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Temps in the teens, more light snow could make roads slick Friday morning

Lansing State Journal

Flatbed trailers and tow trucks at the Interstate-96 eastbound on ramp from US-127 haul away vehicles involved crashes due to icy roads.

LANSING — Light snow and freezing rain caused slide-offs and crashes Thursday in the Lansing area, and slick roads will be a possibility again on Thursday night and Friday morning.

Scattered, light flurries are possible on Thursday night and could continue into the Friday morning commute, the National Weather Service said.

Less than an inch is expected, but with temperatures falling into the upper teens, roads could be slick in spots, forecasters said.

Beginning late Thursday morning, freezing rain and snow caused numerous slide-offs on area freeways, and police handled multiple crashes on U.S. 127 and Interstate 96, causing traffic delays.

The southbound US-127 ramp to eastbound I-96 was closed around noon Thursday and reopened about an hour later.

Lansing began salting bridges and overpasses just before noon Thursday.

Contact Kara Berg at 517-377-1113 or kberg@lsj.com. Follow her on Twitter @karaberg95.