The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for 31 counties across Indiana and Ohio, warning residents of mixed precipitation expected to create hazardous travel conditions early Monday morning.
The advisory, released Sunday afternoon by the agency’s Indianapolis and Wilmington offices, covers portions of central, southern and southeastern Indiana as well as southwest and south-central Ohio.
The advisory begins between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. EST Monday and remains in effect through mid-to-late morning, depending on location. Forecasters caution that snow, sleet and freezing rain will likely create slick roadways during the Monday morning commute.
Areas Affected Across Indiana
A mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain is expected across south-central and central Indiana, including counties such as Sullivan, Greene, Knox, Daviess, Martin and Lawrence. Additional counties under the advisory include Vigo, Clay, Owen, Monroe, Brown, Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson and Jennings.
Cities such as Bloomington, Terre Haute, Columbus, Vincennes and Bedford fall within the advisory zone. According to the National Weather Service office in Indianapolis, snow accumulations are forecast to range from up to one inch in southern counties to between one and two inches in parts of central Indiana, with a light glaze of ice possible where freezing rain mixes with snowfall…