Blizzard Paralyses Midwest County as Storm Hits Hard
A severe blizzard shuts down roads and facilities across the area with winds to 60 mph and subzero temperatures. Dozens of motorists are stranded, shelters open in churches and homes, and power outages affect Warren and Butler counties while rescue crews assist. One man found dead in his car near Baltimore Street and Calumet Avenue is linked to the cold.
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Calumet Avenue
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Warren
Butler
Cincinnati Gas & Electric
Midwest Blizzard Strands Hundreds of Motorists and Spurs Closures
A winter storm crippled the Midwest with heavy snow and arctic cold, stranding hundreds of motorists from Indiana to Michigan. Indiana declared a snow emergency as crews freed up to 150 vehicles along I-71 and I-66 corridors. Kentucky closed western highways while eastern counties faced floods and evacuations. Delays hit Ohio, Michigan, and surrounding states with school and business closings as winds gusted to 60 mph and temperatures plunged near zero. Deaths were reported in South Dakota, Iowa, and Alabama, with record rainfall in Pensacola.
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Rby
Midwest
Indiana
Otis R Bowen
Kentucky
Indiana 66
Evansville
Carrollton
Michigan
National Weather Service
Lower
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Superior
South Dakota
Iowa
Alabama
Pensacola
Fla
Vermont
National Guard
South Carolina
Florida
Ohio Bell
Middletown
C.T Morningstar
Snowy blizzard drama as first baby nearly born at home
In Middletown a couple's first child nearly arrives during a record blizzard. The Downings’ car stuck en route to Middletown Hospital. emergency squads, a bulldozer and radio audience aided the ordeal. The doctor eventually reached the scene by ambulance stretcher, but the baby did not arrive. Meanwhile, West Virginia floods forced evacuations across eight counties as rivers rose.
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Cordell Downing Jr
Middletown
Downings
Shurz Road
Middletown Hospital
Wayne Township
WPFB
Mrs. Downing
Mildred Dyehouse
Stubbs Road
West Virginia
Tug Fork
Guyandotte River
Col
Arthur Goldman
Indiana National Guard
Ohio declares state of emergency as historic blizzard hits
Gov. James A. Rhodes declares a state of emergency as Ohio faces the worst blizzard in a century with winds over 75 mph. Power outages blanketed Circleville Piqua Frankfort and parts of Columbus. many offices closed. airports disrupted. National Guard deployed to several counties. continued snow, wind and zero visibility forecast through Monday.
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Tom Little
Kentucky Division of Disaster and Emergency Services
Johnnie Roberts
Frankfort
Associated Press
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
National Weather Service
Rhodes
National Guard
Licking
Brown
Miami
Knox
Crawford
Newark
Bellefontaine
Covington
Winchester
Mar
Buckeye
Cleveland Hopkins
Toledo Express
Mansfield
Cincinnati
John Gieb
Columbus
Greater Cincinnati
Circleville
Piqua
Ross County
Highly probable radiation contact near Fort Reliance
Edmonton AP reports a Canadian Air Force C-130 detected a highly probable radiation contact about 200 miles northeast of Fort Reliance in the Northwest Territories. A US-Canadian scientific team aboard confirmed non natural radioactivity. data under analysis as Cosmos 954 debris prompts further survey to Baker Lake.
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Fort Reliance
Northwest Territories
West
Baker Lake
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