Snow removal crews anticipate Sunday’s snowfall could make streets slick, but they “think we’re safe” for Friday night.
Stacy Rachel, administrative services supervisor for the Champaign public works department, said officials expect light snow but no accumulation late Friday night.
“I think we’re safe for tonight, although we do have some chemicals already on the roads, so that should help,” Rachel said Friday afternoon.
The National Weather Service forecast light snow Saturday before noon with less than one inch of possible accumulation.
Relatively warm temperatures should stave off any accumulation, said Leslie Stratton, supervisor of operations for the Urbana public works department.
But Sunday’s forecasts have varied so much, Stratton said Urbana is “preparing for any and every event.”
“We have all of our trucks ready in anticipation of whatever,” Stratton said.
Rachel said Champaign crews will be in communication throughout the weekend to prepare for Sunday’s snowfall.
“It’s a little too far out now to do any of our real planning or strategizing,” Rachel said.
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