lisa: a wave of snow for greater cincinnati, the conditions now and what to expect for the rest of the morning. mark: and keeping the roads clear. the efforts overnight to prepare the winter blast. lisa: drivers stuck in the cold. the problems popping up around greater cincinnati as winter weather settles in. >> from cincinnati' s wlwt, leading the way. this is wlwt news 5 today. lisa: let' s take a live look outside. this is downtown cincinnati. you see sidewalks, roads closed, now it' s give you real-time look on the roads. line drive 5 showing you montgomery road in norwood. the snow is sticking. we have team coverage starting right now. good morning, i' m lisa cooney. mark: and i' m mark hayes. thank you for joining us.

morning, cincinnati and kenton county public schools are among the closures. kyla woods is keeping an eye on the roads. but right now, let' s get over to randi rico for the latest on the forecast and the snowfall. how much longer? randi: it will be at its heaviest now and through about 9:00 in the morning. it arrived a little earlier than dissipated, but still on target for the most intense snowfall for about the next three hours. as you look at the radar, you can see a blanket of snow for everybody. the deeper blue indicating some heavier snowfall. at that point about half an inch an hour. if you get three hours work, it is about internet half. our totals will be between one and two inches of snowfall. on the western part of the 275 loop, you can see lawrenceburg with heavier snow, same thing toward wellington, over toward cvg.

extreme eastern communities, the heavier snowbound crossing between adams county and exiting out of mason county in kentucky. basically, snowing pretty good, moderate snowfall rate that extends all the way back to indy. the next three hours, it will be picking up about half inch per hour. getting for the back edge between 10:00 and noon, the snow moves up everybody. here' s a live look in downtown lebanon. you could see a car moving along, but the roads are snow covered in lebanon, ohio. winter weather advisory extended north, now for the entire hour through 7:00 this evening. the snow is done between 10:00 a.m. and noon, with a few flurries lingering the second half of the day. right now the snow is here, 16 degrees. it will be fading for everyone around lunchtime. stray flurry possible for everyone, topping out around 25 degrees.

immediately. maybe some the lady who has this in check, kyla woods. kyla: you can see snow covered ramps, 275 at 71-75. that is what we' re seeing across many of the area roadways. probably even more coverage than the main roadways. northern kentucky, travel time already inching up to almost 30 minutes from the split in the downtown and 71-75. this morning, not typical, so we' re seeing a lot of snow. you will need plenty of extra time. this entire corridor we are seeing the snow falling. with a closer look, team coverage, we want to check in with andrew setters who is out

andrew: we just turned off montgomery road onto dana avenue and you can understand why schools are beginning to make the decision to take the day off. the snow continues to come down and the roads -- this is a pretty busy road, dana avenue, pretty much snow covered at this point. this will be increasingly difficult for people to get around as we go to the morning. it is not too slick right now if you take it slow and take your time, but we have seen on the interstate and on some of the main roadways as we travel around throughout the area , the snow continues to come down and the roads continue to get snow covered that can create real problems for folks through the morning. road crews are doing their best to keep up with it. we are fortunate, talking about the rate of snowfall, it is not been tremendous but it is a lot for road crews to try to take care of as we go throughout the morning. the timing of this is hitting it

roads to get were they need to go because they will be dealing with increasing snowfall or continuing snowfall through much of the morning rush times. andrew setters, wlwt news 5. lisa: as andrew mentioned road , crews are making sure local streets are pretreated as much as possible for the morning commute. mark: wlwt news 5' s dan griffin continues our team coverage with what' s been done so far. dan, how does it look where you are? dan: the stone has been coming down, traffic picking up as we move through the morning. -- the snow has been coming down, traffic picking up as we move through the morning. also picking up on the lead travel lanes, snow picking up there as well as other spots. as long as traffic is coming through, it seems to be staying somewhat clear but it is definitely sticking. road crews have been working hard since last night. cincinnati rogue was reported about 7:00 p.m., started

that about 60 or so snow trucks working. kentucky reported about midnight last night to start pretreating roads as well. been prepared. >> we' that' s how many trucks we have in our district, so all hands so we' ll have everybody out. we have plenty of salt on hand. we have over 24 tons of salt. and as always, we' ll have three trucks in the cut-in-the-hill to s treated the best that we can for the morning commute. dan: the cut-in-the-hill is a big concern for those coming from kentucky to downtown. going the other way as well. i want to show you the side street come in this is sentinel downtown where we were this morning. it is all ready been covered up again. a lot of snow coverage. a lot of sidestreets like that you may find as you head out this morning.

