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By Katie Wedell, Staff Writer 9:49 PM Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Snow showers were expected to arrive between 3 and 5 a.m. Wednesday morning with the steadiest snow falling during the morning commute, said Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist Jamie Simpson.

He said temperatures in the upper 20s Wednesday morning could cause melting and refreezing, making untreated roadways slick.

Ohio Department of Transportation road crews were monitoring the radar closely Tuesday evening and had plans in place to get salt trucks on the road if necessary.

Sharon Smigielski, spokeswoman for ODOT District 8, said they have one overnight crew monitoring slick spots in each of the seven counties, including Butler and Warren.

A mild winter up to this point means ODOT and other area road crews have no shortage of salt and are seeing big savings.

“We’re saving on the use of salt, the use of overtime and the use of fuel,” Smigielski said.

Wednesday afternoon temperatures will rise above freezing across most of the region .

“Thursday looks sunny with afternoon highs in the upper 30s,” Simpson said.

Friday’s high could hit 40 degrees but snow showers return to the region late Friday into Saturday.

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