A long-duration, multi-faceted winter storm hit northern Ohio just before Christmas 2022 with extreme cold, strong winds, accumulating snow and extensive blowing and drifting of the snow that fell. An Arctic cold front swept east across northern Ohio during the late evening hours of December 22nd and early morning hours of December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. The snow was generally light to moderate, but a brief period of heavier snow with rates of around one inch per hour lifted from Central Ohio through Northeast Ohio during the early morning hours December 23rd. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 40 MPH area-wide through the day. Peak gusts in Northwest Ohio and in counties along the Lake Erie shoreline were between 50-60 MPH, with some marine stations gusting upwards of 70 MPH. Peak gusts across the rest of northern Ohio were generally 40-50 MPH. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30mph until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. In parts of northern Ohio the blowing and drifting snow was extensive enough to lead to blizzard conditions on December 23rd. This storm caused a number of impacts across the area. The greatest impact was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. During the early afternoon hours on December 23rd a pile-up involving over 50 vehicles occurred on the Ohio Turnpike near the Sandusky and Erie County line, unfortunately leading to over 70 injuries and 4 fatalities. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. In total, several hundred traffic accidents, slide-offs, or disabled vehicles were reported across northern Ohio during this storm with approximately 200 accident-related injuries resulting. Many counties declared level three snow emergencies, prompting the closure of all county roads. Wind chills dipped to -25 to -40 across all of northern Ohio on December 23rd, unfortunately leading to 2 exposure-related fatalities, one in Stark County and another in Marion County. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. Snowfall at climate sites across northern Ohio ranged from 1.0��� at Toledo to 2.7��� at Akron-Canton, 2.9��� at Mansfield, 3.7��� at Cleveland and 4.3��� at Youngstown. Trained snow spotters reported amounts as high as 6.5��� near Thompson and 6.0��� near Shelby and Monroe Center.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LORAIN, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 07:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills plunged below 0F around 7 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0F until early in the morning December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -32F was measured at Lorain County airport at 12:53 PM December 23rd. Elsewhere, mesonet stations in Kipton and Lorain measured minimum wind chills of -34F at 10:20 AM and 11:15 AM respectively. In response, a warming center was opened at Lorain High School. An indirect fatality resulted on December 24th when a man with underlying health conditions died from exposure while shoveling snow in the cold conditions. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WYANDOT, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 05:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 4 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until late in the evening on December 25th. A wind chill of -34F was recorded at 10:04 AM December 23rd on a mesonet station near Upper Sandusky. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MARION, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 05:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 4 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until late in the evening on December 25th. A wind chill of -36F was recorded at 9:00 AM December 23rd on a mesonet station in Marion. Unfortunately, a 65 year old male lost his life due to prolonged exposure to this cold. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern and central Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MORROW, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 06:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 5 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until late in the evening on December 25th. A wind chill of -37F was recorded at 9:40 AM December 23rd on a mesonet station near Galion. A station in Marengo measured a wind chill of -28F at 10:33 AM. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern and central Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Winter Storm in WOOD, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 00:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An Arctic cold front swept through the area shortly before midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of mainly light snow occurred behind the front across the county through the morning hours of December 23rd before tapering to flurries. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 45 MPH at times through the day. The highest gust in the county was a 56 MPH gust measured at Toledo Executive Airport at 7:17 AM December 23rd. Scattered power-outages resulted, including some at sewage and water pump stations. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. Blowing snow resulted in periods of white-out conditions and drifting snow across roads in open areas where snow blew around the most, especially from the early morning through the evening hours of December 23rd. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th, with over a dozen accidents resulting in at least minor injuries. The Wood County Sheriff declared a Level 2 snow emergency early in the morning on December 23rd, which was not downgraded until the morning of December 24th. This is issued when travel is strongly discouraged across a county unless absolutely necessary. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 3 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until after 6 PM December 25th. The coldest wind chill recorded in the county was -36F on a weather station in Lemoyne at 10:46 AM December 23rd. Toledo Executive Airport recorded a wind chill of -32F at 10:53 AM. A number of burst pipes were reported across the area due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. CoCoRaHS observers measured 2.0��� of snow near Perrysburg and 1.2��� of snow near Bowling Green. A trained spotter also measured 2.0��� near Pemberville.

Blizzard in SANDUSKY, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 00:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An Arctic cold front swept through the area shortly before midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of light to moderate snow occurred behind the front into the morning hours of December 23rd before becoming much lighter by midday. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 50 MPH through the day. A peak wind gust of 58 MPH was measured at 1:55 PM December 23rd at the Sandusky County Regional Airport. Scattered tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The Sandusky County Regional Airport reported visibility consistently at or below one-quarter of a mile in falling and/or blowing snow beginning around 4 AM December 23rd and continuing through 5 PM before gradually improving. Wind gusts were well over 35 MPH for that entire period, meaning blizzard conditions were observed. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. The most significant incident occurred shortly before 12:30 PM December 23rd at mile marker 106 of the Ohio Turnpike, in Townsend Township along the Erie County border. A deadly pile-up involving 46 vehicles occurred, resulting in 4 fatalities (a 59 year-old male, 30 year-old male, 37 year-old female and 19 year-old female). A total of 73 injuries occurred, several critical. At the time of the accident blowing snow was resulting in near-zero visibility with winds gusting over 50 MPH and wind chills between -30 and -35 degrees. Due to the severity of the accident and harsh conditions the Turnpike did not fully reopen in both directions until 5 PM December 24th. The Sandusky County Sheriff called a Level 3 snow emergency the morning of December 23rd, which was not lifted until early December 24th. This closed all roads in the county to non-emergency travel. Wind chills plunged below 0 around 4 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the early morning hours of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -37 degrees was reported at 9:55 AM December 23rd at the Sandusky County Regional Airport. A weather station in Fremont reported a wind chill of -33 degrees at 11:00 AM. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. Snowfall totals in the county averaged 2 to 3 inches.

