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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 5 at 4:04PM EST until February 6 at 6:00PM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to two inches with locally higher amounts.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 6 AM to 6 PM EST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.

Saturday, September 25th, 2010

Photo by Mark Pummell/The Daily Standard

Tanks containing liquid alum sit at the West Bank boat ramp Friday. The state-funded application of the chemical is part of a pilot study to prove whether alum can rid Grand Lake of toxic blue-green algae. Scott Fletcher, of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, said 25 to 30 tanks of alum would be needed to treat the entire lake if the state decides on that course of action.

Related online story:

Alum application in lake complete

GRAND LAKE - Alum application was scrapped at two of five sites on Grand Lake this week because the water was too shallow, but treated areas produced positive results, officials say. [More]

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