COLUMBUS, Ohio – Dozens of schools were closed or delayed in parts of central and southern Ohio as crews continued to work to rid roads of snow and ice from the latest winter storm in a winter that seemingly won’t end.
Fairfield, Licking and Pickaway counties remained under Level 1 snow emergencies for hazardous driving conditions early Monday as remnants of Sunday’s storm hung around before moving off to the east.
The conditions were accompanied by bone-chilling temperatures and wind chills were below zero in many parts of the state.
A Wind Chill Warning remained in effect for Delaware, Union and Hardin Counties until 1:00 p.m.
The state transportation department has been ordering more salt to help communities, but officials say demand has outpaced supply. They say the state could wind up using nearly twice the average winter amount of 630,000 tons.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a 22-year-old man was killed when he slammed his car into the rear of a snowplow. The patrol said Daniel D. Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident just before 9 p.m. Sunday on U.S. 6 in Sandusky County in northern Ohio.