Winter Storm — Washington, Ohio

2026-01-24 to 2026-01-26 · Washington, Ohio

Wider weather episode

A significant winter storm brought a mix of wintry precipitation to the area from the afternoon of January 24th into the 26th. Precipitation initially overspread the area as snow the evening of the 24th, then transitioned to a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain overnight into the morning of the 25th. Portions of northeast KY, southwest VA, and central and southern WV also experienced a period of rain as temperatures warmed slightly during the day. Temperatures plunged back below freezing in the wake of a cold front, with precipitation turning back to snow throughout the area that evening. Precipitation lingered overnight then tapered off the morning of the 26th.

In southeast Ohio, the highest snow amounts, which ranged from around five to ten inches, were observed in Perry, Washington, Athens, Vinton, and Jackson Counties. In addition to a few inches of snow, sleet and freezing rain become more dominant further south. Jackson and Lawrence Counties had the most notable sleet amounts, each coming in with around an inch of accumulation. As for freezing rain, a few tenths of an inch of ice were observed in Lawrence County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1305881. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.