Split in through kentucky. The deeper blue indicating snappier whole fall snowfall. The ground still plain old wet. Let s take a live look from the National Bank building in downtown lebanon. There is the sidewalk, roads, nicely visible. The snowflakes are melting when they hit the ground. The roads looking good still. Temperaturewise, most places at or a degree or two above freezing. The ground Still Holding onto the heat from the warm days. Even though temperatures will be near freezing, i don t think the will see too many issues. Light snow and 33 degrees. When he s about 23 Miles Per Hour and gusts 230. Temperatures will top out around 33 degrees. We have not been seeing problems on the road. Kyla for those of you getting ready to head outside, good morning to you. You will see what conditions, but we have not seen anything that will hinder your commute. That is good news for you. Maybe a few extra minutes will. 71 75 at kyle s lane, starting to pick up in the northbound time a morning. On i things are clear as well. The matter where you are traveling out this morning, you might want to watch for slick spots. We do have the snow falling in parts of your commute. Using act allen, we are getting heavy on both sides of the interstate there. No accidents to report. We will keep a close eye on it. Lisa we have Team Coverage checking on the roads in greater cincinnati. Mark andrew setters is live. What are you seeing right now . Andrew we are seeing we are in the monroe area. There is a difference in quite a bit of the miles we have traveled. Very little falling, just a few raindrops falling. In lebanon, there were some large snowflakes falling just a little bit ago. One of the things we have been seeing, they had some snow in the monroe area. We are on 63 this morning. You can see the same speculation in on cars. People will have to do it that this morning. If the temperatures were much colder, 26, 28 degrees over the last 24 hours, this would be sticking to the ground. Road crews would be working a lot harder during the overnight hours to keep roads in good shape, but for right now, we are in really good shape everywhere we have been this morning. I think you will continue to see that as a morning goes on. Reporting live, andrew setters. Lisa thank you. So far, so good. With another check on conditions. Mark dan griffin live in milford. Miriah good morning. Breezy. The roads are just wet. You can hear the water picking up as karzai five. What you will notice when you head outside of the wind. I want to give you an example of what you might run into. Let s say your cars parked outside on the street, this is it is no big deal, really. It will brushoff actually [laughter]. [laughter] oh this is what i did not check real quick. Just be prepared for that as you head out the door. For now, we are live, dan griffin. [laughter] lisa dan, we love it. That is what happens on live tv. Before the snow came the rain. It created problems on columbia parkway. Once again there was a mudslide near William Howard taft road. As a precaution one westbound lane was closed so crews could clean up the mess all lanes are back open this morning. A similar situation closed columbia parkway earlier this month. Mark another problem on the roads this morning, standing water. This is video from Anderson Township where a sinkhole is adding to the street Flooding Issues on new england club drive. Officials say the nearby sinkhole was caused by failed piping and crews are working to fix the issue. The high water has cleared out in the area. Looking at the big picture other dealing with serious weather issues. Lisa Miriah Turner is at the live alert desk with the latest on the wild weather. Miriah this wave of whether fidelity batch of storms. In the seven people have died because of the storms on wednesday. This came from a strong system that brought deadly tornadoes to mississippi and louisiana. This is video from waverley, virginia looking north, the snow is creating problems in many cases. This is video just west of kalamazoo. There were several problems of drivers and schools. The let out early on wednesday roads covered. Earlier this week, the storms in the deep south let the people dead and dozens injured. Lisa thank you. As our weather changes you can stay up to date with the latest forecast. , on our wlwt news 5 mobile app. Local parents have a chance to stay in the loop with cincinnati public schools. Townhall where they will focus on three topics the Magnet School lottery process, the neighborhood schools program, and future of the district. If you would like to join the discussion, it is started at 6 00 at the price fill recreation center. Mark xavier fans are still celebrating. The musketeers got it done against the first link team in the country. The xmen were ready. 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We will talk about how much snow deck hey pal . You ready . Can you pick me up at 6 30 . Ah. boy im here im here cop too late. I was gone for five minutes ugh move it. Youre killing me. You know what, dad . Im good. dad it may be quite a while before hes ready, but our Subaru Legacy will be vo the longestlasting midsize sedan in its class. The twentysixteen Subaru Legacy. Its not just a sedan. Its a subaru. Leading the way. Mark good morning and welcome back. 6 11 your time. Still still flying. Randi says it will happen for most of the day. So far, so good. Kyla i got up this morning and looked out the window, randi says the snow will melt before it hits the ground. That is accurate. [laughter] things in good on the roads. 