Winter Storm in SENECA, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 00:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of mainly light snow occurred behind the front across the county through the morning hours of December 23rd before tapering to flurries. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 40 MPH through the day. The highest wind gust measured in Seneca County was 43 MPH on a mesonet station at 7 AM near Tiffin. However, nearby airports gusted higher, with a 55 MPH gust measured in Findlay and a 58 MPH gust measured in Fremont. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. In open areas where snow was blown around most readily periods of white-out conditions occurred at times much of December 23rd. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. A couple of these accidents resulted in at least minor injuries. The Seneca County Sheriff declared a Level 3 snow emergency the morning of December 23rd, which closed all roads in the county to non-emergency travel. This was not lifted until close to midday December 24th. Law enforcement commented that plows were not able to keep roads from drifting shut and that the number of disabled vehicles significantly strained emergency services. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 4 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until late in the evening on December 25th. A wind chill of -27F was recorded at 7:00 AM December 23rd on a mesonet station near Tiffin. Other nearby airports, such as Findlay and Fremont, recorded wind chills colder than -30F. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A trained spotter measured 2.0��� of snow near Old Fort.

Winter Storm in WYANDOT, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 00:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of mainly light snow occurred behind the front across the county through the morning hours of December 23rd before tapering to flurries. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 40 MPH through the day. Nearby airports measured a 55 MPH gust in Findlay at 4:33 PM and a 58 MPH gust in Fremont at 1:55 PM. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. In open areas where snow was blown around most readily periods of white-out conditions occurred at times much of December 23rd. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. A few of these accidents resulted in at least minor injuries. The Wyandot County Sheriff declared a Level 3 snow emergency the morning of December 23rd, which closed all roads in the county to non-emergency travel. This was not lifted until the next morning. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 4 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until late in the evening on December 25th. A wind chill of -34F was recorded at 10:04 AM December 23rd on a mesonet station near Upper Sandusky. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A trained spotter measured 2.5��� of snow near Harpster.

Winter Storm in MARION, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 00:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area shortly before midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of light to moderate snow occurred behind the front across the county through the morning hours of December 23rd before tapering to flurries. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 35 MPH through the day. Marion County airport measured a 40 MPH wind gust at 2:52 AM December 23rd before failing. At nearby airports, a 41 MPH gust was clocked at Delaware Municipal at 7:15 AM with 45 MPH gusts recorded in Mansfield three times between 7:22 AM and 1:33 PM. This led to isolated power-outages. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Nearly 150 minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the county on December 23rd and 24th. Several of these accidents resulted in at least minor injuries. The Marion County Sheriff declared a Level 3 snow emergency the morning of December 23rd, which closed all roads in the county to non-emergency travel. This was not lifted until the next morning. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 4 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until late in the evening on December 25th. A wind chill of -36F was recorded at 9:00 AM December 23rd on a mesonet station in Marion. Unfortunately, a 65 year old male lost his life due to prolonged exposure to this cold. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern and central Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A trained spotter measured 2.5��� of snow in Marion with this storm.

Winter Storm in KNOX, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 01:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

An Arctic cold front swept through the area shortly before midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of light to moderate snow occurred behind the front across the county through the morning hours of December 23rd before tapering to flurries. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 35 MPH through the day. A peak wind gust of 43 MPH was recorded at Knox County airport at 4:55 AM December 23rd. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 25 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Several minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the county on December 23rd and 24th. The Knox County Sheriff declared a Level 3 snow emergency the evening of December 23rd which closed all roads in the county to non-emergency travel. This was not lifted until close to midday on December 24th. The sheriff mentioned that blowing and drifting snow was leading to some roads being impassable. The number of disabled vehicles put a strain on emergency services. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 5 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until late in the evening on December 25th. A wind chill of -35F was recorded at 9:55 AM December 23rd at the Knox County Airport. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 2.0��� of snow in Mount Vernon with this storm.

Blizzard in LORAIN, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 02:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 1 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of moderate to heavy snow occurred behind the front into the early morning hours of December 23rd with rates up to 1��� per hour between 5:00 and 8:00 AM. Snow then became much lighter through the remainder of the morning. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 45 MPH through the day. At Lorain County Airport a peak gust of 54 MPH was measured at 2:26 PM December 23rd. A mesonet station in Avon Lake clocked a 50 MPH gust at 9:00 PM that day. These winds led to tree damage and power-outages, with over 3500 customers without power in the county at the peak of the storm. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. At the Lorain County airport, wind gusts over 35 MPH with visibility in falling/blowing snow at or below one-quarter of a mile was observed continuously from 8:12 AM through 4:45 PM December 23rd, meaning blizzard conditions were observed. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. Over a dozen of these accidents resulted in at least minor injuries. Wind chills plunged below 0F around 7 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0F until early in the morning December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -32F was measured at Lorain County airport at 12:53 PM December 23rd. Elsewhere, mesonet stations in Kipton and Lorain measured minimum wind chills of -34F at 10:20 AM and 11:15 AM respectively. In response, a warming center was opened at Lorain High School. An indirect fatality resulted on December 24th when a man with underlying health conditions died while shoveling snow in the cold conditions. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A trained spotter measured 3.7��� of snow near Oberlin. Another trained spotter measured 3.1��� of snow in Elyria. CoCoRaHS observers measured 3.5��� of snow near North Ridgeville and 2.0��� of snow near Avon.

