Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Miami Township ordered to vacate due to emergency repairs

643 HERE ON YOUR TUESDAY MORNING, KICKING OFF WITH A LIVE LOOK AT THE SNOW THAT IS DEVELOPING OVER OUR HEAD, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE ACTIVITY ON THE RADAR NOT HITTING THE GROUND JUST YET. THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS THAT IS ALL GOING TO CHANGE THE RIGHT SIDE, THAT CINCINNATI SALT DOME. IT’S BEEN VERY BUSY OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. 12 HOUR SHIFTS FOR WORKERS OUT THERE TRYING TO GET OUR ROADS READY TO GO. SO WE ARE ALSO TRACKING, OF COURSE, BREAKING NEWS FROM OVERNIGHT ACROSS GREATER CINCINNATI, INCLUDING A FIRE AT A HOSPITAL IN HIGHLAND COUNTY. WE DO HAVE TO START WITH THE FORECAST THAT IMPACTS EVERYONE THROUGHOUT THE DAY, RIGHT? SO MOST OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS, JUST WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE HOURS, HAVE CANCELED CLASSES TODAY. THE FULL LIST, BY THE WAY, ON WLWT.COM METEOROLOGIST RANDI RICO. THIS IS COMING VERY SOON, RIGHT? BUT GETTING TO SCHOOL IS NOT GOING TO BE THE PROBLEM, RIGHT? IT WOULD BE THE RIDE HOME AND YOU’VE GOT TEEN DRIVERS AND BUSSES ON WHAT WILL BE SNOW COVERED STREETS INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT’S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. YOUR OFFICIAL TIMELINE FOR TODAY’S SNOWFALL BETWEEN, SAY, NOW AND ABOUT 9 P.M., THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY START TO FILL IN FROM WEST TO EAST. RIGHT NOW WE ARE TOTALLY DRY ACROSS THE REGION, BUT GIVE IT A COUPLE MORE HOURS AND THE SNOW WILL START TO FILL IN. 9:00 TO 3:00 IS KIND OF THE MAIN TIME FRAME HERE FOR SNOW TO CONTINUE. SOME HEAVIER BANDS LIKELY TO SET UP AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY AROUND MIDDAY, WITH UP TO ABOUT A HALF INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE PER HOUR. ROADS GET COVERED, CONDITIONS GO DOWNHILL AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE MID AFTERNOON BETWEEN ABOUT 3:00 AND 5:00, THE SNOW SHOWERS AND GET OUT OF HERE. SO MOST TOWNS WILL END UP SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1 TO 3. BUT SOME IN THE CINCINNATI METRO AREA COULD SEE 3 TO 5IN OF SNOW. ONE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT HERE WITH OUR SNOWFALL FORECAST, YOU CAN SEE NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, 1 TO 3 IS A DECENT BET. BUT WHEREVER THESE HEAVIER BANDS SET UP, WHETHER IT’S PARTS OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY OR THE 275 LOOP, OR AREAS TO THE EAST, SOMEWHERE IN THIS ZONE, THE POSSIBILITY IS THERE TO GO OVER 3 OR 4IN OF SNOW. NOW, THE DRY AIR WE HAVE IN PLACE THIS MORNING MIGHT CUT DOWN A LITTLE BIT ON THE POTENTIAL FOR FIVE INCHES OF SNOW, BUT WE’RE GOING TO WATCH THIS COME THROUGH THE AREA AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE FUTURECAST. STARTING TO SEE THAT SNOW FILL IN AS OUR ATMOSPHERE MOISTENS UP. WE’VE GOT SOME DRY AIR IN PLACE RIGHT NOW, SO NO SNOW IS ACTUALLY MAKING IT TO THE GROUND. BUT BY THE TIME WE GET TO 839 AND 10 A.M., YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THIS LINE FILL IN FROM CINCINNATI BACK TOWARD INDY. AND THIS IS REALLY A FOCUSED AREA FROM SOUTH OF I-70, THE OHIO RIVER, WHERE THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO COME DOWN LATE MORNING LUNCHTIME INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON. YOU SEE SOME OF THOSE DEEPER BLUE BANDS INDICATING THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES. THOSE WILL SINK TO THE SOUTH BETWEEN 3 P.M. AND 5 P.M., AND WE HIT THE EVENING RUSH AND THERE WON’T BE ANY MORE SNOW FALLING FROM THE SKY. BUT OBVIOUSLY THE ROAD IMPACTS WILL REMAIN. SO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS OUR AREA UNDER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 TO 10. IF THE SNOWFALL RATES PICK UP, A COUPLE COMMUNITIES COULD GET UPGRADED TO A WARNING. AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY. STEPHEN RANDI, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE DO APPRECIATE IT. 646 NOW, AS THE SNOW HEADS OUR WAY, OUR TEAM OF REPORTERS HAS YOU COVERED ON WHAT TO EXPECT AND THE IMPACTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. GIACOMO LUCA IS LIVE WITH HOW SCHOOLS HAD TO MAKE A TOUGH DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO CANCEL CLASSES TODAY. LET’S START WITH NICOLE APONTE. SHE’S TRACKING THE STEPS CINCINNATI SNOW CREWS ARE TAKING RIGHT NOW TO PREPARE NIKOLE. THEY WERE BUSY LAST WEEKEND AND ARE CONTINUING ON THROUGH TODAY. STEPHEN, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. IT’S ALL HANDS ON DECK YET AGAIN FOR THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, BUT ALSO FOR OUR ENTIRE REGION STARTING AT 7 A.M. THE NEXT 15 MINUTES OR SO. THAT IS WHEN THESE CREWS WILL BE STARTING THEIR 12 HOUR SHIFTS TO TRY AND KEEP THESE ROADWAYS CLEAR. THE WORK, THOUGH, STARTED ABOUT 24 HOURS AGO. THEY STARTED PRE-TREATING ROADWAYS WITH LIQUID TREATMENTS YESTERDAY. THE CITY ALSO ACTIVATING ITS SNOWPLOW TRACKER, MEANING YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG ONLINE TO SEE WHICH ROADS AROUND YOU HAVE BEEN TREATED AND CLEARED THROUGHOUT TODAY, ANOTHER BIG ISSUE WE’RE WATCHING IS WATER MAIN BREAKS. WE’VE ALREADY SEEN SEVERAL POP UP OVERNIGHT, INCLUDING THAT ONE ON WEST SEYMOUR AVENUE IN FINNEYTOWN. CREWS ARE WORKING 12 HOUR SHIFTS TO MANAGE THE DOZENS OF ISSUES ACROSS THE CITY. THEY SAY IT’S BEEN DIFFICULT TRYING TO KEEP UP. NOW THIS NEXT ROUND OF SNOW IS COMING IN. YOU CAN COUNT ON WLWT ALL DAY TODAY AS WE TRACK THESE CONDITIONS FOR YOU OUT ON THE ROADS. AND OF COURSE, THE SNOW THAT IS COMING OUR WAY. REPORTING LIVE IN CAMP WASHINGTON, NICOLE APONTE WLWT NEWS 5 NIKOLE. THANK YOU AND OUR TEAM COVERAGE CONTINUES WITH DISCUSSIONS AROUND SCHOOLS AND THE SNOW. AND THAT AFFECTS THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES. WLWT NEWS FIVE’S GIACOMO LUCA. HE’S BEEN TALKING WITH DISTRICTS ACROSS OUR AREA SINCE YESTERDAY. HE KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO BE A BIG DECISION, AND HE’S LIVE OUTSIDE OF ROTHENBURG ACADEMY IN OVER-THE-RHINE WITH A LOOK AT HOW THOSE TOUGH DECISIONS ARE MADE. GIACOMO. YEAH, WELL, SCHOOL LEADERS TELL ME, KELLY, THERE IS NOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL ANSWER FOR MAKING THESE CALLS, BUT IT ALL STARTS WITH THE FORECAST. LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO SNOW? WHEN’S THAT SNOW GOING TO COME IN? HOW COULD IT IMPACT THE ROADS? ALONG WITH CONSIDERING HOW ALL OF THAT MIGHT IMPACT EVERYONE DRIVING, WALKING OR EVEN BUSSING TO AND FROM SCHOOLS AND TALKING WITH SCHOOL LEADERS ACROSS THE REGION? THEY ALL TELL ME SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT TO IT ALL. THE TIMING OF TODAY’S STORM, PARTICULARLY MAKING THINGS CHALLENGING, SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALREADY, DOZENS OF THEM ALREADY ACROSS THE REGION, DECIDING TO CLOSE TODAY, LIKELY TRYING TO AVOID THAT EARLY DISMISSAL, WHICH COULD SEND PARENTS, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS SCRAMBLING TO GET HOME. GIVEN THE CONDITIONS WE’RE EXPECTING LATER TODAY, WE’RE LIVE AT ROTHENBURG ACADEMY, GIACOMO LUCA WLWT NEWS FIVE GIACOMO. THANK YOU. SO OUR TEAM OF METEOROLOGISTS WILL BE WITH US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY TODAY. YOU CAN ALWAYS GET THE LATEST ON OUR WLWT MOBILE APP. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE NOTIFICATIONS TURNED ON. WE CAN ALERT YOU WHEN THE SNOW STARTS IN YOUR AREA. BREAKING NEWS PART OF A HOSPITAL IN HIGHLAND COUNTY HAD TO BE EVACUATED BECAUSE OF A FIRE. SO THIS HAPPENED AT THE HIGHLAND DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN HILLSBORO. THAT’S ON NORTH HIGH STREET. IT STARTED JUST AFTER 430 THIS MORNING. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONFIRMING FIREFIGHTERS WITH THAT, FIREFIGHTERS SAYING IT WAS MOSTLY SMOKE. THE SECOND FLOOR WAS EVACUATED. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT. INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT SAID WHAT STARTED THE FIRE. THAT SCENE DID CLEAR JUS

