Freezing Rain Leaves Behind Wet Roads, Ice On Trees Around Cincinnati Area

THOUGH. IF YOU’VE STEPPED OUTSIDE TONIGHT OR HAVE BEEN OUT ON THE ROADS, YOU’RE LIKELY SEEING THE IMPACTS OF THIS NASTY WEATHER AND WLWT NEWS WES DAISY KERSHAW HAS BEEN OUT IN OUR STORM TRACKER FOR YOU TONIGHT. SHE’S KEEPING AN EYE ON THE CONDITIONS AND ALSO TALKING WITH PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT THEY’VE BEEN SEEING TONIGHT. HI, DAISY. HI THERE. CHARI. YEAH, WE’RE HEADING SOUTH RIGHT NOW ON 71, IN THE MASON AREA, AND WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF THOSE SLICK, SLIPPERY, WET SPOTS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT’S NOT JUST THE INTERSTATES THAT ARE ON PEOPLE’S MINDS FROM THE ROADWAYS TO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE’S DRIVEWAYS. THIS ICE REALLY IS GETTING IN THE WAY HERE TONIGHT. THE ICE I MEAN IT’S THE YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE TREES AND THE GRASS. I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED BECAUSE I DIDN’T EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN. TONIGHT’S FREEZING TEMPERATURES A BIT OF A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM. I WENT TO PUT MY BACKPACK IN THE BACK SEAT AND I WAS LIKE, IS THERE ICE IN MY CAR? A CLASSIC CINCINNATI SECOND WINTER GREETING DRIVERS WITH SLICK, SLIPPERY ROADS, JUST DRIVING OUT THE ROADS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE SLICK JUST BY WITH WATER, AND THE ONLY THING I’VE BEEN LOOKING OUT FOR IS MAKING SURE I DON’T HYDROPLANE. PEOPLE ARE DRIVING CAUTIOUSLY, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, WE CAME UP 75 AND GOT OFF AT TYLERSVILLE AND COME DOWN THAT WAY, BUT I MEAN, IT’S JUST IT IS SLICK. OUR CREWS SPOTTING ACCIDENTS AND ROLLOVERS LIKE THIS ONE IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY WITH FALLING RAIN LEAVING LOW VISIBILITY. DRIVERS ARE ON HIGH ALERT. I WAS JUST DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, BUT IT WAS MORE COUNTRY SIDE SO THERE WAS NO STREET LIGHTS, SO I JUST TURNED ON MY FOG LIGHTS SO IT’S EASIER TO SEE. IT’S NOT JUST THE ROADS THAT ARE A CONCERN. THE FREEZING RAIN LEAVING LAWNS, MAILBOXES AND MOST NOTABLY BUSHES AND TREES COATED IN ICE. FOLKS TELLING US ICY TREES ARE DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING THEY LIKE TO SEE. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT’S A CONCERN FOR YOU AS A RESIDENT HERE? YES, YES. LOSING POWER FOR A DAY OR TWO IS NOT FUN. SO HOPEFULLY THE TREES DON’T GET TOO MUCH ICE AND TOO HEAVY AND THAT HAPPENS. IF YOU LOOK AT LIKE ALL THE TREES AND STUFF, ALL THE POWER LINES ARE STARTING TO SAG AND STUFF FROM THE FROM THE ICE HANGING DOWN. THE BEST ADVICE WHEN THERE’S ICE, TAKE IT NICE AND SLOW. STAY SAFE, YOU KNOW, PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU’RE DOING. BECAUSE JUST BECAUSE IT DOESN’T SEEM BAD DOESN’T MEAN IT CAN’T GET BAD. REALLY IS SUCH IMPORTANT ADVICE THERE. TONIGHT YOU CAN SEE THOSE SLICK SPOTS CAN TRULY BE HARD TO SPOT, ESPECIALLY WITH LOWER VISIBILITY. SO DEFINITELY TAKE IT SLOW, LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOUR CAR AND THE CAR AHEAD. LIVE TONIG

Freezing rain leaves behind wet roads, ice on trees around Cincinnati area

If you’ve stepped outside or been out on the roads — you are likely seeing the impacts of the freezing rain. “The ice, I mean, it’s you can see it on the trees, in the grass. I was kind of surprised, as I didn’t expect that to happen,” says Robert Hill, a Mason resident. The freezing temperatures are a bit of a shock to the system.A classic Cincinnati second winter, greeting drivers with slick, slippery roads.”Just driving out, the roads have been a little slick, just with water. And the only thing I’ve been looking out for is making sure I don’t hydroplane,” says Victoria Huntsman, a Mason resident.Our crews spotted accidents and rollovers in Greater Cincinnati, out on the roads. With the rain coming down heavily, leaving low visibility, drivers were on high alert.”I was just driving in a residential area, but it was more countryside, so there is no streetlights, so I just turn on my fog lights so it’s easier to see,” Huntsman said.It wasn’t just the roads causing concern – the freezing rain leaving lawns, mailboxes and most notably bushes and trees coated in ice. Folks are telling us that icy trees are definitely not something they like to see.”Losing power for a day or two is never fun. Hopefully, the trees don’t get too heavy with ice, and that doesn’t happen,” says Hill.Experts are reminding folks to take it slow in conditions like these so you can get to where you’re heading safely.

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If you’ve stepped outside or been out on the roads — you are likely seeing the impacts of the freezing rain.

“The ice, I mean, it’s you can see it on the trees, in the grass. I was kind of surprised, as I didn’t expect that to happen,” says Robert Hill, a Mason resident.

The freezing temperatures are a bit of a shock to the system.

A classic Cincinnati second winter, greeting drivers with slick, slippery roads.

“Just driving out, the roads have been a little slick, just with water. And the only thing I’ve been looking out for is making sure I don’t hydroplane,” says Victoria Huntsman, a Mason resident.

Our crews spotted accidents and rollovers in Greater Cincinnati, out on the roads.

With the rain coming down heavily, leaving low visibility, drivers were on high alert.

“I was just driving in a residential area, but it was more countryside, so there is no streetlights, so I just turn on my fog lights so it’s easier to see,” Huntsman said.

It wasn’t just the roads causing concern – the freezing rain leaving lawns, mailboxes and most notably bushes and trees coated in ice.

Folks are telling us that icy trees are definitely not something they like to see.

“Losing power for a day or two is never fun. Hopefully, the trees don’t get too heavy with ice, and that doesn’t happen,” says Hill.

Experts are reminding folks to take it slow in conditions like these so you can get to where you’re heading safely.

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