Winter Storm in HOLMES, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 02:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 1 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of light to moderate snow occurred behind the front into the early morning hours of December 23rd. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 35 MPH through the day. A peak gust of 48 MPH was measured at Holmes County Regional Airport at 5:55 AM December 23rd. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that afternoon. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th with at least one of those accidents resulting in minor injuries in the county. The Holmes County Sheriff declared a Level 2 snow emergency the morning of December 23rd which was not lifted until later the next day. This strongly discourages all non-essential travel on county roadways. Wind chills plunged below 0 around 5 AM December 23rd and did not warm above 0 until late in the evening December 25th. A minimum wind chill of -34F was reported at 11:55 AM December 23rd at Holmes County Regional Airport. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern and central Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. Snowfall amounts around the county averaged 2 inches.

Winter Storm in WAYNE, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 02:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 1 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of light to moderate snow occurred behind this cold front through the early morning hours of December 23rd. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 40 MPH through the day. A peak wind gust of 51 MPH was clocked at Wayne County Regional Airport at 10:50 AM December 23rd. Scattered power-outages were reported with some lasting several hours, which along with the cold led to localized water disruptions and the opening of a warming center at the Salvation Army in Wooster. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Approximately 100 minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the county December 23rd and 24th with several of these accidents resulting in at least minor injuries. The Wayne County Sheriff declared a Level 2 snow emergency the morning of December 23rd which was not lifted until the next day. This strongly discourages all non-essential travel on county roadways. Wind chills plunged below 0 around 5 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until early in the morning December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -36F was reported by Wayne County Regional Airport at 12:19 PM December 23rd. A mesonet station in Dalton recorded a wind chill of -37F at 11:00 AM.  A number of burst pipes were reported across central and northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A trained spotter near Doylestown measured 2.0��� of snow with this storm.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WAYNE, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 07:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 around 5 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until early in the morning December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -36F was reported by Wayne County Regional Airport at 12:19 PM December 23rd. A mesonet station in Dalton recorded a wind chill of -37F at 11:00 AM.  A number of burst pipes were reported across central and northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PORTAGE, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 09:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: AWOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 around  6 AM December 23rd and did not warm above 0 until early in the morning December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -30 degrees was reported at the Portage County Airport at 5:35 PM December 23rd. A warming center was opened in Ravenna in response to these conditions. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ASHLAND, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 07:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 6 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A mesonet station in Ashland recorded a minimum wind chill of -41F at 11:35 AM December 23rd. A minimum wind chill of -36F was reported at Mansfield Airport at 11:52 AM, with a minimum wind chill of -36F also recorded at nearby Wayne County Airport at 12:19 PM. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern and central Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MEDINA, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 08:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills plunged below 0 around 5 AM December 23rd and didn���t warm back above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A mesonet station near Brunswick reported a minimum wind chill of -38F at 12:00 PM December 23rd. Elsewhere, mesonet stations recorded minimum wind chills of -33F in Homerville at 11:35 AM and -31F in Valley City at 12:35 PM. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ASHTABULA LAKESHORE, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 11:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 around 7 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A minimum Wind Chill of -29 degrees was reported at 5:35 PM December 23rd at the Ashtabula County Airport. In response to these conditions, a warming center was opened in Ashtabula during the storm. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in TRUMBULL, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 10:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 7 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -31 degrees was reported at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport at 5:51 PM December 23rd. Weather stations elsewhere in the county reported minimum wind chills of -30 degrees in both Newton Falls and Cortland around 2:00 PM. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ASHTABULA, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 11:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 around 7 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A minimum Wind Chill of -29 degrees was reported at 5:35 PM December 23rd at the Ashtabula County Airport. In response to these conditions, a warming center was opened in Ashtabula during the storm. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in STARK, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 08:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills plunged below 0F around 5 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the morning hours of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -31F was recorded at nearby Akron-Canton Airport at 1:51 PM December 23rd. Unfortunately, one fatality resulted due to prolonged exposure to this cold. In response to the conditions, warming centers were opened in Canton, Massillon, and Alliance during the storm. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Winter Storm in SUMMIT, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 02:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 2 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of moderate to heavy snow, with rates briefly up to 1��� per hour, occurred during the early morning of December 23rd behind the front. Snow began tapering through the morning. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 40 MPH through the day. Akron Fulton Airport measured a peak wind gust of 51 MPH at 5:27 AM December 23rd, with a 49 MPH gust recorded at Akron-Canton Airport at 6:28 AM. This resulted in sporadic power outages across the county. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th with over a dozen of these accidents resulting in at least minor injuries. Wind chills plunged below 0 around 5 AM December 23rd and didn���t warm back above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -31F was recorded at 1:51 PM on December 23rd at Akron-Canton Airport, with a wind chill of -30F recorded at 1:54 PM at Akron Fulton. A mesonet station in Copley recorded a wind chill of -31F at 3:05 PM. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. Warming centers were also opened in Akron and Barberton in response. Trained spotters measured 4.9��� of snow in Bath, 4.5��� in Reminderville, 4.0��� near Barberton, 3.7��� in Tallmadge and 3.3��� in Sagamore Hills with this storm. A Co-Op observer measured 3.0��� in Munroe Falls. Akron-Canton Airport reported 2.7��� of snow.

