low as 10 to 15 degrees below zero.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 30, 2026, 3:42 am      Expires:  January 30, 2026, 9:00 am
Area:  Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland; Adams; Pike


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 30 at 12:06AM EST until January 31 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Cleveland OH

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 21 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 30, 2026, 12:06 am      Expires:  January 30, 2026, 12:00 pm
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


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 11:39PM EST until January 31 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Charleston WV

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 11 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and central, northeast, northern, southern, and western West Virginia. * WHEN...From 7 PM Friday to 11 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia may occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 29, 2026, 11:39 pm      Expires:  January 30, 2026, 11:30 am
Area:  Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Gallia; Lawrence; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Putnam; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Webster; Southeast Webster; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 11:28PM EST until January 30 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Summary: * WHAT...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold temperatures as low as 5 to 15 below zero. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 20 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. * WHEN...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until 11 AM EST Friday. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 7 PM Friday to 11 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 29, 2026, 11:28 pm      Expires:  January 30, 2026, 11:00 am
Area:  Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Harrison; Jefferson; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Eastern Preston


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 11:28PM EST until January 31 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Summary: * WHAT...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold temperatures as low as 5 to 15 below zero. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 20 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. * WHEN...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until 11 AM EST Friday. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 7 PM Friday to 11 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 29, 2026, 11:28 pm      Expires:  January 30, 2026, 11:00 am
Area:  Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Harrison; Jefferson; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Eastern Preston


Cold Weather Advisory issued January 29 at 11:28PM EST until January 31 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Summary: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 20 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest and southwest Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia. * WHEN...From 7 PM Friday to 11 AM EST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes.
Severity:  Moderate    Effective:  January 29, 2026, 11:28 pm      Expires:  January 30, 2026, 11:00 am
Area:  Coshocton; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Greene; Fayette; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Western Tucker