Central Ohio Weather and Radar
COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- Seventeen years ago today, central Ohioans were digging out from a record late-season snowstorm that blanketed the state with 10 to 20 inches of heavy, wet snow, with lower amounts in the southeastern and northwestern counties.
The snowfall in Columbus at the end of the event totaled 20.5 inches, exceeding the previous record of 15.5 inches that fell February 14-17, 2003. London and Lancaster reported 17 inches. The total snow depth of 18 inches on March 9 set a new mark, topping January 20-23, 1978, when 17 inches covered the ground.
The first wave of snow arrived Friday morning, March 7, 2008, and deposited five inches by nightfall. Round two developed overnight, as a potent low-pressure system tracked northeast from the Gulf states and along the upper Ohio River Valley the following day.
Finding dust and dirt on your car? Here’s what’s happeningThe snow became heavy before daybreak on March 8, falling at the rate of up totwo inches an hour in central Ohio. The winds picked up, gusting to 37 mph at Port Columbus International Airport, driving the snow into drifts several feet deep.
Travel quickly became precarious, and a dozen Ohio counties were under a Level 3 snow emergency by late morning, effectively banning all but emergency travel. The remainder of central Ohio counties were declared under a Level 2 travel warning for snow-covered and treacherous roads.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported more than 1,900 accidents during the storm, as the snow piled up, and visibilities dropped to less than a quarter-mile at times.
Five days later, the temperature soared to 60 degrees on March 13 in Columbus, as the snow quickly melted away, except for the residual snow banks.
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