Officials in ten school districts in West Virginia decided to close their doors Friday following an ice-sleet-rain mixed storm that moved through late Thursday night into Friday morning.
The counties that decided to close for the day shows where the ice had the most impact. An area stretching from Mercer County, through Monroe, Summers and over to Greenbrier County. And then north through Pocahontas, Pendleton and Preston counties.
There were also some ice problems north along the Ohio River. Wood, Pleasants and Tyler counties also closed schools for the day Friday.
Twenty-six other counties decided to operate on two-hour delays.
The National Weather Service is calling for the balance of Friday to be cloudy with temperatures moderating into the 40s and 50s.
UPDATE Fri AM Some areas of the state are reporting icy conditions Friday morning but temperatures are rising in most of the lowlands and the ice, which was about a tenth of a inch, has changed to rain.
There will be some work to do with a windshield scraper before heading to work or school.
A handful of school systems have decided to begin the day on a two-hour delay but that list is expected to grow. There also be some school closings Friday.
PREVIOUS West Virginia is going to be hit with an ice storm.
The National Weather Service has issued a number watches and advisories that begin Thursday night and stretch into Friday.
NWS Meteorologist Simone Lewis says ice will be an impact statewide.
“Places like Wood County, Point Pleasant and Kanawha County we’re talking about a few hundreds of a inch of ice, but in the eastern mountains as much as a quarter of an inch,” Lewis said.
The storm will begin with ice and then temperatures will warm Friday morning and turn to rain for most areas. Lewis says the eastern mountains will see ice, sleet and then snow through the day Friday.
Lewis says the Friday morning commute for most areas will probably be “slick and treacherous.”