quickly and slamming on your brakes, things of that nature to make sure that where you are going you' re doing so safely. we are live downtown, dan griffin, wlwt is driving. mark: brutal conditions are affecting several states this morning. lisa: wlwt news 5' s miriah turner gives us a look at how other areas are handling the winter weather. miriah: good morning. winter weather is now in full swing and taking the midwest by storm. in fargo, it was just enough snow to brush off the windshield and cause roads to get a little slippery. snow began to fall in fargo early tuesday afternoon. only an inch or so is expected, but the wind is sure blowing it around. ice jams on the rock river in moline, illinois, are causing the river levels to rise a bit. it is heading to toward flood stage of 12 feet today, and there is a flood warning to the -- flood warning in effect. in harvey county, kansas, near the town of newton, icy roads were causing accidents along the interstates. areas of freezing drizzle are still affecting much of south and central kansas. and it was bumper-to-bumper

northview, all because of a glaze of ice. that is a bad accident. omaha, nebraska, also got its share of snow last night. while many places aren' t getting much snow as far as inches go, the danger on the roadways is still very clear. make sure to keep that in mind as you head out onto the roads this morning. from the live alert desk, i' m miriah turner. lisa: the cold snap is causing a thought of trouble for drivers. aaa has been busy coming to the rescue. local aaa crews have responded to more than 2000 calls from stranded motorists since the arctic air arrived sunday afternoon. >> people running out of gas in their driveway from letting their car warm up, locking their keys in the vehicle from letting their car warm up. this ago be cap all letting your car warm up. -- lisa: be cap for letting her car warm up. in the last three weeks, aaa has changed more than 800 car batteries, so make sure to check your batteries as well as your tires, which can lose air

as the weather changes today, feel free to send us your weather pictures. you can upload them on the ulocal section of wlwt.com. download our wlwt weather app to stay on top of the snow. watch the updated forecast and see the list of closings and delays. there are about 200 of them right now. pete rose is about to become a hall of famer. mark: the reds hall of fame is opening its doors. how the team worked it all out for the hit king. lisa: outside live right for you on your wednesday, 16 degrees. it is sticking. randi: looking at snow all across greater cincinnati. the back edge of approaching indy right now. it looks like now through 9:00 a.m. will be our heaviest snow. you can see the deeper blue indicating about a half-inch of snowfall per hour. if we get that for the next hour and a half, there' s an inch and a half of snowfall. looking between one inch and two inch for the system.

the last snow showers ending about lunchtime and maybe a flurry for the drive home. this is just the first of what could potentially be two rounds of snow for the week.

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mark: welcome back. the roads are getting covered as the snow continues to fall. lisa: andrew setters is in drive 5 with details. and her coat good morning, lisa. we' re on 75 northbound -- andrew: good re on 75 northbound. sought earlier this morning, even though the snow continues to come down. three lanes are mostly snow-free, although they still

covered like we have seen on the sidestreets and some of the interstate lanes earlier this morning. we have not seen people slipping and sliding. people are getting around pretty well this morning. that is probably because some folks are maybe deciding to stay home because they have kids are off school or on delay or folks are really taking it easy out here. it will depend, you know, whether or not this -- it will depend on the amount of snow comes down and whether or not crews are able to stay on top of it as we go through the all important maybe next hour and a half for the morning drive. andrew setters, wlwt news 5. mark: thank you. kyla' s with a closer look at the morning commute. he can get out of hand in a hurry. kyla: it can. along that corridor we were looking at, the thoroughfares, neighborhoods, the sidestreets will be even more covered than what you' re seeing on the live drive and what we can show you on our traffic cameras.

kind of like a broken record, but a good reminder, maybe 15 to 20 extra minutes as you head outside to get where you' re going. 74 it harrison pike, travel lanes are really making a path, so that' s good. slowing down significantly on 275, almost at a standstill, barely crawling along on that corridor between eastgate up toward i-71. i would probably give yourself 30 minutes along that stretch. 71-75 at the cut-in-the-hill, slowing down about directions. a lot of brake lights, heavier volume and traffic moving at a slower pace, which we recommend as you deal with these road conditions. another look coming up in a few minutes. mark: warm thoughts to pass along, talking baseball. the reds stepping up to the plate after pete rose was turned away from cooperstown last month . the hit king is heading into the lisa:the hit king is heading into the reds hall of fame this summer. miriah: it may not be