Blizzard in LAKE, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 03:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 2 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of moderate to heavy snow, with rates briefly up to 1��� per hour, occurred behind the front into the morning hours of December 23rd with the snow trending lighter by midday. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 45 MPH through the day. A mesonet station in Wickliffe measured a peak wind gust of 57 MPH at 1:59 PM December 23rd. Lost Nation Airport clocked a peak gust of 51 MPH at 9:15 AM. Sporadic power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. Lost Nation Airport observed visibility consistently at or below one-quarter of a mile in falling snow and/or blowing snow from 5:55 AM December 23rd through 4:15 PM that day, with wind gusts consistently over 35 MPH for that entire period. This means blizzard conditions were observed in the county. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th with several accidents resulting in at least minor injuries. Wind chills plunged below 0 around 6 AM December 23rd and did not warm above 0 until early in the morning December 26th. Lost Nation Airport reported a minimum wind chill of -30 degrees at 5:35 PM December 23rd. In response to these conditions, a warming center was opened in Painesville. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. Trained spotters measured 5.3��� of snow in North Madison and Mentor, 4.8��� in Willoughby, 4.7��� in Concord Township and 4��� in Willowick and Mentor-on-the-Lake with this storm. Some light lake effect snow lingered into Christmas morning behind the storm.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LUCAS, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 07:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 02:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 3 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until after 6 PM December 25th. The coldest wind chills occurred during the daytime hours of December 23rd. Minimum wind chills as low as -36F were recorded on a weather station near Ottawa Hills at 1055 AM December 23rd, with Toledo Express Airport recording a minimum wind chill of -29F at 10:32 AM. In response, warming centers were opened across the county. A number of burst pipes were reported across the area due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HANCOCK, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 05:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 2 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until the early morning hours of December 26th. Findlay airport recorded a wind chill of -36F at 9:53 AM December 23rd. A mesonet station in Findlay also measured a wind chill of -38F at 10:45 AM. A number of burst pipes were reported across the area due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in OTTAWA, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 07:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: AWOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 4 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until the early morning hours of December 26th. The lowest wind chill observed in the county was -37F on a weather station in Martin at 11:39 AM. Port Clinton Airport recorded a minimum wind chill of -36F at 12:15 PM. About one-dozen people took shelter at a warming center in Port Clinton due to losing power in those frigid conditions. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ERIE, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 07:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills plunged below 0 around 4 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the early morning hours of December 26th. A wind chill of -31 degrees was reported at 12:00 PM December 23rd on a weather station in Sandusky. A warming center was opened in Sandusky in response to these conditions. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Blizzard in ASHTABULA LAKESHORE, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 04:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 4 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of moderate to heavy snow, with rates briefly up to 1��� per hour, occurred behind the front into the morning hours of December 23rd with the snow trending lighter by midday. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 45 MPH through the day. A peak wind gust of 51 MPH was measured at 6:41 AM December 23rd at the Ashtabula County Airport. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. Weather observing sensors at several airports near the lakeshore including Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Lost Nation Airport in Willoughby, and Erie International Airport reported several consecutive hours of visibility at or below one-quarter of a mile in snow and/or blowing snow with wind gusts frequently over 35 MPH on December 23rd. These conditions developed around 8 AM near the lakeshore in Ashtabula County and didn���t subside until about 5 PM, meaning blizzard conditions occurred. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. A few of these accidents resulted in at least minor injuries. The Ashtabula County Sheriff declared a Level 2 snow emergency on December 23rd which persisted into December 24th, which strongly discourages non-essential travel due to the winter weather conditions. Wind chills plunged below 0 around 7 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A minimum Wind Chill of -29 degrees was reported at 5:35 PM December 23rd at the Ashtabula County Airport. In response to these conditions, a warming center was opened in Ashtabula during the storm. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A trained spotter measured 3.8��� of snow in Ashtabula with this storm. Some light lake effect snow lingered into Christmas morning behind the storm.

Winter Storm in TRUMBULL, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 04:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 4 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of moderate to heavy snow, with snow rates of briefly up to 1��� per hour, occurred behind the front early December 23rd before becoming lighter by midday. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 35 MPH through the day. A peak wind gust of 51 MPH was clocked at 2:32 PM December 23rd at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. Sporadic tree damage and a few power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. Several of these accidents resulted in at least minor injury. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 7 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -31 degrees was reported at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport at 5:51 PM December 23rd. Weather stations elsewhere in the county reported minimum wind chills of -30 degrees in both Newton Falls and Cortland around 2:00 PM. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. Weather observers at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport measured 4.3��� of snow with the storm. Multiple measurements (from a trained spotter and CoCoRaHS observer) of 4.0��� were received from Newton Falls. Trained spotters also measured 2.6��� of snow in Gustavus Township and Cortland.

Winter Storm in MAHONING, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 04:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 4 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of light to moderate snow occurred behind the front early December 23rd before becoming lighter by midday. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 35 MPH through the day. A peak wind gust of 51 MPH was clocked at 2:32 PM December 23rd at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. Sporadic tree damage and a few power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. Over a dozen of these accidents resulted in at least minor injury. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 7 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -31 degrees was reported at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport at 5:51 PM December 23rd. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. Weather observers at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport measured 4.3��� of snow with the storm. Trained spotters measured 2.6��� of snow in Austintown and 2.5��� in Canfield.

