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Extreme Cold Watch, Ohio

Severe

Wind chills as low as 24 below zero. The cold wind chills as low as 24 degrees below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Monday, January 26, 2026.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Monday, January 26, 12:30 at night.

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How much

Wind chill
As low as 24 below zero

Map

Map of Ohio with this watch The Extreme Cold Watch covers Cleveland, Toledo, Akron. I-70I-376I-79I-77I-76ClevelandToledoAkronParmaCantonOHIOWEST VIRGINIAMICHIGANPENNSYLVANIALake Erie25 mi I-70I-376I-79I-77ClevelandToledoAkronParmaOHIOWEST VIRGINIAMICHIGANPENNSYLVANIALake Erie50 mi I-77I-376I-70ClevelandToledoAkronOHIOMICHIGANLake Erie50 mi I-77I-70ClevelandToledoAkronOHIOMICHIGANLake Erie50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 24 degrees below zero possible.
Where
Northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.
When
From Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon.
Impacts
The cold wind chills as low as 24 degrees below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Updates

  1. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 25, 2026
  2. Extreme Cold Watch issued for Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon. January 25, 2026