Updated: 1:40 PM EST Feb 3, 2026

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A hotel in Miami Township has been ordered to vacate due to emergency repairs, according to fire officials.The Miami Township Fire Department announced that interior structural issues were identified at the Hilton Garden Inn on Tri Ridge Boulevard that needs evaluation and repair. See WLWT morning headlines in video aboveThe fire department, along with the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Clermont County Building Department, and Miami Township Fire & EMS conducted inspections and worked with building ownership to ensure the safety of the visiting public.The fire department says the hotel will remain vacant for the near future and ownership is working on a repair plan and timeline.Customers are advised to check the Hilton website for a reopening date. Miami Township was not involved with inspections or visits by any agency other th

LOVELAND, Ohio —

A hotel in Miami Township has been ordered to vacate due to emergency repairs, according to fire officials.

The Miami Township Fire Department announced that interior structural issues were identified at the Hilton Garden Inn on Tri Ridge Boulevard that needs evaluation and repair.

See WLWT morning headlines in video above

The fire department, along with the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Clermont County Building Department, and Miami Township Fire & EMS conducted inspections and worked with building ownership to ensure the safety of the visiting public.

The fire department says the hotel will remain vacant for the near future and ownership is working on a repair plan and timeline.

Customers are advised to check the Hilton website for a reopening date.

Miami Township was not involved with inspections or visits by any agency other th