Several Northeast Ohio communities have announced they are dealing with a salt shortage and a major winter storm is heading our way.

Dozens of school districts and child care centers across Northeast Ohio closed as snow squalls, strong winds and dangerously cold wind chills moved in behind a powerful Arctic front.

Cities across Ohio are facing a different type of winter weather challenge: a shortage of salt to treat the roads.

And Cleveland Heights Mayor Jim Petras told WKYC Channel 3 earlier this week that its shortage had become so severe that Cleveland Heights had to borrow 150 tons of salt from a neighboring city. Cleveland in its announcement cited delays in shipments from Cargill, a key local supplier.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Life slows down in January. Everyone is recovering from the holiday rush of December and, perhaps, hiding from early winter snow squalls of Mother Nature. If you get stir crazy this week,

Northeast Ohio was hit with another round of snow on Saturday, prompting numerous weather warnings across News 5's viewing area throughout the morning into the early afternoon.

The firm’s two Italian sites, in San Zenone degli Ezzelini and Crocetta del Montello, will remain open.

Cleveland Heights and University Heights join other communities in Ohio and nationwide in working to combat winter weather amid a salt shortage.

The American Red Cross is urging Northeast Ohio residents to donate blood as winter weather and flu season drive a severe regional shortage.

If your New Year’s goal is to create or convert a garden bed to native plants, the “Plant by Numbers” resources from The Ohio State University Extension Program are a free and fantastic place to start, available at https://u.osu.edu/plantbynumbers/.