The snow totals are below what was forecast but we did get enough snow in the Fishers area to keep ice on the roadways with air temperatures below zero and wind chill factors in the 30-below-zero-degree range.

Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness did a live interview with WISH-TV early Friday morning and provided an update on conditions around the city.

“When the temperatures are so cold, salt really doesn’t work all that well.” Fadness told WISH-TV.  “It takes a lot longer. It’s not all that effective. So, throughout the day, it’s not going to be as easy to peel up that snow…but we’ll stay at it and try to make those roads as safe and passable as possible moving forward.”

The mayor provides the following advice to Fishers residents – “If you don’t have to be outside, don’t go outside.”  If you are stranded or end up off the road, local crews and police officers must take risks to provide assistance.

The National Weather Service says a Winter Storm Warning remains in place for Fishers and a large chunk of Indiana until 7pm.   NWS says blowing and drifting snow will continue throughout the day, but the biggest danger comes from the very cold temperatures and wind.  It takes as little as 10 minutes for exposed skin to develop frostbite in these conditions, according to the National Weather Service.

You can watch the WISH-TV interview with Scott Fadness on their Facebook page at this link.