A surface and upper level low pressure center tracked northeast across the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, December 22nd and exited the region on the 23rd. A swath of heavy snow cut through southeast Indiana and into the Miami Valley of Ohio. 24 hour storm totals in this narrow band exceeded 2 feet in Preble and Darke counties. Snowfall totals of 20 inches or more were found along a line generally running from Eaton to Greenville, Piqua, Sidney, and Bellefontaine. Along and west of the I-71 corridor between Cincinnati and Columbus...over 8 inches of snow fell. East of this line, warm air infiltrated the lower layers of the atmosphere and brought periods of freezing rain and sleet during the evening and overnight hours. A quarter inch or more of ice occurred along a line from Batavia to Hillsboro, to Circleville and Newark. Several communities in south central and central Ohio were crippled by power outages. Up to 236,000 electric customers were without power for several hours, some lasting up to a week before it was restored. At one point in time, 90% of Highland county was without power, and parts of Adams county were without water for a week. The Ohio Insurance Agency estimated the damage to all of Ohio from this storm to be on the order of 85 million dollars, including over 25 million dollars in property damage.

Winter Storm in BROWN, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 19:30:00 to 22-DEC-04 20:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in CLINTON, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 19:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 20:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in DARKE, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 08:20:00 to 22-DEC-04 09:20:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in FAYETTE, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 19:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 20:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 96K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in AUGLAIZE, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 15:30:00 to 22-DEC-04 16:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in MERCER, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 16:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 17:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in LOGAN, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 11:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 12:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in MADISON, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 13:30:00 to 22-DEC-04 14:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in FRANKLIN, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 13:45:00 to 22-DEC-04 14:45:00 (EST)
Property damage: 55K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in MIAMI, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 09:30:00 to 22-DEC-04 10:30:00 (EST)
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in SHELBY, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 10:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 11:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 15K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in PREBLE, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 09:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in HIGHLAND, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 20:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 21:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 225K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in CLARK, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 11:30:00 to 22-DEC-04 12:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in ADAMS, OHIO
From 23-DEC-04 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-04 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in PICKAWAY, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 22:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 23:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in HARDIN, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 13:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 14:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in UNION, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 13:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 14:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in LICKING, OHIO
From 23-DEC-04 00:00:00 to 23-DEC-04 01:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in MONTGOMERY, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 10:30:00 to 22-DEC-04 11:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in WARREN, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 12:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 13:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in GREENE, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 12:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 13:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in DELAWARE, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 14:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 15:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in CLERMONT, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 15:20:00 to 22-DEC-04 16:20:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in BUTLER, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 10:45:00 to 22-DEC-04 11:45:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in FAIRFIELD, OHIO
From 23-DEC-04 02:00:00 to 23-DEC-04 03:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in HAMILTON, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 12:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 13:00:00 (EST)
Property damage: 35K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in ROSS, OHIO
From 23-DEC-04 01:00:00 to 23-DEC-04 02:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in CHAMPAIGN, OHIO
From 22-DEC-04 11:00:00 to 22-DEC-04 12:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT