Heavy snow and strong winds combined to create blizzard-like conditions over portions of Ohio beginning Christmas night and continuing into Wednesday morning.

Blizzard in MERCER, OHIO
From 26-DEC-12 05:00:00 to 26-DEC-12 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Department of Highways

The county garage near Celina measured 6 inches of snowfall. A public report from Coldwater measured 10 inches. Observation platforms in and around the area had winds gusting over 35 mph.

Blizzard in AUGLAIZE, OHIO
From 26-DEC-12 05:00:00 to 26-DEC-12 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Department of Highways

The county garage near Wapakoneta measured 5.5 inches of snowfall. Observation platforms in and around the area had winds gusting over 35 mph.

Blizzard in HARDIN, OHIO
From 26-DEC-12 05:00:00 to 26-DEC-12 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Department of Highways

The county garage near Kenton measured 7 inches of snowfall. Observation platforms in and around the area had winds gusting over 35 mph.

Blizzard in SHELBY, OHIO
From 26-DEC-12 05:00:00 to 26-DEC-12 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter in Fort Loramie measured 8.3 inches of snowfall while the highway department near Sidney measured 5 inches. Observation platforms in and around the area had winds gusting over 35 mph.

Blizzard in LOGAN, OHIO
From 26-DEC-12 05:00:00 to 26-DEC-12 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter in Bellefontaine measured 9.9 inches of snowfall. The the highway department north of Bellefontaine, a spotter in DeGraff, and a spotter in Quincy all measured 8 inches. Observation platforms in and around the area had winds gusting over 35 mph.

Blizzard in DARKE, OHIO
From 26-DEC-12 05:00:00 to 26-DEC-12 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Department of Highways

The highway department east of Greenville measured 9 inches of snow while a public report in town measured 7 inches. A spotter near Bradford measured 7.9 inches of snow.  Observation platforms in and around the area had winds gusting over 35 mph.

Blizzard in PREBLE, OHIO
From 26-DEC-12 05:00:00 to 26-DEC-12 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter north of Eaton measured 8 inches of snow while another in town measured 5.5 inches. Another spotter on the south side of Eaton measured 4 inches and had whiteout conditions. The highway department east of town measured 5 inches of snow. Observation platforms in and around the area had winds gusting over 35 mph.

Blizzard in MIAMI, OHIO
From 26-DEC-12 05:00:00 to 26-DEC-12 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter in Covington measured 10 inches of snow. A public report of 9 inches came out of the north side of Troy, while a trained spotter in Troy and the highway department southwest of town both measured 7.5 inches of snow. Observation platforms in and around the area had winds gusting over 35 mph.

Blizzard in MONTGOMERY, OHIO
From 26-DEC-12 05:00:00 to 26-DEC-12 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Spotters in both Brookville and Union measured 9 inches of snow. The Dayton International airport measured 7 inches. The southeast section of the county was slightly lower in snow depth, with 5.8 inches measured by a spotter in Centerville and 6 inches measured in the Woodbourne - Hyde Park area. Observation platforms at the Dayton Cox airport and Dayton Wright Brothers Air Force Base had winds gusting over 35 mph.

Blizzard in CHAMPAIGN, OHIO
From 26-DEC-12 05:00:00 to 26-DEC-12 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Department of Highways

The highway department west of Urbana measured 7 inches of snow. Observation platforms in and around the area had winds gusting over 35 mph.

Blizzard in CLARK, OHIO
From 26-DEC-12 05:00:00 to 26-DEC-12 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Department of Highways

The highway department west of Springfield measured 4 inches of snow. Areas in the west and northwest were estimated to have a snow depth upwards of 7 inches. Observation platforms in and around the area had winds gusting over 35 mph.

Blizzard in BUTLER, OHIO
From 26-DEC-12 05:00:00 to 26-DEC-12 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Social Media

Six and a half inches was reported from Trenton, with local media showing 6 inches northwest of Oxford. Other observations across the county showed a minimum depth of 4 inches. Observation platforms in and around the area had winds gusting over 35 mph.