MIAMI VALLEY — A system could bring an icy mess to the Miami Valley.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory today for the entire region.
It starts at 5 p.m. for Butler, Clinton, Greene, Montgomery, Preble, and Warren counties until 2 a.m.
The advisory also takes effect at 7 p.m. for Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Logan, Mercer, and Miami counties.
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Storm Center 7′s Meteorologist Team continues to TRACK this system. They will have the latest TIMING and IMPACTS on News Center 7 at Noon.
Temperatures struggle to warm much past the freezing mark on Wednesday.
As precipitation rolls in Wednesday afternoon/evening, temperatures cool back to below-freezing.
TIMING:
Periods of light freezing rain are possible between roughly 4 p.m. and midnight.
After midnight, temperatures rise above freezing for the remainder of the system.
IMPACTS:
All of the Miami Valley runs the risk of accumulating ice.
North of I-70, totals will range from .1 to .2 inches. Isolated areas may achieve .25″.
South of I-70, totals will be slightly lighter, but any amount of ice can create slick roads, walkways, etc.
Power outage potential still isn’t overwhelming, but it could happen anywhere totals reach .25
We will continue to update this story.
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