Winter Weather — Madison, Ohio

2015-02-14 · Madison, Ohio

Event narrative

One person was killed when they were ejected from a passenger van during an accident that occurred on both the westbound and eastbound sides of interstate 70 near route 142. Six tractor trailers and at least 25 other vehicles were involved, and the freeway was closed for over 8 hours and there was a 13 mile backup at one point in time. Two other people were sent to the hospital in critical condition.

Wider weather episode

An arctic cold front crossed the area and produced snow squalls. Whiteout conditions with wind gusting to between 40 and 60 mph created extremely hazardous driving conditions. Numerous accidents and road closures were noted across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 562380. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.