The best thing you can do is stay home. Not everyone can and if you’re one of those folks, plan ahead for hazardous travel conditions later today. Roads WILL be snow covered. You WILL have to drive slower. https://t.co/EjgcwmDbd2
— Matt Bruning (@mbruning81) February 15, 2021
“Please stay home during dangerous driving conditions. When you see our crews slow down, move over and give them room to work,” according to an ODOT Dayton Tweet.
More than 1,200 ODOT crews were out across the state plowing and treating roads as a significant storm hit that is expected to bring 5 to 8 inches of snow.
As temperatures drop into single digits, ODOT crews will increase the concentration of calcium chloride, or agricultural deicer that is more effective in extreme temperatures. Any material put down on the roads for previous storms also will assist with the incoming weather, ODOT said.
There is a reason why it’s important to not get too close to an ODOT plow, the agency said.
“The plow driver’s field of vision is limited,” ODOT shared on Twitter. “As a general rule: If you can’t see the plow truck’s side mirrors, the truck driver can’t see you. Always stay two to three car lengths behind the plow.”
A Winter Storm Warning and Winter Storm Watch are in effect through 1 p.m. Tuesday, issued by the National Weather Service in Wilmington.