Winter Storm in GEAUGA, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 03:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 2 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of moderate to heavy snow, with rates briefly up to 1��� per hour, occurred behind the front into the morning hours of December 23rd with the snow trending lighter by midday. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 35 MPH through the day. A mesonet station in Auburn measured a 42 MPH peak wind gust at 12:20 AM December 24th. Nearby airports in surrounding counties measured stronger peak gusts on December 23rd, with a gust of 51 MPH at 6:41 AM at Ashtabula County airport, a 49 MPH gust at 6:45 PM at Cuyahoga County airport, and a 51 MPH gust at 9:15 AM at Lost Nation Airport in Willoughby. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. Wind chills plunged below 0 around 6 AM December 23rd and did not warm above 0 degrees until the early morning hours December 26th. Mesonet stations recorded minimum wind chills on December 23rd of -33 degrees in Munson Township, -30 in Bainbridge and -29 in Chardon. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A trained spotter in Thompson Township measured 6.5��� of snow with this storm. Other select totals from spotters include 4.0��� in Burton and Chardon and 3.3��� near Auburn Township.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SENECA, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 06:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 4 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until late in the evening on December 25th. A wind chill of -27F was recorded at 7:00 AM December 23rd on a mesonet station near Tiffin. Other nearby airports, such as Findlay and Fremont, recorded wind chills colder than -30F. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in KNOX, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 06:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: AWOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 5 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until late in the evening on December 25th. A wind chill of -35F was recorded at 9:55 AM December 23rd at the Knox County Airport.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CRAWFORD, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 06:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 5 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until late in the evening on December 25th. At nearby Mansfield Airport, a minimum wind chill of -35F was recorded at 11:52 AM December 23rd.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HOLMES, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 07:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: AWOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 around 5 AM December 23rd and did not warm above 0 until late in the evening December 25th. A minimum wind chill of -34F was reported at 11:55 AM December 23rd at Holmes County Regional Airport. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern and central Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Winter Storm in LUCAS, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 00:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An Arctic cold front swept through the area shortly before midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of mainly light snow occurred behind the front across the county through the morning hours of December 23rd before tapering to flurries. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow tapered off through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 45 MPH at times through the day. Toledo Express Airport measured a 52 MPH wind gust at 944 AM December 23rd, the highest gust measured in the county. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area December 23rd and 24th with over a dozen accidents resulting in at least minor injuries. The Lucas County Sheriff declared a Level 2 snow emergency early in the morning on December 23rd, which was not downgraded until the morning of December 24th. This is issued when travel is strongly discouraged across a county unless absolutely necessary. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 3 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until after 6 PM December 25th. The coldest wind chills occurred during the daytime hours of December 23rd. Minimum wind chills as low as -36F were recorded on a weather station near Ottawa Hills at 1055 AM December 23rd, with Toledo Express Airport recording a minimum wind chill of -29F at 10:32 AM. In response, warming centers were opened across the county. A number of burst pipes were reported across the area due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. Toledo Express Airport measured 1.0��� of snow from this storm. Amounts of 2��� were measured by CoCoRaHS observers near Toledo and Ottawa Hills, with CoCoRaHS observers also measuring 2.5��� near Waterville and up to 4.5��� in Richfield Township.

Blizzard in OTTAWA, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 00:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of mainly light snow occurred behind the front across the county through the morning hours of December 23rd before tapering to flurries. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and occasionally gusted over 50 MPH through the day. The highest gust measured on land was a 62 MPH gust measured at Port Clinton Airport at 10:35 AM. A few thousand power outages resulted across the county, with some lasting over 24 hours. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. On December 23rd, a combination of falling/blowing snow and strong wind gusts led to visibility remaining at or below one-quarter of a mile at Port Clinton Airport from 7:35 AM through 2:55 PM, meaning that blizzard conditions were observed. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. The Ottawa County Sheriff declared a Level 3 snow emergency the morning of December 23rd, which closes all roads in the county to non-emergency travel. This was not lifted until the next morning. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 4 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until the early morning hours of December 26th. The lowest wind chill observed in the county was -37F on a weather station in Martin at 11:39 AM. Port Clinton Airport recorded a minimum wind chill of -36F at 12:15 PM. About one-dozen people took shelter at a warming center in Port Clinton due to losing power in those frigid conditions. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A trained spotter measured 2.0��� of snow near Gypsum with this storm.

Winter Storm in HANCOCK, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 00:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

An Arctic cold front swept through the area shortly before midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of mainly light snow occurred behind the front across the county through the morning hours of December 23rd before tapering to flurries. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and occasionally gusted over 45 mph through the day. The highest reliably-measured wind gust in the county was a 55 MPH gust at the Findlay airport, measured at 4:33 PM December 23rd. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. Blowing snow resulted in periods of white-out conditions and drifting snow across roads in open areas where snow blew around the most, especially from the early morning through the evening hours of December 23rd. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. At one point around 4 AM December 23rd, I-75 southbound was closed near milepost 168 due to multiple jack-knifed semis. A few accidents across the county during the storm resulted in at least minor injuries. The Hancock County Sheriff declared a Level 3 Snow Emergency during the morning hours of December 23rd, which closed all roads in the county to non-emergency travel. This was not lifted until the next morning. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 2 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until the early morning hours of December 26th. Findlay airport recorded a wind chill of -36F at 9:53 AM December 23rd. A mesonet station in Findlay also measured a wind chill of -38F at 10:45 AM. A number of burst pipes were reported across the area due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 2.3��� of snow in Findlay with this storm.

