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Ohio braces for extreme cold and snow emergencies as wind chill warning issued, travel discouraged

ODOT Camera screenshot, I-75 Stanley Ave. in Dayton, Ohio.
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ODOT says people should only travel if necessary.

A wind chill warning has been issued for Friday, with extremely cold wind chills expected. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) advises against travel. Snow emergencies are in effect for various counties which may impact road conditions.

  • Level 1 -
  • Level 2 - Preble, Montgomery, Clarke, Darke, Champagne, Greene
  • Level 3 - 

Government offices, libraries, and schools may be closed, and flights at local airports could be delayed or canceled. Warming shelters are open in the Miami Valley, and a winter storm warning has been issued for Friday with blowing snow expected.

  • Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 
  • National Museum of the Air Force is closed.
  • Montgomery Clerk of Courts Office
  • Montgomery County Transfer and Recycling Facility
  • Dayton Art Institute
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