UPDATE: Freezing Rain Advisory

Written on January 26, 2013 by Staff Reporter

Categories: Archive 2013, News Archive 2013

Tags: National Weather Service, Winter Weather Advisory

The Winter Weather Advisory that was supposed to go into effect at 3 p.m. today is now a Freezing Rain Advisory.

The National Weather Service office in Syracuse has cancelled the Winter Weather Advisory and have now issued a Freezing Rain Advisory for Kosciusko County and surrounding areas. The advisory will go into effect at 3 p.m. today and expire at midnight.

Meteorologists are forecasting sleet and freezing rain to overspread the area and persist until temperatures rise above freezing by Sunday night. Light accumulations of ice up to a tenth of an inch are expected. The result will be slick roads and walkways.

Weather forecasts are predicting freezing rain and ice to move across Northern Indiana, beginning Sunday afternoon.The Indiana Department of Transportation is monitoring multiple evolving weather forecasts and its network of pavement sensors for shifts in the line of ice between rain, sleet and snow. Most interstates, U.S. highways and state routes are already pre-treated with salt from Friday’s snow storm. INDOT will adjust its planned deployment of manpower, trucks and materials as appropriate to address forecasted and observed road conditions.

Freezing rain and ice can be the most dangerous and difficult conditions for drivers and plow trucks because it affects vehicles of all sizes, including those with four-wheel drive. Motorists are strongly encouraged to avoid non-essential travel within the times and areas where a coating of ice is forecasted to accumulate.

Drivers can monitor road conditions and traffic alerts across the state at any time by phone, web or social media. Visit www.TrafficWise.IN.gov or dial toll-free 800-261-ROAD (7623) for INDOT’s TrafficWise Traveler Information Service.