The Tri-State is recovering from another round of snow. Dozens of local schools and businesses delayed starts or closed their doors to give road crews a chance to clear the snow. Some parts of the Tri-State saw as much as six inches of additional accumulation yesterday.
The snow Tuesday afternoon and evening created headaches for the evening rush hour commute. Numerous accidents were reported all over the area, with vehicles sliding off the road. It took some commuters more than three hours to make it home. A bus carrying special needs children was stuck on Winton hill for several hours.
Schools in Franklin County, Indiana kept students inside the school for several hours after their regular dismissal time. Several school buses went off the road in Butler County, but no students were injured.
Snow emergencies remain in effect in a number of local communities.
City of Cincinnati puts Winter Shelter Emergency in Place
Mayor Mark Mallory and Dr. Noble Maseru, Commissioner of Health, today jointly declared that a Winter Shelter Emergency will be in effect for the Cincinnati community beginning tonight, February 3 and will remain in effect through 8 AM February 5, 2009. A Winter Shelter Emergency is declared when there is a predicted temperature or temperature with a wind chill factor of zero degrees (0 degrees) Fahrenheit or below and when it is determined that regular shelters are expected to be filled to capacity and life threatening conditions could result from lack of temporary housing. The Recreation Commissioner will open a temporary shelter at the Over-the-Rhine Community Center, 1715 Republic Street. The shelter will operate from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. daily for the duration of the emergency.
