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Extreme Cold Watch, Ohio

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For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as around 15 below zero expected. The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Sunday, January 25, 2026.

Replaced by the Extreme Cold Warning on Sunday, January 25, 11:18 in the morning.

Replaced by the Cold Weather Advisory on Sunday, January 25, 11:18 in the morning.

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Map of Ohio with this watch The Extreme Cold Watch covers Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton. I-77I-79I-465I-70ColumbusCincinnatiDaytonHamiltonKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIAINDIANA50 mi I-77I-79I-465I-70ColumbusCincinnatiDaytonHamiltonKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIAINDIANA50 mi I-77I-70I-79ColumbusCincinnatiDaytonKENTUCKYOHIOINDIANA50 mi I-77I-79ColumbusCincinnatiDaytonKENTUCKYOHIOINDIANA100 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as around 15 below zero expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as around 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 tonight to 6 in the evening Monday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Monday evening through Tuesday morning.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills 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. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 24, 2026
  3. Extreme Cold Watch issued for Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon. January 24, 2026