Roads are slush covered and slick this morning, but passable. Light rain continues through the area but the temperature has been above freezing. There are pockets of standing water in low areas where snow is keeping the water from draining. State, county and local highway crews are working the roads this morning to make your morning commute as safe as possible...please do your part. The Travel Advisory remains in effect for Wayne County roadways. Take it slow, easy on the brakes and steering, allow plenty of following distance from the car ahead, and you will get where you need to go this morning. Here is the latest update on the Winter Weather Advisory: ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...ICE ACCUMULATIONS. SLEET AND SNOW WILL MIX IN AT TIMES WITH THE FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATION WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN AN INCH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE ROADS AND SIDEWALKS TO BECOME SLIPPERY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN...AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES. LOCAL FORECASTS - - - Today - Rain, snow, and freezing rain before 1pm, then a slight chance of snow between 1pm and 4pm. Temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. Light and variable wind becoming north 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Tonight - Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -4. Northeast wind around 14 mph.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:57:36 +0000