{"id":168635,"date":"2026-02-07T23:57:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T23:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/168635\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T23:57:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T23:57:33","slug":"snowfall-causes-friday-morning-chaos-in-columbus-as-drivers-struggle-to-navigate-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/168635\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowfall causes Friday morning chaos in Columbus as drivers struggle to navigate roads"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) \u2014 The Friday morning snowfall in Columbus created significant challenges for drivers, with many struggling to navigate the roads.<\/p>\n

Snowfall causes chaos in Columbus as drivers struggle to navigate roads (WSYX)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

“I stayed away from the freeways. It was hard getting in and out, because the snow was coming down so hard,” DoorDash driver Amy Raycher said. <\/p>\n

Truck driver Eric Ebner described the situation as “a little sketch,” emphasizing the need to “focus on everyone” to ensure safety.<\/p>\n

Plow driver Sean Rogers spent hours clearing neighborhood streets and assisting stranded drivers. “In less than 20 minutes, I pulled 15 people that got stuck,” Rogers said, noting that he helped drivers on both side streets and highways.<\/p>\n

\"Another<\/p>\n

Another round of snow in Columbus on February 6, 2026. (WSYX)<\/p>\n

Rogers, who does not charge for his services, explained that helping others in the snow is a family tradition. <\/p>\n

“Me and my father, we just been doing this for so many years. We just come out and help people who need help around the community,” he said.<\/p>\n

While Rogers does not charge, he will accept donations to help keep his gas tank full and maintain his car.<\/p>\n

As residents shoveled sidewalks and brushed off their cars, Columbus deployed 40 snow warrior plows to service main arterial streets. <\/p>\n

To learn if a city street has been cleared, click here https:\/\/warriorwatch.columbus.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The Ohio Department of Transportation had 1,150 crews scattered across the state clearing roadways. Drivers are being alerted about potential high winds, which could lead to blowing and drifting snow. <\/p>\n

“Blowing and drifting snow, it tends to be things that happen in spots,” said Matt Bruning, Ohio Department of Transportation press secretary.<\/p>\n

State and local road crews are closely monitoring the forecasted roller coaster of plunging and rising temperatures expected in the coming days. <\/p>\n

For some, the wintry weather can’t end soon enough. “It’s just got to go,” said Ebner. “I mean, it makes everything hectic.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) \u2014 The Friday morning snowfall in Columbus created significant challenges for drivers, with many struggling…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168636,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-168635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}