Columbia activates 16-person road crew for weather

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The City of Columbia Public Works announced on its social media that it is activating a 16-person overnight crew at 7 p.m. Friday as poor road conditions could occur from the snow and cold.

There are scattered snow chances throughout the evening, according to the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team. Isolated accumulations of up to a half-inch could occur with wind gusts reaching 30 miles per hour.

Slick road conditions could occur as temperatures drop. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 4:07 p.m. saying roadways are beginning to “get slick” and warned drivers to give themselves “extra time to get to your destination.”

This weekend is expected to be cold with Sunday morning being declared a Weather Alert Day for wind chills expected to drop below zero.