Prairie Du Rocher NewsLocal news for Prairie Du Rocher, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Sleet, snow cause dangerous travel- February 12, 2008 "We're advising people not to travel unless they have to." A blanket of sleet and snow covered the metro-east Monday, causing dicey road conditions and early school dismissals.Originally, 3 to 5 inches of snow were expected to fall, but the total accumulation predicted later was reduced to 1 to 3 inches of snow and sleet, 'enough to coat everything,' Thomas Spriggs, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said.Spriggs said the way the sleet and small snow pellets were laying decreased the...http://www.topix.net/city/prairie-du-rocher-il/2008/02/sleet-snow-cause-dangerous-travel?f... Closings begin as storm moves into metro-east; 3-5 inches by tomorrow- February 11, 2008 Some places have begun announcing closings as a wintry mix of precipitation moved into the metro-east this, and forecasters are saying up to 5 inches of snow and ice may accumulate by the time the storm moves through today and overnight.Metro East Lutheran High School in Edwardsville, Prairie Du Rocher CC School District 134 and Red Bud C U School District 132 have announced that schools will dismiss students at 1 p.m. today as a weather precaution. Collinsville Christian Academy will dismiss..http://www.topix.net/city/prairie-du-rocher-il/2008/02/closings-begin-as-storm-moves-into-... |