After the deluge, look forward to icy roads tomorrow

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

The unseasonably warm weather that caused flooding in areas today is expected to come with another price Friday and Saturday: frozen-over roads.

The 2 inches or so of rain that fell today in the Mahoning Valley is expected to freeze Friday, making the morning commute treacherous, said Brian Mitchell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Cleveland.

The temperature will be in the upper 20s for most of the morning with a high around 30 in the afternoon. The low Friday night will be in the low 20s, Mitchell said.

That’s a far cry from today’s high of 61 degrees, which was reached about 1 p.m., and shy of the record-high temperature for Jan. 12 of 64 degrees in 1898, Mitchell said.

Though dry Friday, freezing rain could fall Saturday, creating even more havoc on Valley roads, he said.

For more on what to expect and today's flooding, read Friday's Vindicator or Vindy.com.