COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than half a foot of snow is already on the ground in parts of southwestern and central Ohio as another round of wintry weather heads this way.
A Winter Weather Advisory has been posted for central Ohio from 6:00 a.m. Sunday through 4:00 a.m. Monday.
Several counties remained under Level I snow emergencies Saturday morning.
The storm turned deadly this week with at least eleven deaths being blamed on conditions in areas of the U.S. One fatal traffic accident was reported in Delaware County.
The National Weather Service says snowfall ranged from a half inch to 5 inches, with nearly all of central Ohio receiving at least 4 inches. Seven inches of snow was reported in Harveysburg, Warren County and Oxford, Butler County. Five inches was reported in northwestern Cincinnati.
Forecasters say sunny skies on Saturday wouldn’t last long, as more snow was forecast to hit parts of Ohio on Sunday.
Meteorologist Mike Kurz says more snowy weather is expected for southern Ohio on Sunday morning. He says that should change to a wintry mix as temperatures rise Sunday afternoon. He says central Ohio will see less than 3 inches of new snow while parts of southern Ohio could get 1 to 3 inches of snow Sunday.
Parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin have received as much as 2 feet of snow, while wind chill temperatures in North Dakota have been near 40 below.
The storm stretched from South Texas through the Midwest and into northern New England and the Canadian Maritimes.