COLUMBUS – A taste of winter has led to school closures and multiple morning crashes around Ohio on Friday.
Reports say up to 1 1/2 inches of snow fell in central Ohio and 2-4 inches in northern Ohio.
Light snow continued to fall Friday morning in central Ohio and returned Saturday.
There were a small number of power outages Saturday morning.
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Nearly 200 school district in central Ohio cancelled classes Friday or delayed the start of the school day, according to WBNS 10-TV.
Several districts in northern Ohio closed for the day, including Parma city schools and Canton local schools.
In the Akron area, the Summit County sheriff was dealing with several accidents because of icy roads and blowing snow.
Numerous districts in northwestern Ohio were either closed or starting late, with two-hour delays in Findlay, Fremont and Fostoria.
At least five people have died in Southern states, where the water is rising in many places after days of rain and the National Weather Service is checking out reports of tornadoes in multiple states.