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Extreme Cold Warning, Ohio

Severe

Wind chills as low as 20 below zero, wind chills as low as 15 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

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Places in this warning

How much

Wind chill
As low as 20 below zero

Map

Map of Ohio with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Columbus, Dayton, Springfield. I-275I-77I-74I-69I-469ColumbusDaytonSpringfieldKENTUCKYOHIOINDIANA25 mi I-275I-77I-69I-469ColumbusDaytonOHIOINDIANA50 mi I-275US 35US 33ColumbusDaytonOHIOINDIANA50 mi I-275US 35ColumbusDaytonOHIOINDIANA50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero expected.
Where
Portions of east central Indiana and central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
When
For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon EST today. For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 7 in the evening this evening to 11 in the morning Thursday.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 28, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 28, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 27, 2026
  4. Replaces the Cold Weather Advisory. January 27, 2026