this the first big step. this took coordination between the reds and major league baseball. reds ceo bob castellini said he had to get permission from mlb commissioner rob manfred who just upheld pete' s lifetime ban. the reds got the green light, and now pete' s hall of fame weekend is scheduled to start june 24 when the san diego padres come to town. it' s exactly a month before the big ceremony at the baseball hall of fame. >> statue will be fun. number retired will be fun, going into the hall of fame will be fun. i hope it' s fun for the fans that weekend, you know, because i know you' re not coming to see san diego play. lisa: heck, no. the reds also changed team policy to make this happen. banned players were not allowed the hall of fame board of change the bylaws. rose will be the lone inductee this summer. and if you are looking for tickets, they are only available with ticket packages for now

the live announcement of pete being inducted into the reds hall of fame. it was a very colorful acceptance speech he gave. mark: colorful. lisa: a lot of one-liners. bob castellini has some great things to say. pete always be welcome at great american. mark: and he doesn' t have to buy a ticket anymore. who knew he had to buy a ticket? congrats to him. well-deserved. this ago boys of summer, i like talking about that. randi: it will be that warmer in the weekend in june as well. that is a guarantee. today we' re talking about snow. we have two shots, one coming down right now. still looking at of two two inches of snowfall total. heaviest through 9:00 a.m. and a lot of folks are asking about, talking about friday. the track is still superduper variable. the next system just coming on shore on the west coast right now, so somewhere in the ohio valley region will get a decent

the weather or not that is as still remains to be seen. as we take a look at the wlwt this morning, snow showers at this point for everybody. if you look closely, you can see some of the deeper blue tones, and that is where the snowfall ranges little more intense. both places averaging about a half inch per hour. right now it is happening over the top of cvg. the southern part of the 275 loop, to fort mitchell in the downtown, the near west side, s same in butler county. hamilton and north along 127, trenton to middletown, franklin, some of that heavier snowfall activity. it looks pretty steady with this moderately tone from cincinnati back to indy. between now and 9:00 a.m., we will pick up about a half inch per hour. still do pretty much on target

the back edges moving toward indy and will slide through our area by lunchtime. the winter weather advisory is through 7:00 tonight. they may drop it early. russ, accumulation is done by noon but still of view flurries possible the second part of the day. double digits this morning. that is something to be happy about. we are the teens with a cold air with seen recently as soon as the snow started falling, it started sticking to untreated roads. getting into the afternoon, mid-20' s, about 25 degrees for the drive home. the roads for the drive home this evening will stop a couple of flurries flying and road crews will have had hours to clean out the sidestreets. snow showers rolling through. notice the back edge up rushing southeastern indiana by not :00 a.m. and by noon, back edge rolling through cincinnati. -- by 9:00 a.m..

you can see this model basically giving everybody pretty close to today' s high, 26 degrees. to two inches on average for our area. out. tomorrow, a bit of a breather. we take a closer look at that friday system. coast specifically, washington, d.c., could see a couple of feet. we are on the fringe. any shift 50 miles north or south would make or break a big-time snowfall for us. still putting the details on for friday. maybe by this evening or tomorrow we will get a better handle on if our area leaving get hit on friday. lisa: pulling away in new hampshire. the democratic candidate now dominating the polls in the granite state. mark: another trump card in the race for president. sarah palin' s power play as the

iowa. kyla: we are keeping a close i on the very snow-covered roads for you. as you can see, the sidestreets are getting the brunt of it. the interstates are pretreated and getting more action, so able

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back. looking at live drive 5, ronald reagan westbound, not in as good a shape as 71, but you' re going to need some extra time. we have been saying it all morning and we mean it. we were warning you earlier, but now we really mean it. lisa: yes, we do. mark: it is getting out of hand. it will cause you to slow down. take your time and leave plenty of space between you and the vehicle in front of you lucky see our driver doing here. lisa: kyla, what does the big picture look like? kyla: a lot of yellow on the map. we don' t usually see this this early in the morning. we rarely see it on an ongoing basis, but we' re seeing a lot of yellow, quite a bit of red on 71-75 through northern kentucky. we want to give you a picture of how much things are slowing down. live drive with andrew setters the ronald reagan, that is one area that really gets dicey when we have these types of conditions. you will need quite a bit of

