
Kentucky & Indiana Commuters Could Be Met With Freezing Fog Perils Friday
As I write this, I have the incredible sunshine beaming through the window to inspire me. It's currently a relatively balmy 37 degrees, and the unmistakable trickling sound from melting snow fills the air.
And, by all means, keep on tricklin'. We have a blast of arctic air headed our way at some point over the weekend, and I would just as soon have all this leftover snow gone by the time it gets here. By the way, that arctic blast will be free of any precipitation; that's why it will be nice when all this white stuff gets gone.
Freezing Fog -- a Possible Hidden Danger in KY & IN
But before it does, early morning commuters in Kentucky and Indiana need to be aware of a relatively uncommon phenomenon that might greet them Friday morning. Should there be areas along and north of the Ohio River that still have snow on the ground--it's a likely scenario--drivers could encounter freezing fog on the way to work, and that is something of which we need to be mindful.
This handy map from the Indiana Weather Network pretty much spells it out for us:
It's one thing--and still not a GOOD thing--when you can actually see the frozen precipitation accumulating on our roadways; it's quite another when it's in the form of fog. Talk about hidden dangers.
Fog is a big travel headache anyway, but when it behaves like freezing rain's unruly little brother, we need to be extra diligent. Follow all of those directives in the IWN post, and you should be fine. Black ice is never anything to take lightly.
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