471 as you had northbound at u. S. 27, you can see things getting heavier longwise, but not a great extension of your travel times if you are heading in the northbound direction. Southbound is a little slow as you can see on the map indicated by the yellow. 55 miles an hour if you are heading in the northbound direction. Still a very quick five minute Daniel Carter beard bridge and into downtown cincinnati. Just learning to build in the northbound lanes as you head over the bridge. All of those overpasses are good to go. Another reminder, those are the areas you may see a greater potential for slick spots. Mark thank you. Republican president ial hopefuls set to face off in houston, texas tonight. This is the 10th debate for gop candidates. Donald trump hope to build on his momentum as super tuesday approaches. Tonight debate is scheduled to kick off at 6 30 tonight. President obama may be looking at a republican to replace antonin scalia. Sandoval is considered a moderate republican. Lisa the u. S. Department of labor is set to release its weekly job claims. Last week s number saw with the applications for unemployment assistance all, marking the jobless benefits since november. Recent reports have shown a growth in Consumer Spending and manufacturing indicating a growing economy. Mark the Academy Awards is expected to start sunday on dolby theater. Facebook just that a lot more expressive. Lisa they make changes to the like button. [laughter] kyla we have to talk about it. Miriah if you hover your mouse over the like button, you can choose from like, love, wow, sad, or angry. Facebook says it tested the reactions in a few markets last year and received good reviews. There is no dislike button. This is been in talks for a wild. This has been in talks for a a lot of people using the love buttons now. Mark lots of love on facebook. [laughter] lisa i like the angry phase. I think that will get a lot of traction. Mark you should put the little girl who may be angry face, you should put her as one of the expressions. Remember that . [laughter] [applause] miriah that is kind of like when they change twitter from the stars. I am still not over it. Lisa one guy who knows emotions. Look pinellas is back in a reds uniform. He is payments for leading the reds to a world series title back in 1990 and some epic tantrums when things did not go his way. I had not done those things. Embarrassing as i have gotten older. [laughter] but, if i see it and i see it station. I don t want to watch it. [laughter] mark he spent three years as the reds manager before heading off to seattle. But sometimes you have to let people know how you feel. Randi you are already ejected, get your money s work. Right . [laughter] that is not how i played back in my playing days. Looking at the snow this morning, you will notice those deeper blues to the northeast of the 275 loop. That is where we are picking up substantial accumulation on the colder surfaces. The ring kind of froze up into a then the snow has accumulated on the top of that. As dan griffin has shown us, not that easy to brush off. But the end the year the heavier snow is in the northeastern communities. Springs borough to waynesboro william chester, all dealing with snow showers accumulating on your debt, car, roof. On the grass, some spots have an inch. Posted to the ohio river, snow showers continue. Closer to downtown, it is more of light flurry activity, not sticking to anything there. On a wider view, this system is moving off to the north and east. On the backside, we will deal with no showers off and on , fading away tonight. Something to notice here, any with purple, a winter storm warning north of fort wayne. The winds are with us today. High as 30. Sitting at 34 degrees. Yes, i brought my water with me fit. By 5 00, 35. 37, hamilton. Winter is back. It felt like winter during the week. Today, temperature stuck in the 30 s and gusty winds expected. Take a look at futurecast while i take a sip of water here. Still showers continuing off and on during the day. The snow showers will lighten up. Mid afternoon, we will be in the upper 30 s. Southern communities will see elaine mixing in. You are not looking at a ton of one to two inches. Some of those northeastern communities may get an inch at a half on the back deck, but not really on the road at all. Our snowfall potential in most places are negligible. For today, 36 degrees, strong continue. Tonight, 25. To the weekend, that is going to 50 s and 60 s saturday and sunday. Mark thank you. It is 6 19. A u. C. Student targeted on campus. The investigation after the report of a sexual offense. Lisa fraternities under fire the impact of new allegation that miami university. Kyla if you are waking up wondering what your commute will look like, we had a few flurries flying around, but it has not had a great impact on our Road Conditions. They for waking up with wlwt there has to be a way. 