COSHOCTON − Much was closed in Coshocton County on Monday for the first significant snowfall of 2025, although the region escaped some of the heavier snow to the east and south.
As of 8 a.m., Coshocton County was under a level 1 snow advisory as issued by the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office. This means roads are covered with blowing and drifting snow and could be icy. Drivers are advised to use caution.
At the same time, Muskingum and Licking counties were under a level 2 snow advisory and 10 counties in southern Ohio were under a level 3. A level 3 means roads are closed to all non-emergency traffic.
Rob McMasters, director of the Coshocton County Emergency Management Agency, said that tracks with models which had Coshocton County out of the areas targeted for heavier snowfall. He said an accurate amount of snow for Coshocton County is hard to determine with the way snow is blowing and drifting. McMasters said he’s also not seeing much chatter or pictures of the snow on social media.
“I think what it is, we didn’t get much here so people really aren’t taking pictures. If we got 8 to 10 inches, then people would be taking pictures,” McMasters said.
Coshocton, Ridgewood, River View and Coshocton County Career Center were closed along with Hopewell, Coshocton Christian, Sacred Heart, Head Start and Montessori Preschool. Closed agencies included Hopewell Industries, AllWell Behavioral Health and the Coshocton Senior Center with home delivered meals suspended.
Columbus firefighter Dominic Colatruglio clears snow around Fire Station 19 in Clintonville. Several inches of dry, fluffy snow hit the Columbus area Monday morning January 6, 2025.
No power outages related to the weather were reported for Coshocton County from American Electric Power or Frontier Power.
A winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh remains in effect until 7 p.m. tonight. Another 1 to 2 inches of snow call fall locally during the day. NWS is estimating total snowfall for Coshocton County around 3 to 5 inches.
NWS is predicting clear, but cold conditions for the rest of the week with overnight lows in the upper-teens and daytime highs in the mid-twenties.
This article originally appeared on Coshocton Tribune: Will Coshocton County get more snow? What’s closed on Monday?