O'Fallon Crews Continue to Clear Slick Roads Through the Night

The saw the first snowfall of winter starting early Thursday, Jan. 12. 

According to the city's O'Fallon Snow Removal Twitter account, a two-man patrol reported at 10 p.m. on Wednesday night to begin preparing for the winter weather and monitor the road conditions. 

Snow began falling in O'Fallon around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday morning. O'Fallon schools including the Fort Zumwalt School District, St. Dominic and Christian High Schools cancelled classes for the day due to the winter weather. 

O'Fallon crews had 28 trucks out clearing local roads during the day and addressing issues of blowing snow and refreezing on the streets. 

While Friday in O'Fallon is expected to be sunny with a high near 26 degrees, the city will likely see more snowfall before midnight, with a low around 12 degrees.

According to the National Weather Service, total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch is possible. 

O'Fallon Director of Street Division Kenneth R. Hammell said the majority of the city streets were in good condition as of 6 p.m. on Thursday.

"But there are areas that are elevated and exposed to the strong winds that we experienced today, which blew snow onto the wet pavement allowing things to freeze up," he added. 

Hammell said O'Fallon crews have:

• Plowed, treated and cleared all arterials (isolate areas where snow is blowing back out and refreezing)
• Plowed a pass in both directions and applied salt to the residential streets
• Are now going back and readdressing snow pack due to traffic and refreeze areas due to blowing snow

O'Fallon will have seven trucks on the streets overnight to address issues caused by blowing snow and refreezing. 

You can monitor the snowy road conditions in O'Fallon on Twitter at @OFallonSnow.