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Freeze Warning issued October 24 at 1:33PM EDT until October 25 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM EDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Photo by Janie Southard/The Daily Standard

The wing plow mounted on the right side of the ODOT truck can throw an arc of snow as much as 20-plus feet. It's all about clearing not only the road but the berm.

Related online story:

Plowing into another Mercer County winter

Wednesday morning it was snow and more snow when Mercer County ODOT drivers like Mark Rauh put the blades down on the big state trucks to begin hours of clearing the roadways. [More]

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