At the height of morning traffic - from 7:10 until 7:45 - a tractor-trailer became stuck on the incline from the Washington Street Bridge onto Fort Harmar Drive. Police officers and city street crews eventually shoveled enough sand and salt under and in front of the rig to allow the driver to get traction and be on his way. By 8:00 traffic on State Route 7 in the city was returning to normal.

Especially on ridgetops, winds are still blowing snow over treated roads. In addition, roads are refreezing, in some cases within an hour after being treated.

 

At 8:00, the temperature at the Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport was 11, with winds gusting to 20 mph, yielding a wind chill of -5.

 

Those conditions caused all schools in Washington, Wood, Pleasants and Morgan counties to close today. Our school closure list notably includes Washington State Community College, where all classes are cancelled today.  

 

As of 8:30, Washington County was under a Level 1 snow emergency, meaning roads are icy and hazardous. Drive with caution.  

 

Also as of 8:30, WV 511 – the Mountain State’s new road condition service, tweeted "All major highways in West Virginia are in FAIR condition, with ice and snow. Please slow down.” Good advice.

 

Go to ohgo.com and wv511.org for the latest road conditions.