Winter weather mix Tuesday morning creates poor road conditions
Butler County experienced a mix of sleet, snow and rain over the span of a few hours Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, but officials reported the weather conditions would not last long.
Parts of Butler County saw snow beginning to fall around 5:30 a.m., during the morning it would accumulate to more than two inches in some communities, according to meteorologist Matt Brudy from the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh.
“One report from West Sunbury said two and a quarter inches,” he said.
The snow mixed with rain around 7 a.m., he added, and then transitioned to only rain about a half hour later.
“In general, with the slush, we’re looking at slick (road) conditions here for the morning,” he said. “The good news is, the temperatures are supposed to rise quite significantly...to the 40s and 50s.”
No more snow is expected to fall Tuesday, according to Brudy, and the higher temperatures should dissipate the slush on the roads.
On Wednesday night, Brudy said one to two inches of snow is predicted to grace the ground.
“It shouldn’t be anything overly impactful,” he said.
Some county schools closed or operated on two-hour delay schedules due to the slippery road conditions Tuesday.
