Local officials give travel safety tips for those driving on slick roadways this weekend
Local officials give travel safety tips for those driving on slick roadways this weekend
Updated: 3:53 PM EST Feb 16, 2025
BUSY THIS MORNING USING ALL OF YOUR STEM SKILLS TO PREPARE THE FORECAST FOR TODAY. YES. AND WE’RE GOING TO SEE RAIN TODAY. SNOW TOMORROW. SO WE HAVE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT. AND THEN WE’RE FOCUSING ON WIND AND WIND CHILL TOMORROW TOO. SO LOTS HAPPENING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SO LET’S GET RIGHT TO IT. WE’RE LOOKING AT RADAR RIGHT NOW AND YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING FROM RAIN TO SNOW TO SLEET TO FREEZING RAIN. AND WE ARE JUST DEALING WITH PLAIN OLD RAIN, THANK GOODNESS. HERE IN THE TRI-STATE RIGHT NOW. LOOK AT ALL THIS LIGHTNING AND THUNDER, THOUGH STILL LITTLE LESS THAN EARLIER TODAY. BUT WE’RE STILL GOING TO BE TRACKING RAIN FOR TODAY AND THEN SNOW FOR TOMORROW. SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT A LITTLE BIT OF SOME MODERATE DOWNPOURS HERE JUST ALONG 75 THERE SOUTH OF DRY RIDGE THAT KIND OF STRETCHES UP 71 ALL THE WAY INTO CLINTON COUNTY. AND WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS FILL BACK IN AGAIN. BUT WE DO GET INTO A BREAK ACROSS THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST THROUGHOUT THIS AFTERNOON. SO WE DO CATCH A BREAK FROM THIS RAIN. IT’S JUST GOING TO STAY ON THE GLOOMY SIDE. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW IN THE MID 30S IN CINCINNATI, 37 FOR MIDDLETOWN AND HAMILTON. IT’S 38 IN BROOKSVILLE, 37 FOR DRY RIDGE AND THE MID 30S FOR BROOKVILLE DOWN TO DILLSBORO, INDIANA. THAT FLOOD WATCH WILL GO INTO EFFECT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AND THAT INCLUDES ALMOST EVERYBODY HERE SHADED IN GREEN, BECAUSE WE’RE GOING TO SEE INCHES OF RAIN ACCUMULATE FROM TODAY IN THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. SO HERE’S YOUR FORECAST FOR TODAY. TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO CLIMB THROUGH THOSE 30S. WE’RE IN THE 40S. BY EARLY AFTERNOON WE TOP OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER 40 LATER TODAY. AND WE STILL STAY MILD EVEN INTO THIS EVENING EVEN INTO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WE’RE STILL INTO THE 40S. SOME OF YOU ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GET A REALLY GOOD NOSE OF WARMER AIR BECAUSE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE THAT’S BRINGING US ALL THIS RAIN, AND WE COULD SEE THE 50S LATE TONIGHT. SO STAYING MILD THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVEN LATER THIS EVENING. LET’S TAKE YOU THROUGH FUTURECAST. HERE’S THE CLOCK UPPER CENTER OF YOUR SCREEN THERE. AND WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WATCH THAT BACK EDGE OF THE RAIN. MOVE OUT BRIEFLY. NOW THAT’S GOING TO BE FROM ABOUT 11 12:00 TODAY THROUGH MAYBE 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN WE’LL START TO GET INTO SOME MORE SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY. YOU CAN SEE THE WIDESPREAD RAIN COMING BACK AROUND DINNERTIME OR SHORTLY AFTER FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTH. AND THAT LIFTS NORTHWARD AND YOU’RE LOOKING AT VERY HEAVY RAIN, ESPECIALLY CINCINNATI SOUTH. AND THAT’S WHERE WE’RE FOCUSING OUR ATTENTION TO SEE THOSE THREE PLUS INCHES OF RAIN FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT THAT CONTINUES OVERNIGHT. AND BY TOMORROW MORNING AT 8:00, WE’RE STARTING OFF IN THOSE MID 30S. SO THE ROADS TEMPERATURES MIGHT NOT BE DOWN TO 32 BY THAT POINT. BUT IF WE GET HEAVY ENOUGH SNOW THAT COULD ACCUMULATE QUICKLY ON THE ROADS, IT’S GOING TO BE LATER IN THE DAY WHEN THOSE ROADS DO GET DOWN BELOW FREEZING, THAT WE ARE GOING TO DEFINITELY SEE SOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. TODAY’S AND TONIGHT’S RAINFALL LOOKS LIKE THIS. MOST OF US GETTING AROUND TWO INCHES OF RAIN. WE’LL SEE THREE OR MORE INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS AREAS IN THE FAR SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST, AND IN THAT 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE ACROSS THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST BY NINE 10:00. WE’RE STARTING TO SEE MORE OF THAT SNOW MOVE INTO THE TRI-STATE. THIS WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION MOVES OUT BY LUNCHTIME TOMORROW, THOUGH. BUT WE’RE NOT DONE WITH THE SNOW JUST YET. WITH THE COLDER AIR MOVING IN THE FALLING TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY, WE’RE GOING TO SEE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. AND BY THAT POINT, THOSE ROADS TEMPERATURES WILL BE GETTING DOWN BELOW FREEZING. SO ANYTHING THAT FALLS IS GOING TO STICK, AND WE’LL HAVE TO WATCH FOR SOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS, ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING TO BOOT. WE WILL STILL HAVE TO WATCH THOSE ROADS IN THE MORNING, BECAUSE EVEN IF WE DO GET HEAVY ENOUGH SNOW ON WARMER ROADS, IT WILL STILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY. IT JUST MIGHT TURN SLUSHY. SO WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL FROM START TO FINISH. TOMORROW WE’RE LOOKING AT 1 TO 2IN ACROSS THE FAR NORTH AND WEST. WE MIGHT GET AROUND AN INCH OR SO AROUND CINCINNATI, BUT I’M THINKING LESS AS YOU MOVE YOUR WAY SOUTH AND EAST OF CINCINNATI, AND SOUTH AND EAST OF 71 HERE, EAST OF 71, WHERE WE’LL SEE LESS THAN AN INCH, I THINK FOR A LOT OF US, ESPECIALLY TO THE FAR SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST, THEN WE’RE GOING TO SEE WINDY CONDITIONS TOMORROW, 15 TO 20 MILE PER HOUR WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 OR 35MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. SO IT’S GOING TO FEEL LIKE THE LOWER 20S SUNDAY MORNING. AND THEN AS WE SEE FALLING TEMPERATURES INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS FOR SUNDAY AT 5:00. SO IT IS GOING TO BE DOWNRIGHT BRUTALLY COLD TOMORROW WITH THE WIND, THE FALLING TEMPERATURES. AND THEN IT GETS EVEN COLDER. IT FEELS EVEN COLDER FOR MONDAY AS WE STRUGGLE TO SEE WIND CHILLS BREAK TEN. SO IT’S GOING TO FEEL LIKE THE SINGLE DIGITS COME MONDAY MORNING, BECAUSE WE’RE STILL GOING TO BE QUITE A BIT ON THE BREEZY SIDE FOR MONDAY MORNING. AND THEN THOSE WINDS DIE DOWN FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SO HERE’S YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 47 DEGREES LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WE STAY IN THE 40S THIS EVENING. AND WE’RE GOING TO BE TRACKING THAT WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN MOVING BACK IN FROM THE SOUTH AROUND. AND SHORTLY AFTER DINNER TIME. BY SUNDAY, THAT CHANGEOVER OCCURS DURING THE MORNING AND WE’RE GOING TO SEE THAT RAIN SWITCH OVER TO SNOW DURING SUNDAY MORNING. NOW TEMPERATURES START OFF AROUND 37 DEGREES SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 7:00 8:00. THAT MEANS ROAD TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE ABOVE FREEZING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. SO ANY SNOW THAT DOES HIT THE GROUND WILL MELT ON THE ONSET. HOWEVER, IF WE GET HEAVY ENOUGH SNOW, IT STILL WILL ACCUMULATE ON WARM ENOUGH ROADS. SO YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH THE ROADS NOT ONLY IN THE MORNING, BUT FOR THE AFTERNOON, BECAUSE WE’RE GOING TO SEE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING, AND IT’S GOING TO BE WINDY BY MONDAY. WE’RE DRYING THINGS OUT, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE VERY COLD. WE ARE SEEING BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND TEMPERATURES NOT EVEN BREAKING THE FREEZING MARK. SO 25 ON MONDAY, 24 ON TUESDAY. OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR SNO
Local officials give travel safety tips for those driving on slick roadways this weekend
Updated: 3:53 PM EST Feb 16, 2025
With rain and snow expected to pour down over the Tri-State area this weekend, officials are offering drivers tips on how to stay safe.One such tip came from Kentucky State Police, who very strongly cautioned against attempting to drive through flooded roadways for those who encounter them.”Please DO NOT attempt driving through standing water!” wrote Kentucky State Police in a post on X. “Multiple roads throughout Kentucky are experiencing flooding. It only takes a small amount of water to make driving dangerous, and the roadway underneath may be washed out or unstable.”The Campbell County Office of Emergency Management issued a similar warning, saying that those who attempt to do so put themselves at risk of possibly drowning.This is due to the fact that the true depth of standing water on roadways is usually not visible to the naked eye, and driving through such deep water could potentially cause vehicles to get stuck. Additionally, it is also possible that car doors and windows may not open when they become surrounded by water, causing drivers and passengers to be trapped inside their vehicles.Meanwhile, Campbell County OEM also urges those who are on the roads this weekend to drive slowly in foggy conditions, and utilize your vehicle’s low-beam headlights.Going slow and allowing for extra travel time is also important according to the department, as slick roads that are covered in water, ice and snow may make it more difficult for vehicles to maintain traction while driving.The National Weather Service has multiple flood warnings in effect across the Tri-State as of Saturday night. Several more flood watches also remain in effect.
With rain and snow expected to pour down over the Tri-State area this weekend, officials are offering drivers tips on how to stay safe.
One such tip came from Kentucky State Police, who very strongly cautioned against attempting to drive through flooded roadways for those who encounter them.
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“Please DO NOT attempt driving through standing water!” wrote Kentucky State Police in a post on X. “Multiple roads throughout Kentucky are experiencing flooding. It only takes a small amount of water to make driving dangerous, and the roadway underneath may be washed out or unstable.”
The Campbell County Office of Emergency Management issued a similar warning, saying that those who attempt to do so put themselves at risk of possibly drowning.
This is due to the fact that the true depth of standing water on roadways is usually not visible to the naked eye, and driving through such deep water could potentially cause vehicles to get stuck. Additionally, it is also possible that car doors and windows may not open when they become surrounded by water, causing drivers and passengers to be trapped inside their vehicles.
Meanwhile, Campbell County OEM also urges those who are on the roads this weekend to drive slowly in foggy conditions, and utilize your vehicle’s low-beam headlights.
Going slow and allowing for extra travel time is also important according to the department, as slick roads that are covered in water, ice and snow may make it more difficult for vehicles to maintain traction while driving.
The National Weather Service has multiple flood warnings in effect across the Tri-State as of Saturday night. Several more flood watches also remain in effect.
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