Snowfall, frigid temperatures, and a wintry mix have forced hundreds of school closings, dozens of weather alerts and accidents on roads and state highways.
Live weather and traffic blog
9 a.m. Mentor police: I-90 WB closed as crews upright the semi-truck involved in earlier accident. Traffic is being diverted off at SR-615. Should reopen within the hour.
7 a.m. -10 a.m. Expect for roads to have pockets of freezing rain and sleet. Be cautious of slick spots. Plan ahead and go slow.
7:13 a.m. Lucas County issued a level one snow emergency. Roadways are hazardous with ice and drifting snow.
5:36 a.m. Interstate 90 westbound at State Route 306 was closed due to a semi-truck overturn rollover in Mentor. The highway reopened at 8:08 a.m.
Ok scene of that crash on 90 WB at SR 306. looks like one semi overturned in the road, two others in the median. pic.twitter.com/jf3z1F0W8B
— Jon Rudder (@JonRudder) January 10, 2017
Hourly forecast planner for the rest of today. It'll be windy with off/on rain. Above average temps at least. pic.twitter.com/x224m51rqu
— JD Rudd (@jdrudd) January 10, 2017
There is a big difference between sleet and freezing rain. You can *hear* sleet as it hits. pic.twitter.com/G9ir4zCklF
— JD Rudd (@jdrudd) January 10, 2017
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Weather alerts are in place for the following counties until Wednesday:
Ashland
Ashtabula
Caroll
Columbiana
Coshocton
Crawford
Cuyahoga
Erie
Geauga
Guernsey
Hancock
Harrison
Holmes
Huron
Jefferson
Knox
Lake
Lorain
Lucas
Mahoning
Marion
Medina
Morrow
Muskingum
Ottawa
Portage
Richland
Sandusky
Seneca
Stark
Summit
Trumbull
Tuscarawas
Wayne
Wood
Wyandot
List of Northeast Ohio school closings
View the full list of more than 300 schools closings here.
Interstate 77
Roads were covered with snow early Tuesday morning.
