MANSFIELD — Monday night marked the first big snowfall of the year in north central Ohio. So we thought we’d ask to see your picturesque views of the community. For those out and about with a camera that would like to share some of the local scenery, please email your photos to us at news@richlandsource.com. […]
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Predicted winter storm delivers a snow punch to north central Ohio
No one can say weather forecasters didn’t warn us this time. And we’re not quite out of it yet. A heavily predicted winter storm dumped several inches of snow on north central Ohio on Monday evening into Tuesday morning — a snow-globe world of white making driving difficult and closing area schools. Sheriffs’ offices in […]
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Area snowplowing efforts prepared to drop blades, clear roads
MANSFIELD — If Monday is opening day, or maybe night, for northern Ohio in terms of snowfall, area road crews are locked and loaded. As a winter storm bears down with what forecasters said could be up to eight inches of snow, Mansfield Public Works Director David Remy said Monday the city has its full […]
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UPDATE: Too early to dream of a white Christmas — but snow is on its way
It’s too early to think about a white Christmas. But it appears north central Ohio is about to get its first significant snowfall of the season — almost a month before winter officially begins. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland has issued a winter weather advisory for all of northern Ohio in advance of […]
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It’s not ‘the gales of November,’ but it’s gonna be windy today
“That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed; When the gales of November came early.” — Gordon Lightfoot, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” Ok, so that song by Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot about the Nov. 10, 1975, sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior, doesn’t mean north central Ohio weather […]
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High winds to blow through north central Ohio again on Thursday
MANSFIELD — Mother Nature has apparently gathered her second wind, and will blast it through north central Ohio on Thursday. As if last weekend’s storms weren’t bad enough, the National Weather Service informs us that another round of high winds are coming our way again. On Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service listed the following […]
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No Hurricane Laura here — but potentially strong storms expected Wednesday
A distant cousin of Hurricane Laura may come calling across north central Ohio on Wednesday afternoon and early evening. Well, ok, a really distant cousin. A strong, damaging thunderstorm or two, to be exact. Hurricane warnings are posted for upper Texas and southwest Louisiana coasts as Laura, strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday morning […]
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National Weather Service: Thunderstorms, high winds possible Tuesday & Wednesday
MANSFIELD — There will be a chance for strong to severe storms on Tuesday and Wednesdays as a warm and humid airmass persists across the area, according to the National Weather Service. The primary focus for storm development will be along a cold front on Tuesday and with the warm front on Wednesday, with the […]
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Showers and thunderstorms expected across the area today, tonight
Monday may start your week with a bang, if the National Weather Service office in Cleveland gets it right. The NWS has issued its dreaded “hazardous weather outlook” for all of north central Ohio on Monday afternoon and Monday night, predicting showers and thunderstorms across the area. How accurate is the forecast? Your guess is […]
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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for north central Ohio
Quite a July weekend in north central Ohio. Searing heat and high humidity today gave us a heat index of 103 degrees. And now Mother Nature wants to wrap up the weekend with a big bang. At least in theory. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for a wide area of […]