Columbus, OH – Three words appearing in a winter weather warning could signal a storm far more dangerous than the snow, ice and freezing temperatures Ohio residents experience each year. During the 2026-27 winter season, those words could carry an urgent message from Columbus and Cleveland to Cincinnati, Toledo and communities throughout the state.
According to NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center, the National Weather Service is expanding the use of “Particularly Dangerous Situation,” or PDS, wording in select Blizzard Warnings and Ice Storm Warnings this winter.
The wording is intended for rare, exceptionally dangerous storms that could threaten lives, transportation and critical infrastructure…