COLUMBUS, Ohio — Most areas of central Ohio saw at least 2 inches of snow Friday as showers traveled through the state bringing the most significant accumulation of the year.
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Snow started to fall in central Ohio starting around midnight. Accumulations through Friday morning reached around 1 to 2 inches with another .5 to 1 inch that came in the evening hours.
The snow lightened up through the day and temperatures hovered in the 20s with northwest winds at 5-15 mph.
Another arctic blast will follow the snow as temperatures will drop back down for a bit this weekend. Wind chills will be below zero overnight and into each morning. Temperatures on Saturday will be stuck in the 10s.
The good news is that we will be warming back up next week. But the bad news is we could see some rain.
The Ohio Department of Transportation has already been ahead of the winter storm preparing equipment and roadways. They utilize nearly 3,000 drivers statewide and will have more than 200 crews out overnight clearing the snow.
ODOT wants to remind drivers to use caution when they share the road with a snow plow. So far this year, nine plows have been hit while clearing roads.
Staying safe during extreme cold temperatures:
*Tips provided by Columbus Public Health
- Try to stay indoors. If you must go outdoors, make trips brief, dress in several layers of loose clothing and wear a hat and gloves.
- Stay dry and out of the wind.
- Cover your mouth to protect your lungs from extreme cold.
- Watch for signs of frostbite and hypothermia such as slurred speech, confusion, uncontrollable shivering, stumbling, drowsiness and body temperature of less than 95°. Get immediate medical attention if you think someone has frostbite or hypothermia.
- Keep emergency supplies in your car.
- Check on elderly family, friends and neighbors.
- Bring pets indoors.
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