Even a snow emergency, didn't stop Teri Brown from making sure her six year old son Casey could enjoy the first big snowfall.
Brown ventured out, making a quick shopping trip to Kmart.
“He needed snow boots, his are too small,” Brown said.
Lucky for Brown, at that point plow trucks had been hard at work.
And by noon that Level 3 snow emergency turned to a Level 2.
Blair Torchick, who owns Tibercreek Lawncare, started at 5 p.m. Friday, working 15 hours nonstop trying to keep up with the falling snow.
“It's consistent , it'll ease up like it is now but then it comes out strong. We've plowed this lot 3 times since last night,” Torchick said.
To help plow the 30 businesses he services in Chillicothe, Torchick called in his son and daughter to clear the lots.
“She liked the plow truck until we got the Bobcat. She and her brother fought over the Bobcat and she lost,” he said.
The employees at Tim Hortons on Bridge Street said when they came in at 5 a.m. the road conditions were rough. But by the afternoon the plows made the main route passable.
“My side street is terrible. It's a skinny street so I don't think they get a plow down there,” Brown said.
They’re problems that come with every big snowfall but not for everyone.
“I’m a little tired, but when those checks come in the mail it's worth it,” Torchick said.
Brown said, she and Casey will make the best of it.
“Guess we're just going to play in the snow all weekend,” Brown said.
Equipped and ready with new, warm boots, Casey said he’s looking forward to doing his favorite things in the snow, “snowball fights, making snow angels and building a snowman.”
Snow Emergency Classifications
LEVEL 1: Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Roads may also be icy. Motorists are urged to drive very cautiously.
LEVEL 2: Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Roads may also be very icy. Only those who feel it is necessary to drive should be out on the roads. Contact your employer to see if you should report to work. Motorists should use extreme caution.
LEVEL 3: All roadways are closed to non-emergency personnel. 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. Those traveling on the roads may subject themselves to arrest.
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