CLEVELAND – Thanks to Mother Nature dropping several inches of snow on northeast Ohio, we’re here to keep you updated on traveling today, letting you know about parking bans and airport information. Right now, the only parking ban in effect is in Cleveland. If you still choose to park on the road, you risk your […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Maureen Harper, Chief of Communications for the City of Cleveland, said blowing and drifting snow is making snow removal difficult for crews. Harper also said the timing of the heavy snow overnight and prior to the morning rush hour didn’t help the situation as a burst of Lake Effect snow fell fast […]
Interstate 71 southbound, north of the Rt. 13 interchange in Richland County, is closed due to a multiple vehicle crash. Drivers will need to take Rt. 30 west to Rt. 13 south to I-71 south as a detour. ODOT isn’t sure when the stretch will reopen, but said the crash is weather related. ODOT reminds […]
CLEVELAND – FirstEnergy crews have restored power to 5,300 Cleveland residents who lost electricity New Year’s Day morning. A spokesman for the utility said a substation transformer blew which caused the outage. At 3:05 p.m., power was restored to half of those affected. By 4:15 p.m., all but 60 homes had power restored. Crews were […]
CLEVELAND – The snowstorm could still change your plans Wednesday, even if you were planning to forge your way through the blizzard. So far, no cancellations for major events have been reported, but we’re staying in touch with local venues to see what’s open and what’s closed. According to Quicken Loans Arena, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra […]
CLEVELAND – The city of Cleveland plans to have at least 46 snow plows working around the clock as flakes continued to fly Wednesday evening. The city said tandem plowing, where multiple trucks work to clear the same street, started on key commuter roads Wednesday afternoon. According to a news release, plows will clear main […]
CLEVELAND – Due to the amount of snow forecast to drop on northern Ohio, several cities have issued snow emergency parking bans. The parking bans are in effect until further notice. It means no parking on city streets until the ban is lifted so snow plows can clear the roads. A car left parked on […]
AKRON, Ohio – Snow is to blame for a semi that lost control and flipped on I-76 east at Market Street in Akron. Police have closed all four lanes of the interstate to get the semi off the highway. Authorities are also closing the I-76 ramp eastbound from Innovation Way. Injuries are not yet known. […]
ORANGE VILLAGE, Ohio – Traveling the I-271 corridor in Orange Village became an adventure Wednesday afternoon, when heavy snow covered roadways causing them to become slippery and icy. Visibility slowed traffic dramatically as Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) crews did their best to keep up with the heavy snowfall. Private snow removal drivers were also […]
CLEVELAND – Fire officials say three of the five lanes of I-90 westbound are open at MLK following an afternoon crash. The highway was shutdown briefly as crews worked to get a tractor trailer and several other vehicles off the expressway. It’s not clear if there were any injuries. Traffic in the area is slow […]
CLEVELAND – A BLIZZARD WARNING is in effect from 7am Wednesday morning thru Thursday 7am for Cuyahoga (Including Greater Cleveland), Lorain, Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Lake and the lakeshore communities of Ashtabula County. A Blizzard Warning means heavy snow will combine with frequent wind gusts to 35 mph or higher for 3 hours or […]
NORTHEAST OHIO (WOIO) – Just in time for holiday travel, the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning which will be in effect until 7 p.m. Saturday. The storm may bring accumulations of 6-12 inches of snow across Northeast Ohio with the snow belt and Northwest Pennsylvania seeing 12-15 inches of snow. Winds will […]