ROCKPORT, Ind. (AP) _ Parts of southern Indiana have ground to a halt after as much as 10 inches of fresh snow fell.
The National Weather Service had an unofficial report of 10.5 inches of snow having fallen New Salisbury in Harrison County by late Thursday morning. The weather service says 8-12 inches of snow fell in a band along the Ohio River, including southern Indiana, and 5-9 inches fell farther north.
Clark, Floyd and Harrison counties issued travel warnings, the most severe travel status, urging motorists to refrain from all travel. Most government buildings were closed there.
Indiana State Police say they handled more than 550 calls during a 31-hour period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday. They included 160 crashes, with one fatality and 32 others involving injuries, and 175 slide-offs.
