Home In pictures, April snow obliterates spring Published on April 9, 2016 | Updated 5:30 p. m. Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Salt Lake City resident Carter Hurst removes a tarp from the site where the Color Run was supposed to be held on the University of Toledo campus this morning The event was cancelled because of the weather, but it will most likely be rescheduled later in the year. THE BLADE/LORI KING Buy This Image Residents of Birchall Road south of Royalton Road in Toledo's Library Village neighborhood woke up to coating of snow that fell overnight. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image A 'stop' sign says it all in the Library Village neighborhood of Toledo. The National Weather Service says 7.8 inches of snow fell overnight. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Youngsters took advantage of the April snow to go sledding at Pearson Park in Oregon. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Sunrise breaks over Toledo's Old West End today . Snow fell heavily throughout Friday night and into early this morning, reaching nearly 8 inches. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH Buy This Image The unexpected snow in April gave area children another opportunity to haul out the sleds, such as this pair of girls in Pearson Metropark in Oregon. THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Buy This Image Only one brave motorist ventured out of the parking lot in Toledo's Old West End, where snow blankets tree branches just before sunrise today. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH Buy This Image Snow blankets tree branches just before sunrise. The heavy snow prompted the Toledo Mud Hens to cancel today's ball game. A running event and spring football game at the University of Toledo also were canceled. The Blade/Katie Rausch Buy This Image University of Toledo dining & hospitality workers Leslie Cardenas, left, and her boss Jennifer Darr deliver food on carts around campus. THE BLADE/LORI KING Buy This Image Toledoan Jade Tompkins, 9, falls while trying to snowboard down the hill near Ottawa Park after a snow storm in Toledo. Watching is Justice Harris, 10. THE BLADE/LORI KING Buy This Image University of Toledo Parks Tower resident Patrick McVicar removes snow from his car after a snow storm in Toledo. THE BLADE/LORI KING Buy This Image Vincent Kibler, 8, of Samaria, Mich., struggles to push a snow ball in preparation for a big snowman at Ottawa Park in Toledo. THE BLADE/LORI KING Buy This Image Salt Lake City resident Alan Munoz removes the H in Happy from the site where the Color Run was supposed to be held on the University of Toledo campus this morning The event was cancelled due to weather, but it will most likely be rescheduled later in the year. THE BLADE/LORI KING Buy This Image Nearly 8 inches of snow prompted the University of Toledo Rockets to cancel their spring football game. THE BLADE/LORI KING Buy This Image Related Items snowstorm ,old west end ,pearson park ,sledding Recommended for you Click to comment