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Allen County placed on Level 2 emergency snow level

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 2, 2011 - 5:31am

Allen County was placed under a Level 2 snow emergency this morning.

LEVEL 2 - ROADWAY WARNING: All roadways in Allen County are extremely dangerous due to heavy, drifted or blowing snow. Some roads may become impassable causing danger to stranded drivers and occupants.

Only motorists with extreme necessity and specialized equipment should attempt to drive in these unsafe conditions. In the interest of public safety, motorists are strongly advised to stay off roadways until conditions improve.

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AEP provides Tuesday and Wednesday weather information: ice accumulations expected

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 1, 2011 - 9:16am

AEP community affairs provided The Icon with the following weather information for Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 1-2.

More Significant Ice Accumulations Expected Tonight for AEP Ohio Band of 3/4" Ice Totals Expected from North of Columbus to CantonBlizzard For Portions of I&M Power and NW Ohio (8-15" Isolated 18")

Tonight and Wednesday

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First National Bank expanding in Findlay; R.D. Neff and Associates architect for project

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 1, 2011 - 7:52am

First National Bank of Pandora has announced the future site of its newest full service banking center. The location is at 1114 Trenton Ave., Findlay, west of I-75 at the intersection of State Route 224 and County Road 300, according to Todd Mason, president and CEO.

"Our decision to expand will give new clients on the west side of Findlay a great option for their personal and business banking, and it will also be a benefit to existing clients because it makes banking with First National Bank even more convenient," said Mason.

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Pandora-Bluffton received 16 inches of snow in January

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 1, 2011 - 7:35am

Hey, it was January. What did you expect! The Bluffton-Pandora January 2011 average daily temperature was 21 degrees according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer. Our normal average January temperature is 23.7 degrees.

But that wasn't the big weather story for January 2011. The Bluffton-Pandora area recorded 16 inches of snow in the first month of the year. The January 2010 snowfall was 9.9 inches. The 60-year average January snowfall is 2.04 inches.

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Village snow plows hit the streets at 3 a.m. Monday

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 1, 2011 - 4:42am
Snow being dumped at the swimming pool

Bluffton snow plows hit the streets at 3 a.m. Monday, Jan. 31, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator. He told The Icon that three village vehicles are plowing streets.

"I anticipate that the village crews will stop plowing sometime today where there is a lull in the storm," he said. "Then they will be back on the streets by evening."

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Be prepared for nasty winter weather conditions this week

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 30, 2011 - 3:18pm

Any way you approach it, we are headed into a potentially nasty week of winter weather. The Icon advises viewers to make plans accordingly.

Based on three Internet weather sites, predictions of anywhere from 8 to 14 inches of snow could occur here over the next three days. On top of that an ice storm is predicted.

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