i want to give you an off interstate view of one of the ramps heading on to i-71, near mason montgomery, traffic is very, very slow. very snow-covered as well. that is kind of what you will see outside of the interstate. here' s a look on the interstates hopping on 71 or 75, just seeing snow-covered roadways. travel lanes are able to make their way through. we have not seen too many accidents are far this morning. hopefully, we will continue that trend through out the rest of the morning. we will check again in just a few minutes. lisa: thank you. a new poll shows bernie sanders is expanding his lead over hampshire. the new cnn poll shows sanders now has a 27-point lead, 60% to 33%. this was taken before the democratic debate on sunday. mark: in the republican race, donald trump gets a high profile endorsement from former alaska governor sarah palin. >> ready to make america great

i' m here to support the next president of the united states, donald trump. mark: the two made the announcement at iowa state university. lisa: to the forecast with randi rico, 16 degrees. remains. it is winter. randi: it is in fact january and it looks and feels like a. on the grand scheme, this is done big-time snowfall for us, but coming at the wrong time. you can see on the wlwt radar, stauffer everybody. you can differentiate between lighter and heavier snow. the deeper blue indicating heavier snowfall rates, right now over the tarp of -- top of the heart of downtown. we are picking up about half inch an hour at this point from middletown to hamilton and basin into west chester, and right through the heart of downtown cincinnati. as farce the timeline goes for

now through 9:00 a.m. is when we will see the heaviest snow, moving out around lunchtime, and a tour two for total snowfall. potential is there for additional snowfall on friday. lisa: thank you. this is right along sentinel street. one of those hills, a classic example metro sometimes makes a detour. the snow continues to come down in our team coverage will continue for you coming up. mark: we will have your latest headlines, couldn' t the latest on tracie hunter, what is

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mark: a live look outside right now and snow could be a problem for your morning commute. the latest conditions and what' s still to come. lisa: city crews on 12-hour shifts. the efforts to clear the way as you head out the door. mark: more schools making the call. the growing list of delays and closings as the snow continues to fall. >> from cincinnati' leading the way. this is wlwt news 5 today. lisa: good morning, a live look outside. . cincinnati public is closed and we have more than 200 schools delays or closings for the day. the updated list at the bottom of the screen and also available anytime on wlwt.com.

weather this morning. let' s begin with the latest on the snowfall. randi: the snow is coming down as expected, about half an inch per hour and we' re kind of in the heart of it now through about 9:00. as we take a look at the wlwt radar, it is awash in blue, meaning it is snowing everywhere. you can see where the deeper blue is right now, right along the 75 corridor through portions of butler and warren county, middletown to monroe and weighs in -- mason and west chester in downtown now shifting east of 75. this is where the snowfall rate is about half finance or little more per hour. that is expected to stick around through 9:00 a.m. the back edge of these networking its way toward indianapolis. i think the back edge we will see probably sometime between 10:00 a.m. and noon for most of us another coming down pretty good to the next two and half hours.

area. say it and union counties, the only what' s not included, but still snowing as well. in fact, coming down pretty good in connersville governor ago. this is extended until 7:00 tonight. the breakdown today, 8:00 a.m., snowing at a decent clip, 17 degrees. noon, back edge is rolling through, about 21. at 4:00, flurries, cloudy, and 25. the snowfall totals are on target between one and two inches for most of us by noon, picking up the bulk of that in the internet have to to entrench coming right now during -- in the one inch to two and a half inch coming right now during the morning rush. kyla: we are seeing snow-covered roadways on many of our traffic cameras, pretty much blanketing boast of greater cincinnati. here' s a look at 71 near stuart.

rings are already slowing down on most of our main interstates , getting out the door early -- which is what we recommend. right now which you may not here' s a look at 471 background, northbound. 71-75, a slow crawl. slowing down all the way back toward 275 and even south of there. we are saying just great extensions in our travel times, maybe up to 20, 25 minutes over what you would usually see at this time of the morning. 75 of the ronald reagan, very slow northbound and southbound. use extra caution on the ronald reagan as well. that gets really tricky with snow on the ground. lisa: thank you. our team coverage of winter weather continues with a check

kentucky road crews. they are trying to make sure local roads are safe. wlwt news 5' s dan griffin is live with a closer look. dan, good morning. dan: good morning. they have been hard at work, cincinnati road crew started pretreating the roads and making sure they were ready at about 7:00 last night. and northern kentucky, they started about midnight. this is just outside downtown on 71. the interstate is starting to see that accumulation. the cars have slowed down substantially. i can tell you earlier, they were driving right along smoothly. now you can tell the drivers are noticing something is up. re driving, really slow down as you' to go. road crews are focused try to make sure the roads are clear, salting and scraping as they go along. i have seen oh. crews, soul treks in cincinnati going by. what we' re seeing on the side

