Snow and ice made travel quite hazardous yesterday afternoon and through the night.

When the snow began to fall in the daytime, temperatures were above freezing, Cecil Townsend, county manager for the Ohio Department of Transportation, said. Only seven trucks were on the road.

Things took a turn for the worse when the sun went down. Around 5 p.m., Townsend said roads had a "hard freeze," making roads icy and hazardous. Nine trucks went on the road and 95 tons of salt were used on county roads.

According to reports from the Ironton Police Department, Michael P. Noble, 27, of Ironton, was driving southbound on North Second Street at the Etna Street intersection at 5:34 p.m. Noble hit a patch of ice and spun around, and his Chevrolet S-10 struck a tree and came to rest over an embankment. The vehicle came to rest on the westbound side of the street. Noble was not injured, but his truck sustained damage.

Another accident occurred at the intersection of South Fourth and Madison streets, but police say it was not ice-related.

Jason Saunders, dispatcher for the Ironton post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, said yesterday's afternoon shift handled several accidents. One of them was an accident on Mile Post 15 of State Route 93 in Decatur Township, he said.

Saunders said the accident reports were not complete at press time.

Accidents also kept the South Point Police Department busy last night.

Two single-car accidents occurred Monday that were ice-related, Assistant Chief Matt Vance said. They involved vehicles going into ditches, and no one was injured. Another two-vehicle accident occurred, but the uninjured drivers only exchanged information and will complete reports today, Vance said.

The National Weather Service has forecasted partly cloudy to mostly cloudy conditions through Thursday, with temperatures in the 30s and 40s. However, more snow is predicted for Thursday night through Sunday.