Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Van Wert, Ohio

2024-01-14 · Van Wert, Ohio

Event narrative

The combination of temperatures in the single digits below zero and gusty southwest winds of around 20 mph produced minimum wind chills of 25 to 30 below zero during the morning hours. A wind chill of 29 below zero was reported by a mesonet station just west of Middle Point, OH at 10:00am on January 14th.

Wider weather episode

An arctic airmass overspread northwest Ohio bringing dangerous wind chills. The combination of very cold temperatures in the single digits below zero and gusty west to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph produced wind chills as cold as 25 below to 30 below zero.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1150623. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.