Winter Storm in CRAWFORD, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 01:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

An Arctic cold front swept through the area shortly before midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of light to moderate snow occurred behind the front across the county through the morning hours of December 23rd before tapering to flurries. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 35 MPH through the day. At nearby airports, a peak gust of 45 MPH was observed three times in Mansfield between 7:22 AM and 1:35 PM December 23rd. Marion County Airport measured a 40 MPH gust at 2:52 AM before failing, with a 55 MPH gust measured at 4:33 PM in Findlay. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 25 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Several minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the county on December 23rd and 24th. An indirect fatality resulted when a 34 year old male got into an accident involving a snow plow while driving on December 23rd. The Crawford County Sheriff declared a Level 3 snow emergency the afternoon of December 23rd which closed all roads in the county to non-emergency travel. This was not lifted until the next morning. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 5 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until late in the evening on December 25th. At nearby Mansfield Airport, a minimum wind chill of -35F was recorded at 11:52 AM December 23rd. A trained spotter measured 3.0��� of snow near Tiro with this storm.

Winter Storm in MORROW, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 01:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

An Arctic cold front swept through the area shortly before midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of light to moderate snow occurred behind the front across the county through the morning hours of December 23rd before tapering to flurries. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 35 MPH through the day. At nearby airports, Marion County Airport measured a 40 MPH wind gust at 2:52 AM December 23rd before failing. A 41 MPH gust was clocked at Delaware Municipal Airport at 7:15 AM, with a 43 MPH gust measured at Knox County airport at 4:55 AM and 45 MPH gusts recorded in Mansfield three times between 7:22 AM and 1:33 PM. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Several minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the county on December 23rd and 24th. The Morrow County Sheriff declared a Level 3 snow emergency around Noon on December 23rd, which closed all roads in the county to non-emergency travel. This was not lifted until close to midday on December 24th. When issuing the Level 3 snow emergency, the sheriff noted that blowing snow was leading to near 0 visibility with snow drifting across roadways in parts of the county. The number of disabled vehicles put a strain on emergency services. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 5 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until late in the evening on December 25th. A wind chill of -37F was recorded at 9:40 AM December 23rd on a mesonet station near Galion. A station in Marengo measured a wind chill of -28F at 10:33 AM. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern and central Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 2.5��� of snow near Mount Gilead.

Winter Storm in RICHLAND, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 01:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area shortly before Midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of moderate to heavy snow with rates briefly up to 1��� per hour occurred behind the frontal passage into the morning of December 23rd before becoming much lighter by midday. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and occasionally gusted over 40 MPH through the day. At Mansfield Lahm Regional airport a peak gust of 45 MPH was measured 3 times between 7:22 AM and 1:33 PM December 23rd. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th, with several of these accidents resulting in at least minor injury. Local news media reported that the number of disabled vehicles put a strain on emergency services on December 23rd. The Richland County Sheriff declared a Level 2 Snow Emergency the morning of December 23rd which was not lifted until the next day. This strongly discourages all non-essential travel in the county.. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 5 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -36F was reported at Mansfield Airport at 11:52 AM December 23rd. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern and central Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A trained spotter in Shelby measured 6.0��� of snow from this storm, with 2.9��� measured at Mansfield Lahm Airport. Other select reports include a CoCoRaHS observer measuring 4.0��� of snow near Charles Mill Lake east of Mansfield, with another CoCoRaHS observer measuring 3.5��� of snow near Lexington. A trained spotter measured 3��� of snow just west of downtown Mansfield.

Blizzard in ERIE, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 00:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area shortly before midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of light to moderate snow occurred behind the front into the morning hours of December 23rd before becoming much lighter by midday. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 50 MPH through the day. A weather station in Sandusky measured a peak wind gust of 51 MPH at 11:28 AM December 23rd. Nearby, Sandusky County Regional Airport clocked a peak gust of 58 MPH at 1:55 PM, with a 62 MPH gust measured at 10:35 AM at Port Clinton Regional Airport. Scattered tree damage and over 7,000 power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The Sandusky County Regional Airport reported visibility consistently at or below one-quarter of a mile in falling and/or blowing snow beginning around 4 AM December 23rd and continuing through 5 PM before gradually improving. At Port Clinton Airport, these conditions were observed from 7:30 AM through 3:30 PM. Wind gusts were well over 35 MPH for that entire period, meaning blizzard conditions were observed. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. The most significant incident occurred shortly before 12:30 PM December 23rd at Mile Marker 106 of the Ohio Turnpike, in Groton Township along the Sandusky County border. A deadly pile-up involving 48 vehicles occurred, resulting in 4 fatalities (a 59 year-old male, 30 year-old male, 37 year-old female and 19 year-old female). A total of 73 injuries occurred. At the time of the accident, blowing snow was resulting in near-zero visibility with winds gusting over 50 MPH and wind chills between -30 and -35 degrees. Due to the severity of the accident and harsh conditions, the Turnpike did not fully reopen in both directions until 5 PM December 24th. Elsewhere, Ohio Route 2 was closed in both directions near the city of Huron shortly before 1 PM December 23rd due to multiple accidents. The Erie County Sheriff called a Level 3 snow emergency the morning of December 23rd, which was not lifted until early December 24th. This closed all roads in the county to non-emergency travel. Wind chills plunged below 0 around 4 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the early morning hours of December 26th. A wind chill of -31 degrees was reported at 12:00 PM December 23rd on a weather station in Sandusky. A warming center was opened in Sandusky in response to these conditions. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A trained spotter measured 3.0��� of snow in Huron with this storm. CoCoRaHS observers reported 2.5��� of snow in Berlin Heights and 1.5��� in Vermilion Township.

