The National Weather Service is warning travel should be restricted to emergencies only. Adding, travel will be difficult if not impossible.
“And the wind is probably what sets this storm apart from the last two weekend storms.”
Jerry Byrne is Deputy Managing Director of Operations for the Kent County Road Commission.
“Where we had similar type of intensity, but now we’re talking about wind gusts of over 50. You know, wind average speeds probably sustained in that 30 to 35 miles per hours. So, visibility’s going to be the impactful part of this event. Where the other ones, we had the snowfall rates, but we didn’t have the wind blowing. So, certainly blowing and drifting. Rural country roads will be an issue. On the freeway system where it’s open and the visibility, you know, is tough for everybody.”
With the drifting snow and temperatures plummeting into the single digits, de-icing chemicals will give way to plows keeping roadways clear.