some of the side streets have not been touched yet, so that is something to watch for. our crews and northern kentucky watching the cut-in-the-hill, one of those spots you can consider a horror story moment. traffic get stuck off and on as road conditions get bad, so keep that in mind. slow down, leave space, don' t slam on your brakes. dan griffin, wlwt news five and. mark: we' re getting a first hand look of what you' ll see on the roads as you head out this morning. let' s get to andrew setters who' s leading the way in our lives are five and. how are things looking? andrew: we are in reading and things are looking very snow-covered. we' re on a side street. it looks like one or two cars that have come through here through the course of the morning, just very little attention paid to this road. we are able to get around all right, now slipping and sliding all over the place, but you can definitely see the accumulation

and definitely on the street. as you get out this morning and try to get your car going, you will have to scrape snow off the windshield and keep the car warmed up before you hit the road. the side streets in your neighborhood are probably going to be the true because -- trick is to navigate because chances are, road crews have not made it into her neighborhood. on the interstates and some of the main roads, you will still run into some snow, not nearly as snow-covered as in reading right now, but you will run into some snow and slick spot so plenty of extra time and plenty of extra caution as you drive around this morning. andrew setters, wlwt news 5. mark: we are getting a look at the snow all around greater cincinnati this morning. schools are deciding to close and delay. miriah turner is here now with lisa:miriah turner is here now with the latest. miriah: many people are planning on getting babysitters or what they need to do with the kids staying home.

you may be getting childcare or little longer. and delays. cincinnati public, fairfield, ken, campbell decided to close. winton, woods, mason are on a two hour delay. i paid close attention because many are turning into closures. we have the ticker at the bottom of your screen and a full listing on wlwt.com. be sure to send us your weather pictures. you can tweet randi rico or upload them to our ulocal section on wlwt.com. lisa: download our wlwt app for the latest on the winter weather as the temperature drops and the snow moves in. like today. watch the updated forecast and delays. mark: in a quick check of other local stories this morning, a motion is being reviewed in

to a new trial for a woman convicted of killing her boyfriend. shayna hubers was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the murder of ryan poston in 2012. now hubers is asking for a mistrial or a new trial because of a juror in her murder trial. in a motion filed, hubers claims one of the jurors was a convicted felon. under kentucky law, felons who have not been pardoned or had their civil rights restored cannot serve on a jury. lisa: the retrial for tracie hunter is not going to happen. special prosecutors decided to drop eight remaining charges. they say a second trial is not worth the effort or expense. >> tracie hunter has been held accountable for her conduct and has been penalized accordingly. as a result of her conviction, she no longer is relevant to either the court system or the community. lisa: the judge gave hunter' s attorney until friday to file an appeal for her conviction of unlawful interest in a public contract. tracie hunter still faces sanctions and legal hurdles to running again.

outside this morning as the snow is picking up. what is the latest on the roads? we saw andrews live shot in the roads were getting tricky, especially the side streets that are not heavily traveled right now. kyla: the snow will get slick and some of those spots. take a look off the interstates, feels ertl, mason montgomery, we are able to get a good picture of what it feels like as you head toward the interstate. you can see the side roads as mark mentioned, where he will probably see more coverage than you will see once you get on your main thoroughfare through let' s continue to take a look along to 75, really, the entire loop slowing down your route 4, just got a report of an accident. here' s a look at 75 in butler county, the southbound lanes really slowing down. that is to be expected at this time of the morning. we are not seeing an abundance of accidents pop up, fortunately.

toward the daniel carter beard bridge or columbia parkway, another area that gets tricky with these types of conditions. we always mention overpasses and bridges, things of that nature, have the tendency to see more slick spots than other areas. randi: there are slick spots all over the place. it is not a ton of snow, one inch to two inch is not huge on the grand scheme of things, but during the morning rush, it does cause problems associated with more than that snow. taking a wide view, the back edge of the snow showers rolling through indy right now. between 10:00 and that edge rolls through greater cincinnati. right now the deepest blues indicating the heaviest snowfall. middletown to lebanon to mason through loveland in the eastern part of the 275 loop is where we are picking up the half in just a possible per hour. you can see the rate tracker showing that have your batch rolling through portions of northern butler county. as the kid set out to the bust

snow showers expected -- whether they' re going now or with the delay -- expected to be snowing through at least 10:00. heading home from school this afternoon, a few flurries and 24 degrees. a lot of people already talking about the potential of a snow day for friday. lots of question marks. we will have more on that in a couple of minutes. mark: when we continue at the 6:40, rise of the e-athlete. the local students changing the game when it comes to college scholarships.

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mark: welcome back. the snow is definitely not in kansas anymore, it is here and we' re checking out the latest conditions on the roads. this is live drive 5 and we winter weather team coverage all morning long as you see the road conditions becoming a little tenuous this morning so you definitely want to slow down. let' s check in with dan griffin what is happening. how are the roads looking where you are right now? dan: they' ve changed so much morning, mark. on interstate 71, right outside re really starting i' m starting to see/and it looks like some kind of snow in the middle and on the very far part

, third street exit. cars are starting to slow down as they get to that spot. we are just through the morning seeing this snow accumulate. we haven' t driven on those roads. we up and perched doing reports but i can tell you drivers seem to be getting the hand that things are definitely getting slicker. i' ve seen road crews periodically salting, scraping, plowing, doing whatever they can to keep the roads clear. certainly, something to keep in mind as you' re heading out the door this morning. slow down, leave early if you can, don' t slam on the brakes if you can avoid it. leave room for the road crews because that a lot of work at of them. for now we are live downtown, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: a dog in middletown getting the care he needs after being left alone in an alley.

and brought him to justice legacy. they' re treating him for parvo, hypothermia, and starvation. joseph' s legacy says the dog is underweight, dehydrated, and will be a challenge to get leroy healthy again. mark: videogames paying off. known as e-ath letes, getting a full ride to play video games. scholarships for gaming. the 18-year-old jake laumann and sold after >> >> what i' i' ve been passionate about has kind of paid off in a really cool way. >> a huge portion of this game and a huge portion of the competitive side of this game has really helped me in the real world when it comes to team communication, team work, group work especially in school.

lisa: leave me alone, i know what i' m doing. mark: all four students are on the honor roll and plan to major in computer science and business at robert morris. lisa: we are taking -- staying on top of winter weather. here' s another live look outside with live drive 5, 16 degrees. randi, bring us up to date. some areas are seeing it heavier than others. randi: everybody is picking it up . this is the first round of potentially two rounds. this is a big issue for us. this morning, snow showers all across the area. you can see the light blue has extended through portions of highlands and adams county. so everybody looking at snow areas were ecb deeper blue and that is where the snowfall rate is at or above half inch per hour.

butler and warren county, the eastern portion of 275 loop and portions of eastern kentucky. middletown to trenton, franklin and carlisle, some of the heavier snowfall rates, same thing for waynesville. when does it come to an end? as we look back toward indy, you can see the back edge approaching indianapolis. between now and 9:00 a.m., probably that same clip, about half an inch per hour at the heaviest, that back edge of snow showers rolls through greater cincinnati by the time we had lunchtime. winter weather advisory is in effect for our area. the national weather service has kept that in effect until 7:00 tonight. we could see a couple of flurries in green -- lingering into the afternoon. it feels like 7 because of the wind. at 8:00 a.m., dealing with

, snow showers come to an end at noon. stray showers, chapters in the 20' s. 9:00 or so, steadier snow showers start to taper off. the back edges insight in southeastern indiana. we roll between 9:00 a.m. and noon, we will dry out over top of downtown. i 1:00 or so, the back edge has cleared to the eastern committees. by lunchtime-ish, everyone is done with the snow. as a look at the evening, a couple of flurries and as for snowfall totals go, pretty similar all across our area. most places between 1:00 and 2:00, 1.5 inch to two inch an average for the system by the time it is out of here. a lot of questions about the fridays system. it is just now hitting the west coast. there' s a whole lot of real estate between west coast and cincinnati, and a 50 mile shift

between a ton of snow or whole lot of nothing. take a look at this particular model for friday. bringing it in as a big deal for southern medcentral kentucky, but barely grazing our area. a 50 mile shift, it is a big deal for us. the track is still widely variable. we will get three today' s snow it have a better handle on fridays to digital for snow for us once we get into -- potential for snow froze once we get into the later half of today' s and tomorrow' s to tonight, dipping down to 15. tomorrow, a bit of a breach. 29 was sunshine. friday, the potential is there but it may miss us. if it hits us, it will end saturday morning, temperatures in the 30' s over the weekend. i' ve seen a ton of brake lines on your traffic maps. kyla: an accident to 75 northwest corner heading eastbound. you can see the emergency lights at the ramp.