Winter Storm in HURON, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 01:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of moderate snow occurred behind the front in the morning hours of December 23rd, with the snow becoming much lighter by midday. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 40 MPH through the day. The peak measured gust in Huron County was 48 MPH at 3:00 PM December 23rd, measured on a mesonet station in Bellevue. At nearby airports a peak gust of 54 MPH was measured at Lorain County airport at 2:26 PM. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. The Huron County Sheriff declared a Level 3 snow emergency around midday December 23rd, which closed all county roads to non-emergency travel. This was not lifted until the next morning. Wind chills plunged below 0 around 6 AM December 23rd and did not warm above 0 until the early morning hours of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -36F was recorded on a mesonet station in Bellevue at 3:05 PM December 23rd. In response, a church was opened as a warming center in Bellevue. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A trained spotter measured 3.7��� of snow near New London from the storm.

Winter Storm in ASHLAND, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 01:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area shortly after Midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of moderate to heavy snow with rates briefly up to 1��� per hour occurred behind the frontal passage into the morning of December 23rd before becoming much lighter by midday. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and occasionally gusted over 40 MPH through the day. At nearby Mansfield Lahm Regional airport a peak gust of 45 MPH was measured 3 times between 7:22 AM and 1:33 PM December 23rd. At Wayne County Regional Airport a peak gust of 51 MPH was measured at 10:50 AM. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th, at least one of these accidents resulting in minor injury. Local news media reported that the number of disabled vehicles put a strain on emergency services on December 23rd. The Ashland County Sheriff declared a Level 2 Snow Emergency the morning of December 23rd which was not lifted until the next day. This strongly discourages all non-essential travel in the county.. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 6 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A mesonet station in Ashland recorded a minimum wind chill of -41F at 11:35 AM December 23rd. A minimum wind chill of -36F was reported at Mansfield Airport at 11:52 AM, with a minimum wind chill of -36F also recorded at nearby Wayne County Airport at 12:19 PM. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern and central Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A trained spotter in Hayesville measured 2.0��� of snow from this storm.

Winter Storm in MEDINA, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 02:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 1 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of moderate to heavy snow, with rates briefly up to 1��� per hour, occurred during the early morning of December 23rd behind the front. Snow began tapering through the morning. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 45 MPH through the day. Mesonet stations in Medina County clocked peak gusts of 50 MPH at 1:35 PM December 23rd in Homerville and 49 MPH in Brunswick at 1:36 PM. At nearby Wayne County Regional Airport a peak gust of 51 MPH was measured at 10:50 AM. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th with a few of these accidents resulting in at least minor injuries. Wind chills plunged below 0 around 5 AM December 23rd and didn���t warm back above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A mesonet station near Brunswick reported a minimum wind chill of -38F at 12:00 PM December 23rd. Elsewhere, mesonet stations recorded minimum wind chills of -33F in Homerville at 11:35 AM and -31F in Valley City at 12:35 PM. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. CoCoRaHS observers measured 3.8��� of snow in Medina and 3.6��� of snow in Brunswick with this storm. Trained spotters measured 3.0��� of snow near Hinckley and 2.6��� of snow near Sharon Center.

Winter Storm in STARK, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 02:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 2 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of light to moderate snow occurred behind the frontal passage and into the morning hours of December 23rd before beginning to taper. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 35 MPH through the day. Nearby Akron-Canton airport measured a peak wind gust of 49 MPH at 6:28 AM December 23rd. A mesonet station in Canal Fulton measured a gust of 44 MPH at 5:55 PM that day. Sporadic power outages were reported as a result. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. Several of these accidents resulted in at least minor injuries. Wind chills plunged below 0F around 5 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the morning hours of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -31F was recorded at nearby Akron-Canton Airport at 1:51 PM December 23rd. Unfortunately, one fatality resulted due to prolonged exposure to this cold. In response to the conditions, warming centers were opened in Canton, Massillon, and Alliance during the storm. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. Akron-Canton Airport measured 2.7��� of snow with this storm. Trained spotters measured 3��� of snow in Canton and 2.9��� of snow in Alliance.

Blizzard in CUYAHOGA, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 02:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 2 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of moderate to heavy snow, with rates briefly up to 1��� per hour, occurred during the early morning of December 23rd behind the front. Snow began tapering through the morning. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 45 MPH through the day. A peak gust of 55 MPH was measured at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport at 8:36 AM December 23rd. Burke Lakefront Airport measured a 52 MPH gust at 11:04 AM. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. Cleveland Hopkins, Burke Lakefront, and Cuyahoga County Airports all observed visibility at or below one-quarter of a mile for well over 3 consecutive hours in falling and blowing snow with wind gusts over 35 MPH on December 23rd, meaning blizzard conditions were achieved in the county. These conditions developed shortly after 5 AM along the lakeshore and by 8 AM across inland portions of the county and didn���t subside until 3 to 5 PM that afternoon. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Hundreds of minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th, with several dozen accidents resulting in at least minor injury. Wind chills plunged below 0 around 5 AM December 23rd and did not warm above 0 until after sunrise December 26th. Cleveland Hopkins recorded a minimum wind chill of -34F at 11:51 AM December 23rd. Cuyahoga County Airport reported a wind chill of -33F at 12:45 PM, and Burke Lakefront Airport recorded a wind chill of -31F at 11:53 AM. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. Cleveland Hopkins Airport measured 3.7��� of snow with this storm. Trained spotters measured 5.0��� of snow in Shaker Heights and Lyndhurst, with spotters also measuring 4.5��� in Highland Heights, 4.0��� in North Royalton and 3.4��� in Westlake. CoCoRaHS observers measured 5.0��� in Seven Hills, 4.9��� in South Euclid, 4.4��� in Parma and 3.5��� in Westlake and Strongsville.

