winterstormwarning.com

Extreme Cold Watch, Ohio

Severe

Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero 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, 11:52 at night.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this watch

How much

Wind chill
As low as 25 below zero

Map

Map of Ohio with this watch The Extreme Cold Watch covers Zanesville, Steubenville, New Philadelphia. I-70I-270I-76I-79I-68ZanesvilleSteubenvilleNew PhiladelphiaDoverSalemOHIOWEST VIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA20 mi I-70I-270I-76I-79ZanesvilleSteubenvilleNew PhiladelphiaOHIOWEST VIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA25 mi I-70I-79I-376ZanesvilleSteubenvilleOHIOWEST VIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA50 mi I-70I-79ZanesvilleSteubenvilleOHIO50 mi
  • This watch
  • Interstates
  • US highways
Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero possible.
Where
Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.
When
From Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 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