The effects of a wintry blast that encased the region in ice and snow will linger for days in thousands of dark and cold homes across southern Ohio. Power lines toppled by heavy ice and downed by falling trees left about 126,000 utility customers without electricity south of Columbus last night. Snowfall totals across central Ohio since Tuesday ranged from 6 to 13 inches, with Marysville getting the most snow, said Chris Bradley, chief meteorologist at WBNS-TV (Channel 10). Statewide, at least one death and hundreds of traffic crashes were attributed to the winter storm.
Nationally, the storm has been blamed for at least 23 deaths and left more than 1 million customers without power from Texas to Maine. Bradley said that today should be clear, although more snow could move in tonight. It will be light, though: An inch or two is expected by Friday morning.