Winter Storm in ASHTABULA, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 04:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 4 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of moderate to heavy snow, with rates briefly up to 1��� per hour, occurred behind the front into the morning hours of December 23rd with the snow trending lighter by midday. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 45 MPH through the day. A peak wind gust of 51 MPH was measured at 6:41 AM December 23rd at the Ashtabula County Airport. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. A few of these accidents resulted in at least minor injuries. The Ashtabula County Sheriff declared a Level 2 snow emergency on December 23rd which persisted into December 24th, which strongly discourages non-essential travel due to the winter weather conditions. Wind chills plunged below 0 around 7 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A minimum Wind Chill of -29 degrees was reported at 5:35 PM December 23rd at the Ashtabula County Airport. In response to these conditions, a warming center was opened in Ashtabula during the storm. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A trained spotter measured 6.0��� of snow in Monroe Township with this storm. Elsewhere, a spotter measured 4.3��� in Harpersfield Township, with other spotters measuring 3.0��� in Cherry Valley and Pierpont.

Winter Storm in PORTAGE, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 03:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An Arctic cold front swept through the area around 3 AM December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of light to moderate snow occurred behind the frontal passage and into the morning hours of December 23rd before beginning to taper. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and gusted over 35 MPH through the day.The Portage County Airport in Ravenna measured a peak wind gust of 43 MPH at 10:15 PM on December 23rd. A mesonet station in Rootstown also measured a 43 MPH wind gust at 10:37 AM. Surrounding airports measured stronger gusts, including a 51 MPH gust at 5:27 AM at Akron Fulton Airport and a 51 MPH gust at 2:32 PM at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. 1600 customers lost power at the peak of the storm. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th with a few accidents resulting in minor injury. Wind chills plunged below 0 around  6 AM December 23rd and did not warm above 0 until early in the morning December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -30 degrees was reported at the Portage County Airport at 5:35 PM December 23rd. A warming center was opened in Ravenna in response to these conditions. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. The highest measured snowfall from the storm in the county was 3���, measured by a trained spotter in Hiram and a CoCoRaHS observer in Mantua. Trained spotters also measured 2.5��� in Kent and 2.0��� in Mogadore. A CoCoRaHS observer also measured 1.5��� of snow near Ravenna.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SANDUSKY, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 07:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: AWOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 around 4 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the early morning hours of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -37 degrees was reported at 9:55 AM December 23rd at the Sandusky County Regional Airport. A weather station in Fremont reported a wind chill of -33 degrees at 11:00 AM. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WOOD, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 06:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 3 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until after 6 PM December 25th. The coldest wind chill recorded in the county was -36F on a weather station in Lemoyne at 10:46 AM December 23rd. Toledo Executive Airport recorded a wind chill of -32F at 10:53 AM. A number of burst pipes were reported across the area due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HURON, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 07:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills plunged below 0 around 6 AM December 23rd and did not warm above 0 until the early morning hours of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -36F was recorded on a mesonet station in Bellevue at 3:05 PM December 23rd. In response, a church was opened as a warming center in Bellevue. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in RICHLAND, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 06:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 5 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -36F was reported at Mansfield Airport at 11:52 AM December 23rd. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern and central Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SUMMIT, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 08:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 around 5 AM December 23rd and didn���t warm back above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -31F was recorded at 1:51 PM on December 23rd at Akron-Canton Airport, with a wind chill of -30F recorded at 1:54 PM at Akron Fulton. A mesonet station in Copley recorded a wind chill of -31F at 3:05 PM. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. Warming centers were also opened in Akron and Barberton in response.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in GEAUGA, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 09:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Mesonet

Wind chills plunged below 0 around 6 AM December 23rd and did not warm above 0 degrees until the early morning hours December 26th. Mesonet stations recorded minimum wind chills on December 23rd of -33 degrees in Munson Township, -30 in Bainbridge and -29 in Chardon. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CUYAHOGA, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 08:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 around 5 AM December 23rd and did not warm above 0 until after sunrise December 26th. Cleveland Hopkins recorded a minimum wind chill of -34F at 11:51 AM December 23rd. Cuyahoga County Airport reported a wind chill of -33F at 12:45 PM, and Burke Lakefront Airport recorded a wind chill of -31F at 11:53 AM. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LAKE, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 10:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: AWOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 around 6 AM December 23rd and did not warm above 0 until early in the morning December 26th. Lost Nation Airport reported a minimum wind chill of -30 degrees at 5:35 PM December 23rd. In response to these conditions, a warming center was opened in Painesville. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MAHONING, OHIO
From 23-DEC-22 10:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind chills plunged below 0 by 7 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the morning of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -31 degrees was reported at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport at 5:51 PM December 23rd. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.