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Government Offices/Schools & Business Close As Winter Storm Moves Into Ohio
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Schools, local government offices, services and many businesses closed as a winter storm entered the region Thursday.
Every school in Ross, Pickaway, Fayette, Pike, Highland, Fairfield had closed for the day, while Jackson County schools started in session Thursday, but are dismissed early.
All area sports activities for Thursday cancelled.
The National Weather Service added an Ice Storm Warning for the region at 11:23am, going through 7am Friday going along with the Winter Storm Warning for the entire state. Many of the TV meteorologists are saying they “can’t remember this happening in decades, possible as far back as the 1978 Blizzard.”
The Ice Storm Warning covered a line with Ross, Fairfield and Highland Counties to the north, going south to the Ohio River and into Kentucky.
Most area counties went to snow emergency status, including Level 3 for Ross, Pike, Fayette, Pickaway, Highland, Jackson, Hocking and Fairfield counties.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10am FRIDAY MORNING. ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. Light snow continuing. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch. Portions of Central, South Central and Southwest Ohio and Northeast and Northern Kentucky.
Friday A chance of snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 21. North wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -12. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 6.
Sunday Sunny, with a high near 34.
Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Winter Storm Heads To Ohio
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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for most of Ohio, running between 12am Thursday through 7am Friday.
Total snow accumulations for south central Ohio are projected at 1-3 inches and ice accumulations of up to 3 tenths of an inch possible. This impacts portions of Central, South Central and Southwest Ohio.
Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commutes Thursday and the morning commute Friday.
Areas north of this line could see snowfall amounts of several or more inches, including up to a foot of snow in northwest Ohio.
Friday and Saturday low temps will be in the single digits, which will allow whatever falls in our area Thursday night through Friday morning to stick around for a few days.
Here’s the updated NWS forecast for south central Ohio as of 3pm 2/2/22:
Thursday: Freezing rain and sleet before 4pm, then sleet between 4pm and 5pm, then snow and sleet after 5pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. North northeast wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of 0.1 to 0.2 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday Night: Snow and patchy blowing snow before midnight, then snow likely and patchy blowing snow between midnight and 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 15. North northeast wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. North northwest wind between 8 and 13 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 24.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11.
The Ohio Department of Transportation says their crews will be out in full force. “During winter storms, ODOT strives to keep roads passable to help ensure that emergency services and essential workers can safely reach their destinations,” said ODOT Director Jack Marchbanks. “But even with our crews out in full force, roads will likely be snow and ice-covered, and it will take much longer to travel. Once the storm moves out, our crews will be able to make progress toward getting traffic moving at regular speed.”
“ODOT’s goal is to have the average traffic speed on primary routes back to within 10 mph of the posted speed limit within 2 hours and secondary routes within 4 hours of the end of a storm. ODOT forces hit that goal 95% of the time last winter.”
Keep checking this article for updates through Thursday.
Southern Ohio Sees First 2022 Winter Storm
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Freezing rain followed by several inches of snow were part of southern Ohio’s first winter storm of 2022, hitting Sunday afternoon and wrapping up early Monday morning.
National Weather Service readings from around the region show snowfall depths of anywhere between 3-8 inches, with most of the heaviest snowfall being east of the U.S. Route 23 line as all area Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories were lifted at 7am Monday.
To see updated NWS snowfall totals, go to this link. CLICK HERE AND ADJUST MAP TO OHIO:
Most counties in the Litter Media coverage area were at Level 2 Snow Emergency Level overnight, with Hocking and Vinton County at Level 3. Hocking County was downgraded to Level 2 at 8am Monday, while Athens County was placed up to Level 3.
Level 3 Snow Emergency means- “No one should be driving during these conditions unless it is absolutely necessary to travel or a personal emergency exists. All employees should contact their employer to see if they should report to work.”
As Monday progressed, many counties were downgrading to Level 1. Follow Litter Media Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates.
A Chillicothe man was killed in a two vehicle crash on U.S. Route 23, just as the weather was turning bad at approximately 5:20pm Sunday. The Ohio State Highway Patrol report did not yet conclude whether their investigation has determined poor weather conditions caused the crash.
The National Weather Service says winds of between 15-30 miles per hour Monday could cause some blowing and drifting snow on roadways.
NWS Issues Winter Storm Warning For Parts Of Southern Ohio
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(NWS)- A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for parts of southern Ohio this weekend.
The National Weather Service placed the Warning from Noon Sunday through 7am Monday (1/16-17/22).
Heavy snow is expected with total snow accumulations of 3 to 6
inches, with locally higher amounts. Some brief mixing with
sleet or freezing rain is also possible, with little to no ice
accumulation expected. The counties impacted are Fairfield, Ross, Pickaway, Hocking, Adams, Pike, Scioto and Athens counties.
A Winter Weather Advisory is listed for Fayette, Highland, Clinton and Brown counties, which are expecting 2-4 inches of snow with some brief mixing with sleet or freezing rain also possible. Little to no ice accumulation expected.
Northeast Kentucky and West Virginia counties will also be impacted by this storm, which could also produce ice storms in the Carolinas and Virginia along the I-95 corridor, which was hammered by heavy snow two weeks ago.
This could change as the storm moves closer to our region.
NWS Confirms Multiple Tornado Touchdowns In The Area Early Saturday
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(Wilmington, Ohio) — Storm surveyors from the National Weather Service Office in Wilmington are confirming that a tornado or tornadoes caused some of the damage seen in Ross and Highland counties, Friday night and early Saturday morning.
NWS said in a public statement on their Twitter site- “It is apparent that a tornado did touchdown west-southwest of South Salem and another within South Salem in Ross County.” NWS surveyors also confirmed twister touchdowns “near Frankfort between Albright Mill Road and Cattail Road” and “2-3 miles west-northwest of Kingston.”
The twister west-southwest of South Salem was classified as EF0, Frankfort was EF0 and another in South Salem between the cemetery and Sunseth Park was the largest at EF2. The Kingston area storm was an EF1 in southern Pickaway County along Wolfe Road.
In Highland County, where the storm system originated, NWS confirms a tornado touched down “6-7 miles west of Hillsboro was EF0 and again 3-5 miles northeast of Hillsboro was EF1.”
Tornado warnings from this storm system were issued for Highland, Ross, Pickaway and Fairfield counties in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 16th.
There has been a report of a minor injury to a child- hit by debris. A two-level home was destroyed near South Salem with serious damage to other homes and multiple reports of trees, power lines and damaged barns were coming in around the region.
Ross County Commissioner James Oody Lowe posted a message on his Facebook page Saturday, urging people not involved with the cleanup operation near South Salem to stay away. “I’m in South Salem as a county commissioner, the village was hit pretty hard by last night storm. Please, everyone that is sightseeing stay away as the cleanup has begun. The roads leading into the village are blocked and for emergency vehicles. No injuries and spirits are high.”
ODOT was working early Saturday to clear State Route 41 near Greenfield of trees and downed power lines.
