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Slideshow: FOD Operations Crews Clear Campus During Winter Storm Fern

rahe.21@osu.edu | January 30, 2026
Snow plow clearing snow on campus
  • A path cleared of snow near Mirror Lake
  • Snow cleared off the road near Hagerty Hall
  • Snow cleared in front of University Hall
  • Roads and paths outside the Union garage.
  • Trash truck emptying dumpster with snow on top.

    FOD crews worked around the clock to keep campus roads and pathways clear for students to return to campus Wednesday morning after Columbus received nearly a foot of snow during winter storm Fern.

    Crews cleared 12” inches of snow across 130 miles of campus sidewalk and 40 miles of campus roads during below-zero temperatures.

    Check out these timelapses to see how much snow fell on the South Oval: 

     

    See our crews hard at work trying to keep pathways clear: