Snow showers will continue through the evening

YOUNGSTOWN

Snow showers will continue through the evening with accumulations of as much as three inches in northern Trumbull County, said Brian Mitchell, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Cleveland.

There will be about an inch of snow falling tonight in most of Mahoning County, he said.

The temperature will be in the low 20s, he said.

As for Thursday, more snow is expected, but accumulations will be about a half-inch for most of the Mahoning Valley and as much as one inch in northern Trumbull County, Mitchell said.

It will remain cold with a high Thursday reaching into the mid-20s, he said.

It should be dry Friday, but stay cold with a high in the upper 20s, Mitchell said.

The onset of winter weather slowed traffic in and around Niles.

Cars were backed up along U.S. Route 422 from the Eastwood Mall complex all the way to Tibbetts Wick Road on Wednesday afternoon as fast falling snow restricted visibility and made the roads slick.

Closer to Youngstown, a two-vehicle accident in the southbound lane of the Madison Avenue Expressway slowed traffic around 3 p.m.