Extreme Cold Watch
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Mon 01/26/2026 06:00 PM ESTEnd Time
Tue 01/27/2026 12:00 PM ESTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Columbus, OH ∙ Cincinnati, OH ∙ Dayton, OH ∙ Hamilton, OH ∙ Springfield, OH ∙ Kettering, OH ∙ Sanders, KY ∙ Clarksville, OH ∙ Brooksville, KY ∙ Springfield Beckley Municipal Airport, OHFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Wilmington OH 904 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026 ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 13 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, from midnight Sunday Night to 6 PM EST Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go outside. Keep pets indoors as much as possible. Make sure outdoor animals have a warm, dry shelter, food, and unfrozen water.
Technical Header
INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-251015- /O.CON.KILN.CW.Y.0004.260126T0500Z-260126T2300Z/ /O.CON.KILN.EC.A.0001.260126T2300Z-260127T1700Z/ Wayne-Fayette-Union-Franklin-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland- Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton- Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby- Logan-Union-Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin- Licking-Preble-Montgomery-Greene-Fayette-Pickaway-Fairfield- Butler-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown- Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto- Including the cities of Franklin, Covington, Troy, Milford, West College Corner, Richmond, Ada, Mount Orab, Batesville, Brooksville, Winchester, Bellevue, Florence, Crittenden, Bellefontaine, Xenia, Vanceburg, West Jefferson, Wapakoneta, Aberdeen, Maysville, Warsaw, Sidney, Lebanon, Milan, Urbana, Piketon, Middletown, Falmouth, Highland Heights, Alexandria, Dry Ridge, Kenton, Rising Sun, Augusta, Springfield, Mulberry, Hillsboro, Connersville, Downtown Cincinnati, Bright, Greenville, Oakbrook, Fort Thomas, Logan, Mount Repose, Waverly, Erlanger, Pickerington, Independence, Wilmington, Vevay, Mason, Circleville, Oxford, New Bremen, Mount Carmel, Landen, Chillicothe, Hidden Valley, Butler, West Union, Celina, Carrollton, Williamstown, Eaton, Lawrenceburg, Pike Lake, Brookville, Piqua, Downtown Dayton, St. Marys, Head Of Grassy, Aurora, Manchester, London, Seaman, Minster, Coldwater, Washington Court House, Summerside, Mount Olivet, Tollesboro, Liberty, Peebles, Delaware, Newark, Ripley, Versailles, Greenfield, Georgetown, Owenton, Plain City, Camden, Wheelersburg, Blanchester, Lancaster, Fairborn, Downtown Columbus, Greendale, Hamilton, Burlington, Beavercreek, Tipp City, Kettering, Dayton, Day Heights, Portsmouth, Osgood, Fairfield, Springboro, Camp Dix, Dillsboro, Newport, Withamsville, and Marysville 904 PM EST Sat Jan 24 2026