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That is what you typically see this time of mourning. Nothing out of the ordinary. We are accidentfree. You may see flurries, but it is not impact packing our Road Conditions. We will keep you updated. Mark hitting a pothole can cost you a lot of money, unless you can prove the hole in the road should have been fixed. A news 5 investigation shows nearly 400 people asked cincinnati to help pay to repair their cars last year. The city only approved nine claims. Chase rickey is among those who thought he followed all the necessary steps. I even sent a screenshot of the area where it happened. Denied letter. Mark todd the steps you need to take if pothole. How you can get cash back if a that is tonight at 6 00. Lisa you see u. C. Police investigating a sexual offense. Officials are limiting specifics about the attacks. Students got a email saying attacks hacking attacks happened inside a building. The of working to determine if this is an ongoing threat on campus. Mark disturbing heaving allegations involving a dozen local fraternities. Miami University Confirmed those the university has not given out specifics, but there are 21 allegations in all. A spokesperson says the office of ethics is handling the investigation and rush ended early as a result. Lisa back to your forecast. The flakes are flying, the wind is really intense, it is really driving our snowfall, randi. Randi the pavement is just plain old wet, but it can reduce visibility at times. Near clinton, some strong winds, 25 Miles Per Hour. The winddriven snow could create visibility issues. We have seen flurries and light accumulation of near downtown. River, it is running high. 44. 36 right now, the latest projections will put it at 45 15 meters saturday afternoon. 45. 5 meters saturday afternoon. Expects no and expect snow and wind all throughout the day. You could come you could accumulate an end on the back deck. By the weekend, here comes your warm up. Lisa tracy hunter going after the prosecutor s office. The new accusations and what is expected to happen later today. Mark a live look outside. The snow continues to fall. Six going 26 your time. 36 degrees. Stay with us. To bring you wendy s North Pacific cod sandwich we send guys like this. On boats like these. In weather like this. All the way up here. For wild caught fish like this. For a sandwich that s light, crispy and crunchy. Today where s the beef . Means something different. Some use beef frozen from far away. But wendy s believes the juiciest hamburgers are made from fresh beef raised. Right here. Land of the beef, home of the deliciously different dave s double. Mark waking up to more snow. What you can expect through the day. Lisa this is live drive 5, we are taking on conditions through cincinnati. Mark xavier takes down the top team in the nation with march madness around the corner. From cincinnati s wlwt, leading the way. This is wlwt news 5 today. I mark hayes. Lisa and i m lisa cooney. The morning commute is going just fine. It is not sticking. Kyla that is really helping us out this morning. Lisa that is the kind of snow i like. [laughter] randi the cooler surfaces have a dusting, maybe approaching an inch of snow. But, the road doesn t. That is the key. Our temperatures are at freezing. It was in the 60 weekend. We had a warm air. Yesterday, we had warm air and rain, which is making the ground itself very warm and melting away the snow as it hits. On radar, you can see air is to the north and east of the 275 over the last two hours, the deeper blues have been neutralized over brown, clinton, and howard counties. Wilmington right along 61, hillsborough, all dealing with the snow. These are spots that may be pushing an inch of snow to scrape off your car, or get off the back deck. Here is a live look in through portions of warned county. Downtown lebanon, you can see all the lanes on the road are nice and visible. It is just plain old wet. The cars you can see there is a dusting. Sticking to the cars, but melting on the roads. 33 in springboro. 31 right now in wilmington. Light snow and strong winds will be with us through most of the day. , 35. 4 00, 36. Toward sunset here it the winds will stick around. Let s get you out the door. Kyla, what is going on . Kyla we are going to take a look at the 275 lou. It has been clear on both sides of the river. We are seeing a lot more cars out there than we saw over the last hour or so. 275 near the springdale exit. 74 at the 275 enters interchange. The intern new the indiana state line, things looking good. You will start to see some delays working through the area. You ll need a next her time you may need extra time. We have Team Coverage with andrew setters on live drive 5. Andrew we are headed northbound into the basin area on Mason Montgomery road. We were through here in our ago. Even with this constant snow falling over the basin area, there is a little bit of snow on the grass. Not really snow looking lady on the street. This is what you are going to deal with. There is some concern that road crews are taking. The are throwing a little salt, especially on bridges and overpasses. We saw old. Making the rounds this morning we saw a sparko odot making the rounds this morning. It will be an easy drive this morning. Mark dan griffin is lies along beachfront avenue. Good morning. Dan i can tell you, the Road Conditions as andrew has been saying, just wet. That is all we have been seeing. We are not seeing major issues at all. We have seen a lot of rain in the past few days, and that is basically what we are dealing with today. Take it slow. Don t speed. Don t take turns to quickly. It has been a pretty easy commute. In Anderson Township, we are not being snow pile up on the grass. It is just soggy, wet, and muggy. Your car may have a little bit of snow and ice. You may have to scrape a little bit. It is nothing too intense. Buses out, so sorry kids, school today. Mark you can stay uptodate on our wlwt mobile app. Also check our website at wlwt. Com. Lisa a major break in the case with her baby in the backseat. 34yearold brandon carr was a