COLUMBUS – Even while Central Ohioans were digging out from a winter storm that dumped several inches of ice and snow on the region Friday and Saturday, another round of weather dropped more snow on the area to start the work week.
Level 1 snow emergencies were in effect in Franklin, Delaware, Fairfield, Licking and Pickaway counties Tuesday p.m.
UPDATE (1/15/18 4:50 p.m.): A Winter Weather Advisory remained in effect for Fairfield and Pickaway counties until 7:00 a.m., Tuesday and a Wind Chill Advisory remained in effect until noon for Union County.
Cold air will continue to move into the area overnight. pic.twitter.com/ScQrZSqVaF
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) January 16, 2018
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An arctic weather system brought an additional inch of snow to the region on Martin Luther King Day and was expected to produce bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills overnight, according to WBNS 10-TV and the National Weather Service.
Friday and Saturday’s snow and ice were followed by frigid temperatures overnight Saturday into Sunday morning.
Fairfield County, OH had the area's lowest temperature of -11 degrees Fahrenheit. For a complete list of area low temperatures, please see: https://t.co/Ff9946IUs0
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) January 14, 2018
Several locations around central Ohio, area, including Canal Winchester, Lancaster, Newark and Etna recorded at least 6 inches of snow Friday and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
Hundreds of power outages were reported and snow emergencies were declared in several counties though only Fairfield and Pickaway counties remained under snow emergencies Monday morning.
On the heels of the snow, subzero wind chills are forecast Monday and Tuesday nights.
The combination of ice, snow and falling temperatures created a variety of driving hazards, not the least of which were several large potholes on I-71 north of downtown Columbus which damaged several vehicles Saturday, according to Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin’s official Twitter feed.
There is an end in sight: WBNS 10-TV meteorologist Jeff Booth says high temperatures will reach the 40’s and 50’s by the weekend with rain showers possible on Sunday.