Slideoffs, slick roads reported across region

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Snow, wind and cold are making a dangerous combination on area roads. (WSBT photo)

By WSBT News1

Story Created: Jan 28, 2009 at 9:15 AM EST

Story Updated: Jan 28, 2009 at 9:15 AM EST

Fulton, Noble, Kosciusko and Whitley counties all remain under a winter weather advisory until 1 p.m. Wednesday.

The National Weather Service expects accumulations south of Michiana to be between 3 and 7 inches of snow, with school delays reported in Warsaw, Rochester, and Winona Lake, to name a few.

Kosciusko County emergency dispatch reports a number of slideoffs, among them one on Indiana 13 and another on Indiana 15.

Closer to home, St. Joseph County officials have seen a few morning slideoffs but no injuries or serious accidents.

A disabled vehicle on the St. Joseph Valley Parkway resulted in delays near the Elkhart-St. Joseph County line.

Toll Road officials reported a slideoff at the St. Joseph County-Elkhart County line.

The Michigan State Police said about 2 inches of snow had fallen in Niles, where road conditions are reported as slick. Berrien County authorities say there have been slideoffs reported, with Interstate 94 and the St. Joseph Valley Parkway as trouble spots.

And eastbound lanes of the Toll Road were closed for more than an hour following a jackknifed semi accident near the Cline Avenue exit in Lake County.

The road was reopened about 8 a.m. EDT, ISP said.

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