eastbound lanes at a very slow crawl. at times, completely not moving. you will need additional time. 27, 28 minutes from 74 to route 4 on the portion of 275. we have been able to see the cars moving past the emergency vehicles on the ramp, so don' t think it is shut down. that could change if they do see a need to completely shut down the ramp at route 4 heading toward 275 come a so keep that in mind. here' s a look at some of the backup. it looks like it is thinning out near hamilton post up we also had another accident not far from there at the i-75 interchange with 275. that was the offramp. slow traffic coming out of butler county right now as well. quite a bit going on in that short span from route for bank to 75.

we will check again in northern kentucky and on the eastern portion of greater cincinnati coming up in a few minutes. lisa: thank you. we are staying on top of winter weather as the snow continues to fall. mark: we have a live look outside for you as we take a look at the conditions. wow, you' re going

we will continue o mark: welcome back. check out the different shots we are outside, getting a closer look at the deteriorating road conditions this morning. if you have to get out the door, make sure you start moving a little quickly because you will need some extra time. lisa: like now. mark: continuing our wlwt is 5 team coverage. lisa: andrew setters is in live drive 5 a real-time look. where are you right now? andrew: 75 northbound approaching 275 in the sharonville area. you want to move quickly to get out the door but you will not move all that quickly once you are on the interstate. we of go-between 40 to 50 miles power in this area because of the amount of traffic on the road and it looks like southbound is in even worse shape.

road and running into the snow-covered interstates, this is what we have been talking about, the snow continuing to come down, road crews doing what they can to stay on top of it but it will slow people down because the roads are pretty snow-covered in a lot of areas. you will be dealing with this and it sounds like through much of the morning. just look at this line of traffic on the left-hand side of your screen. that is southbound 75, just backed up one car after another after another for miles creeping along pretty slow rate of speed as you' re trying to get into town because of the amount of traffic on the roads. we' ll stay on top of it for you. lisa: thank you. road crews have been working pretreat as much as possible. mark: dan griffin continuing our team coverage with the efforts to keep the roads clear. how are things looking in your neighborhood, dan?

they started pretreating about 7:00 last night in cincinnati, midnight in northern kentucky. road conditions on the interstate, this is 71 just outside of downtown, i will tell you some of the most traveled spots on 71 i am seeing/and drivers slowing down. they definitely have cut the speed as the snow has fallen. that is something you' ll want to keep in mind as you head out the door is to really, really slow you just don' t know what to expect. another angle, the side streets. this is signal downtown. -- sentinel downtown. it is probably just too early for people to be out and about at this point. this is probably what you will your neighborhood. this morning. slow, leave space and lead early if you can, and not slamming on your brakes. just be safe and we will keep

live in downtown, dan griffin, wlwt news 5. lisa: randi, bring us up-to-date. randi: snow was falling all across greater cincinnati, light to moderate right now. if you take a look, the areas of the deeper blue indicates heavier intensity snowfall rates. wilmington, middletown through monroe and also looks like a little batch and southern portions of clermont county is where we potentially could be picking up more than a half-inch per hour, but that will be quick with sliding off to the east. take a look back toward indianapolis because that is where the snow is coming to an end. expect steady snow now through 9:00 a.m., so about two hours left of the heavier, steadier stuff and probably 10:00 noon to before we watch the last stall showers rolled through west to east. here' s a breakdown.

temperatures in the upper teens but feels like the single digits. between 9:00 a.m. and noon, the back edge works from west to east across greater cincinnati, temperature right around 20. through the afternoon, a couple of flurries possible and we should be into the mid-20' s. snowfall totals from this event, one to two inches on average. i think many of us and up in an age in after two inch category by the time this is over. technically considered minor snow event but when it comes when the school buses are headed out and when you' re trying to get to work, it can see my the major headache. the next couple of days, sunshine tomorrow and 29 degrees. friday, another storm is possible, potential for additional snow and additional delays on friday. at that track is still superduper variable. we will get a better handle in the next 18 to 24 hours. cincinnati on the fringe of getting hit or not hit. little too early to talk about friday.

kyla woods, what is the latest?