Licking County woke up on Tuesday to at least 5 inches of snow by 5:30 a.m. after an abrupt change from fall to winter overnight.
The Licking County declared a Level 1 snow emergency early on Dec. 2, meaning that travel is hazardous and to be avoided, if possible, and school district superintendents across the county took that to heart.
Meanwhile, plows were out early clearing roads and streets.
After the initial round of snow early Tuesday, the National Weather Service says it will be mostly cloudy with a high near 35. The chance of that additional inch or so of snow is 60%. The low Tuesday night will be around 21 with a light wind.
Wednesday is expected to be partly sunny, with a high near 34. And on Wednesday night, Licking County can expect a schance of light snow after 1 a.m. Thursday morning. The low overnight will be around 24. Some minor accumulations will be possible, which could affect the Thursday morning commute.
“Additionally, very cold air will filter into the region Thursday night into Friday, with wind chills around zero possible during this stretch,” the weather service said in an updated advisory on Tuesday morning.
Thursday is expected to be partly sunny, with a high near 30 – and a low at night of around 11 degrees.
On Friday, there is a 30% chance of snow after 1 p.m. It’ll be mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. And Friday night brings a 40% chance of snow with a low of about 25.
Saturday should be mostly cloudy, with a high near 36, and Saturday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Sunday will bring more of the same with a high near 37.
Alan Miller writes for TheReportingProject.org, the nonprofit news organization of Denison University’s Journalism program, which is supported by generous donations from readers. Sign up for The Reporting Project newsletter here.