Lyon County was spared the brunt of the winter storm — so far.
“Lyon County is in good to great shape,” Said Rick Frevert, of Lyon County Emergency Management. “We’re looking at wet blacktop roads. They are in good condition.”
Frevert said that gravel roads in the county are icy this morning.
“Travel is discouraged,” he said in a telephone conversation.
Frevert said there is about a quarter of an inch of ice on trees as of this morning.
“It depends on what part of the county you are in and what side of the tree you are by,” Frevert said.
Still, temperatures are forecasted to drop this afternoon and roads could get dicey.
“It does not look like the moisture isn’t going to stop from the south,” Frevert said.
Kimberly Qualls, public affairs manager for District One of the Kansas Department of Transportation said the temperature is set to drop the next couple of hours. Quails said the temperature drop could cause the potential for additional ice on power lines, trees and roadways.
“Precipitation will continue into the evening hours and may change from rain to a possible sleet and snow mixture with varying accumulations,” Qualls said.
For now, Lyon County is lucky.
“We have the warm rains and 32-degree temperatures that right now is saving our bacon,” Frevert said.
Updated road information can be obtained by calling 511 or online at http://511.ksdot.org.