Sedgwick County dispatchers say they have worked nearly 60 accidents this evening, since the freezing rain started to fall.
Here's a look at what's going in other counties.
- Butler County - Emergency crews handled lots of slide-offs, but no one was seriously hurt.
- Harvey County - There have been lots of slide-offs, but no serious injuries.
- Kingman County - The roads are icy everywhere. About 10 cars slid off near milemarker 183. No serious injuries were reported.
- Reno County - The roads are very slick and EARP is in effect. There have been at least a dozen wrecks in the last hour.
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Thursday, December 23, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
As the weather moved in across Kansas it created some hazardous conditions for drivers.
Wichita police are warning drivers to take it slow.
Emergency crews have closed Kellogg at West Street at a three vehicle accident and a vehicle fire. So far, no injuries have been reported. Drivers are being diverted off Kellogg at the Meridian/Edwards exit.
Slick streets were the cause of another accident, involving a semi, on 135. The accident closed the highway from Lincoln to Pawnee. One person recieved minor injuries.
So far, 911 dispatchers say they've worked
The emergency accident reporting plan (EARP) is in affect for the Wichita only. That means, if you are involved a crash, no one is hurt, no drugs or alcohol involved and the cars are driveable, you are urged to exchange information and fill out an accident form. You can find one at your local QuikTrip or download one on our website.
Just to the north, in Salina the scene is much of the same. According to our news partners at the Salina Journal, police have shut down Broadway Boulevard and Ohio Street for crews to treat the streets for the ice.
Emergency crews are on the scene of an accident involving nearly six vehicles. At least one person was hurt.
Operation Slick Streets has been implemented for the City of Salina. Much like EARP, if the crash doesn't involve injuries, drugs or alcohol, you don't have to notify police.
