CINCINNATI — Several inches of snow fell across the Tri-State Saturday afternoon and evening, prompting several counties to issue travel advisories and snow emergencies due to road conditions.
Temperatures also rapidly declined Sunday, making it harder for crews to clean roadways with salt.
Here's a list of the snow emergencies that have been declared:
Ohio:
- Brown County: Level 1
- Butler County: Level 1
- Clermont County: Level 1
- Clinton County: Level 1
- Hamilton County: Level 1
- Highland County: Level 1
- Warren County: Level 2
Kentucky:
- Boone County: Level 1
- Bracken County: Level 2
- Campbell County: Level 1
- Gallatin County: Level 1
- Grant County: Level 2
- Kenton County: Level 1
- Mason County: Level 1
- Robertson County: Level 1
Indiana:
- Dearborn County: Yellow
- Fayette County: Yellow
- Franklin County: Orange
- Ohio County: Orange
- Ripley County: Orange
- Switzerland County: Orange
- Union County: Yellow
What emergency levels mean:
There are three levels of snow emergencies. In general, vehicles must be removed from public roads during a snow emergency. While there may be slight variations from one community to the next, these are the general definitions:
LEVEL 1/YELLOW: Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Roads may also be icy. Drive carefully. Motorists must move cars from snow emergency routes.
LEVEL 2/ORANGE: Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Only those who feel it is necessary to drive should be out on the roads. Contact your employer to see if you should report to work.
LEVEL 3/RED: All roadways are closed to non-emergency personnel. No one else should be out during these conditions unless it is absolutely necessary to travel or a personal emergency exists. All employees should contact their employer to see if they should report to work. Those traveling on the roads may subject themselves to arrest.
