Indiana University cancelled class for the first time since 1978 and students on campus made sure to make the most of this rare moment.  As an IU grad, we never even had a half day of classes cancelled, but it would have been nice.

My photographer John LeSage and I drove around on campus to see what the kids were up to.  Many decided to bundle up and try sledding down the hills near the dorms or on Dunn Meadow.  Others weren’t very bundled up and tried it anyways.  We even saw one student walking around in shorts.

Some students tried to shovel their cars out of the mounds of snow buried from the passing snow plows.  John says students should at least shovel out the snow today before it turns to ice tomorrow.

The drive to Bloomington was fairly easy.  INDOT had a least one lane clear for the entire trip on State Road 37.

-Jennifer and John

However, some freezing rain is still ongoing.  We should see a changeover to all rain later this evening.  Roads will be dicey for at least a few more hours before temperatures are warm enough to melt ice away on untreated roads.  Here are the latest VIPIR images.

But better news in on the way…  Freezing rain continues to fill in from the west, but temperatures continue to slowly climb to and above the freezing mark.  So the bottom line…things will be icy for several more hours before most ice should begin melting after 9 pm.

“Brown County…numerous cars off on 45 and Bloomington” – Kathy M.

“Just took 2.5 hrs to get from Crawfordsville road off of 465 to home in Clayton. ALL road ever hwy 40 & 36 solid ice. Cars & trucks off roads everywhere, saw a bassett truck do a 360 in front of me! ALL roas solid ice between Avon & Greencastle. Hwy 231 in Greencastle closed. Cannot get a salt truck up water works hill.”- T. Lewis

There is freezing drizzle in Avon right now.  Temperature is 28 degrees.  The roads are a sheet of ice right now.  Our neighbor just said it took her an hour to get home from Brownsburg!” – Meghann S.

Roads will be icy for at least 4-6 hours….

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A Freezing Rain Adivisory is in effect for most of the metro area, and a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for northen parts of the viewing area.  The bottom line, expect some form of winter weather later this afternoon.

TODAY: Storm system from the Plains is still developing.  The atmosphere is adding moisture from the upper-levels down to the lower levels.  This will take some time to develop, so while radar may indicate snow, most won’t reach the ground this morning becasue the lower levels are bone-dry.  Expect sleet – freezing rain to begin by mid-afternoon, then as low-level air warms up, should change to rain by late evening.

ICE ACCUMULATION? There is a chance that the sleet and freezing rain will accumulate.  Most places will have totals around .1″, but there could be some spots up to .25″ ice accumulation.

TONIGHT: By midnight, all of the viewing area should see rain, and ground temperatures should get above freezing.

CHRISTMAS EVE: Temperatures will continue to climb into the low to mid 40’s in the morning, then after a cold front passes, temperatures will slowly fall, and we could see a few flurries late in the day.

CHRISTMAS DAY: Cooler air will move in, but it should be a quiet day.  Highs should hit the mid to upper 30’s.