Snowstorm: Winter weather returns as counties receive up to 14 inches of snow

Bryce Buyakie, The Daily Record
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A walker treks along South Street in Wooster on Monday morning. The area received between 4 and 14 inches of snow Sunday night and Monday morning.
A walker treks along South Street in Wooster on Monday morning. The area received between 4 and 14 inches of snow Sunday night and Monday morning.

Winter returned Sunday night and Monday morning as Wayne and Holmes counties received between 4 and 14 inches of snowfall, according to the National Weather Service.

The hill at the Ashland Golf Club was a popular sledding site on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. TOM E. PUSKAR/TIMES-GAZETTE.COM
The hill at the Ashland Golf Club was a popular sledding site on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. TOM E. PUSKAR/TIMES-GAZETTE.COM

Traffic was backed up along Route 585 between Smithville and Wooster on Monday morning as cars were stuck in inches of deep snow on the sides of the road, according to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office.

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Vehicles were reported in ditches throughout Wayne, Holmes and Ashland counties, but no serious injuries or accidents were reported, according to the sheriff's offices.

Snow emergency levels called for Ashland, Holmes and Wayne counties

To keep area residents home, Wayne County Sheriff Travis Hutchinson issued a Level 2 snow advisory Monday morning, which warns only those who feel it is necessary to drive should be out. As the day rolled into the afternoon, the snow advisory became a Level 1, which indicates roads are hazardous and icy with blowing and drifting snow.

Lee Conwell shovels the driveway of his home at the corner of Southwood Drive and Greenbriar Drive in Ashland on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.
Lee Conwell shovels the driveway of his home at the corner of Southwood Drive and Greenbriar Drive in Ashland on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

Holmes County Sheriff Timothy Zimmerly issued a Level 1 snow emergency.

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A City of Ashland snow plow clears the snow on Crestview Drive near Smith Road on Monday morning. A Level 2 snow emergency was issued in the county.
A City of Ashland snow plow clears the snow on Crestview Drive near Smith Road on Monday morning. A Level 2 snow emergency was issued in the county.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Wayne and Holmes counties until 1 p.m. Monday with snow accumulations expected between 1 and 4 inches.

An Ashland County snowplow makes its way west on County Road 1754 clearing the snow on Monday.
An Ashland County snowplow makes its way west on County Road 1754 clearing the snow on Monday.

A Level 2 snow emergency was issued for Ashland County, which received between 3 and 7 inches with additional snow accumulations up to 2 inches Monday, according to the Ashland County Sheriff's Office.

Caleb and Conner Archer dig a tunnel in a pile of snow at the Ashland Golf Club on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. TOM E. PUSKAR/TIMES-GAZETTE.COM
Caleb and Conner Archer dig a tunnel in a pile of snow at the Ashland Golf Club on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. TOM E. PUSKAR/TIMES-GAZETTE.COM

Schools were closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and were not impacted by the snowfall Monday.

Snow map
Snow map

Plowing through counties and cities

All 25 of the Wayne County Engineer's Office's plow trucks were on the roads Sunday night into Monday morning, the office announced. Holmes County plow trucks followed suit to clear roads of the 4-6 inches of snowfall.

Kerrie Burkepile of South Market Street Bell Store in Wooster shovels snow around the pumps for her customers on Monday morning.
Kerrie Burkepile of South Market Street Bell Store in Wooster shovels snow around the pumps for her customers on Monday morning.

The cities of Wooster, Rittman and Orrville kept plow trucks on the streets throughout Sunday night and Monday morning, according to each city.

A resident in the Guerne area pushes the snow out of the way on Monday morning.
A resident in the Guerne area pushes the snow out of the way on Monday morning.
Snow was flying as a man cleared the sidewalk in Wooster on Monday morning.
Snow was flying as a man cleared the sidewalk in Wooster on Monday morning.

Due to the inclement weather, Kimble Company announced residential trash pick-up will be delayed by one day this week in Wayne County service areas, according to a Facebook post by the company.

A City of Ashland snow plow clears the snow at the intersection of Crestview Drive and Smith Road on Monday.
A City of Ashland snow plow clears the snow at the intersection of Crestview Drive and Smith Road on Monday.

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