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Alert: Extreme Cold Warning
Area(s): Hardin; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland
Effective: 2026-01-31 @ 4:45 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 11:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-31 @ 4:45 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 12:45 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Wilmington OH on 2026-01-31 @ 4:45 am
Headline: Extreme Cold Warning issued January 31 at 5:45AM EST until January 31 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH
Description: * 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 14 below zero expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west
central Ohio.

* WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon EST today. For the
Cold Weather Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured
water pipes.

Alert: Cold Weather Advisory
Area(s): Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Mercer; Auglaize; Hocking; Adams; Pike; Scioto
Effective: 2026-01-31 @ 4:45 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 11:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-31 @ 4:45 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 12:45 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Wilmington OH on 2026-01-31 @ 4:45 am
Headline: Cold Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 5:45AM EST until January 31 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH
Description: * WHAT...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills
as low as 18 below zero. For the second Cold Weather Advisory,
very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast
and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, and west
central Ohio.

* WHEN...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until noon EST today.
For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to
10 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could
result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.

Alert: Cold Weather Advisory
Area(s): Hardin; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hamilton; Clermont; Brown; Highland
Effective: 2026-01-31 @ 4:45 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 9:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-31 @ 9:00 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 12:45 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Wilmington OH on 2026-01-31 @ 4:45 am
Headline: Cold Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 5:45AM EST until February 1 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH
Description: * 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 14 below zero expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west
central Ohio.

* WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until noon EST today. For the
Cold Weather Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured
water pipes.

Alert: Cold Weather Advisory
Area(s): Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Ripley; Dearborn; Ohio; Switzerland; Carroll; Gallatin; Boone; Kenton; Campbell; Owen; Grant; Pendleton; Bracken; Robertson; Mason; Lewis; Mercer; Auglaize; Hocking; Adams; Pike; Scioto
Effective: 2026-01-31 @ 4:45 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 9:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-31 @ 9:00 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 12:45 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Wilmington OH on 2026-01-31 @ 4:45 am
Headline: Cold Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 5:45AM EST until February 1 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH
Description: * WHAT...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills
as low as 18 below zero. For the second Cold Weather Advisory,
very cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast
and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, and west
central Ohio.

* WHEN...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until noon EST today.
For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to
10 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could
result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.

Alert: Cold Weather Advisory
Area(s): Lucas; Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Lorain; Cuyahoga; Lake; Geauga; Ashtabula Inland; Hancock; Seneca; Huron; Medina; Summit; Portage; Trumbull; Wyandot; Crawford; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Mahoning; Marion; Morrow; Holmes; Knox; Ashtabula Lakeshore; Northern Erie; Southern Erie; Crawford
Effective: 2026-01-31 @ 4:22 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 10:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-31 @ 4:22 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 10:00 am
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Cleveland OH on 2026-01-31 @ 4:22 am
Headline: Cold Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 5:22AM EST until January 31 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Cleveland OH
Description: * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 22 below.

* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio
and northwest Pennsylvania.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM EST this morning.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause
frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Alert: Cold Weather Advisory
Area(s): Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Gallia; Lawrence; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Putnam; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Webster; Northwest Randolph
Effective: 2026-01-30 @ 11:10 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 10:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-30 @ 11:10 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 11:00 am
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Charleston WV on 2026-01-30 @ 11:10 pm
Headline: Cold Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 12:10AM EST until January 31 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Charleston WV
Description: * WHAT...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills
as low as 11 below. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, very
cold wind chills as low as 9 below expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and
central, northeast, northern, southern, and western West Virginia.

* WHEN...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until 11 AM EST this
morning. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 7 PM this
evening to 11 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could
result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and
hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these
temperatures.

Alert: Cold Weather Advisory
Area(s): Greenup; Carter; Boyd; Perry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Gallia; Lawrence; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Putnam; Roane; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; Braxton; Gilmer; Lewis; Harrison; Taylor; Upshur; Barbour; Northwest Webster; Northwest Randolph
Effective: 2026-01-30 @ 11:10 pm -> 2026-02-01 @ 10:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 11:00 am
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Charleston WV on 2026-01-30 @ 11:10 pm
Headline: Cold Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 12:10AM EST until February 1 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Charleston WV
Description: * WHAT...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills
as low as 11 below. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, very
cold wind chills as low as 9 below expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and
central, northeast, northern, southern, and western West Virginia.

* WHEN...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until 11 AM EST this
morning. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 7 PM this
evening to 11 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could
result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and
hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these
temperatures.

Alert: Extreme Cold Warning
Area(s): Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Jefferson; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Armstrong; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock
Effective: 2026-01-30 @ 10:23 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 10:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-30 @ 10:23 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 10:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Pittsburgh PA on 2026-01-30 @ 10:23 pm
Headline: Extreme Cold Warning issued January 30 at 11:23PM EST until January 31 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA
Description: * WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills
as low as 20 to 30 below zero. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very
cold wind chills as low as 5 to 15 below zero expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and
western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.

* WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until 11 AM EST Saturday. For
the Cold Weather Advisory, from 7 PM Saturday to 11 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured
water pipes.

Alert: Cold Weather Advisory
Area(s): Coshocton; Harrison; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Allegheny; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker
Effective: 2026-01-30 @ 10:23 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 10:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-30 @ 10:23 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 10:00 am
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Pittsburgh PA on 2026-01-30 @ 10:23 pm
Headline: Cold Weather Advisory issued January 30 at 11:23PM EST until January 31 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA
Description: * WHAT...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills
as low as 10 to 20 below zero. For the second Cold Weather
Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 5 to 15 below zero
expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, southwest and western
Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West
Virginia.

* WHEN...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until 11 AM EST
Saturday. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 7 PM Saturday
to 11 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured
water pipes.

Alert: Cold Weather Advisory
Area(s): Tuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Jefferson; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Armstrong; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock
Effective: 2026-01-30 @ 10:23 pm -> 2026-02-01 @ 10:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 10:00 am
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Pittsburgh PA on 2026-01-30 @ 10:23 pm
Headline: Cold Weather Advisory issued January 30 at 11:23PM EST until February 1 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA
Description: * WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills
as low as 20 to 30 below zero. For the Cold Weather Advisory, very
cold wind chills as low as 5 to 15 below zero expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and
western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia.

* WHEN...For the Extreme Cold Warning, until 11 AM EST Saturday. For
the Cold Weather Advisory, from 7 PM Saturday to 11 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured
water pipes.

Alert: Cold Weather Advisory
Area(s): Coshocton; Harrison; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Allegheny; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker
Effective: 2026-01-30 @ 10:23 pm -> 2026-02-01 @ 10:00 am
Onset: 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 10:00 am
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Pittsburgh PA on 2026-01-30 @ 10:23 pm
Headline: Cold Weather Advisory issued January 30 at 11:23PM EST until February 1 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Pittsburgh PA
Description: * WHAT...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills
as low as 10 to 20 below zero. For the second Cold Weather
Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 5 to 15 below zero
expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, southwest and western
Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West
Virginia.

* WHEN...For the first Cold Weather Advisory, until 11 AM EST
Saturday. For the second Cold Weather Advisory, from 7 PM Saturday
to 11 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero
could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
An extended period of freezing temperatures could cause ruptured
water pipes.