Roads across the state are glazed with a new coating of black ice on Monday morning, which is causing some commuting troubles and crashes.
Because it's Martin Luther King Day, schools are already closed and fewer people are on the roads today.
Issues on the roads this morning come after freezing rain on Sunday morning caused a traffic nightmare statewide, with hundreds of crashes statewide at the close of the weekend.
The ground is frozen this morning, causing residual problems and icing on untreated surfaces, according to NBC Connecticut First Alert meteorologist Bob Maxon. Salt and sand placed on the roads on Sunday was washed away or diluted by rain, he said.
A few flurries are possible this morning and skies will be mostly sunny on Monday and Tuesday, Maxon said. The next chance of snow is on Wednesday night, with possible light snow falling overnight into Thursday morning.
Police are responding to several crashes this morning, including on Interstate 84 east in Southington, where a vehicle hit a tree between Marion Avenue and West Street.
There are delays on Interstate 95 South in Old Lyme near exit 70 due to a crash, as well as I-91 North in Middletown.
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Vernon police responded to the exit 64 off ramp on I-84 due to a crash because of icy conditions in the area, but the scene has since cleared.
Terryville brought in some sand trucks to help with icing as crews fought a fire.
