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Hamilton, Butler Counties Under Level One Snow Emergency

91.7 WVXU | By Howard Wilkinson
Published January 20, 2016 at 7:52 AM EST
Central Parkway downtown this morning
Howard Wilkinson
Central Parkway downtown this morning
Central Parkway downtown this morning
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Central Parkway downtown this morning

Update 1:20 p.m.:  Butler and Hamilton counties have lifted their Level One snow emergencies.

Original Post:All of Hamilton and Butler counties were placed under a Level One snow emergency at 7 a.m., according to the county sheriffs. 

Level One means that roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. 

Neil said that people in all Hamilton County municipalities, townships and unincorporated areas should immediately remove any vehicle or vehicles parking in a designated Snow Emergency Lane. 

The same applies in Butler County, according to the sheriff's department. 

Neil said the Level One emergency order would remain in effect until further notice. 

As of 9 a.m., the sheriffs of Clermont and Warren counties had not declared snow emergencies in their counties. 

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Howard Wilkinson
Howard Wilkinson joined the WVXU News Team after 30 years of covering local and state politics for The Cincinnati Enquirer. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Wilkinson has covered every Ohio governor’s race since 1974 as well as 12 presidential nominating conventions. His streak continued by covering both the 2012 Republican and Democratic conventions for 91.7 WVXU. Along with politics, Wilkinson also covered the 2001 Cincinnati race riots; the Lucasville Prison riot in 1993; the Air Canada plane crash at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in 1983; and the 1997 Ohio River flooding. The Cincinnati Reds are his passion. "I've been listening to WVXU and public radio for many years, and I couldn't be more pleased at the opportunity to be part of it,” he says.
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