{"id":104740,"date":"2026-02-04T10:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T10:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/104740\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T10:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T10:14:07","slug":"erie-county-issues-level-1-snow-emergency-heres-what-this-means-for-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/104740\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie County issues Level 1 snow emergency: Here&#8217;s what this means for drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Level 3, which is the highest, means roads are closed to non-emergency travel and those driving for non-emergency reasons may be subject to arrest.<\/p>\n<p>ERIE COUNTY, OHIO, Ohio \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkyc.com\/local\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Erie County<\/a> is currently under a Level 1 snow emergency, which was issued early this morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please drive with caution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This comes as some snow moved through portions of the region during the overnight hours.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nWHAT EACH LEVEL MEANS                    <\/p>\n<p>Level 1:\u00a0Roadways are hazardous due to accumulated snow or ice. Drive cautiously.Level 2: Roadways are hazardous due to blowing and drifting snow and\/or ice cover. Only those who believe it is necessary to drive should be on the roadways. Contact your employer to determine if you should report to work.Level 3: Roadways are closed to all non-emergency travel due to extremely hazardous conditions. No one should be on the roadway unless it is absolutely essential to travel. Those operating vehicles on the roadway for non-emergency reasons may be subject to arrest.                    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OhioDepartmentOfTransportation\/posts\/pfbid0Y8jKML9gGvNEVd8PrcVNzxrGEqyJMFVfKqcHt4sP1iJmUYQ67mcc7QQ7bM1Vbf2Jl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">In a Facebook post shared last month<\/a>, the Ohio Department of Transportation noted the following: &#8220;ODOT does not issue snow emergency levels. Your local sheriff&#8217;s office holds jurisdiction over issuing them. Stay informed about the status in your county on social media or on the news. Adhere to the levels for your safety.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nMORE WEATHER RESOURCES                    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Level 3, which is the highest, means roads are closed to non-emergency travel and those driving for non-emergency&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104741,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137],"class_list":{"0":"post-104740","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-erie","8":"tag-erie","9":"tag-erie-headlines","10":"tag-erie-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}