NWS upgrades Central Ohio to a winter storm warning, with total snowfall of 5-8 inches

The National Weather Service has upgraded Columbus and portions of central Ohio to a winter storm warning , increasing the forecasted total snow accumulation to 5-7 inches through 1 a.m. Saturday.

And several area counties have declared Level 1 snow emergencies including: Delaware, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway and Union. Level 1 emergencies indicate hazardous roadways with blowing and drifting snow.

Up to 8 inches are possible in isolated areas affected by the warning, which includes Franklin, Delaware and Licking counties in central Ohio.

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The storm warning also includes eastern Indiana and western Ohio, with a heavy band of snowfall largely falling on either side of the Interstate 70 corridor headed west to east.

The NWS had originally forecast up to 4 inches of snow for central and southern Ohio under a winter weather advisory issued earlier. But steady, heavy snowfall — which has been falling in central Ohio since around 2 p.m. — has led the agency to revise its forecast upwards and to switch to a storm warning.

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