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NewsFebruary 22, 2001

Isolated thunderstorms, along with periods of sleet and freezing rain, were forecast, making driving in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois treacherous through this morning. Although no major accidents were reported late Wednesday, sheets of ice were building up along roads throughout the region, causing a large number of minor accidents, law enforcement agencies reported...

Isolated thunderstorms, along with periods of sleet and freezing rain, were forecast, making driving in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois treacherous through this morning.

Although no major accidents were reported late Wednesday, sheets of ice were building up along roads throughout the region, causing a large number of minor accidents, law enforcement agencies reported.

More than 10 wrecks had been handled by the Illinois State Police in Ullin, Ill., during early evening hours.

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"All the side roads are covered with ice," said an Illinois Police dispatcher. "On the interstate we have scattered slippery spots, which means where the salt is working, it's fine, but where it isn't, people are slipping off the road."

Missouri counties ranging from Perry to Butler reported increasingly icy roads throughout the evening.

Only a few minor accidents occurred in Cape Girardeau, police said.

The heaviest precipitation was expected through 10 p.m., with scattered sleet and freezing rain during the rest of the night, the National Weather Service said.

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