Photos courtesy of Guthrie County Secondary Roads Department.

A triple threat of freezing rain, snow, and wind this past weekend made for a prolonged recovery effort for the Guthrie County Secondary Roads Department and local law enforcement.

Guthrie County Engineer Josh Sebern says some plow trucks had to travel to employee’s homes to get them out to clear roads. The blowing conditions Sunday meant snow was coming back about as fast as operators could plow, and crews worked until 5 p.m. and then got back on the roads at 5 a.m. Monday. Underneath the snow was ice and frozen slush from the early weekend’s weather according to Sebern, which made roads somewhat treacherous afterwards.

Guthrie County Sheriff Marty Arganbright says even now that the winter storm is finished, motorists must be cautious, “When the roads are still packed with snow and ice, slow down, even if you have to go 30-35 miles-an-hour it’s worth it, because you can be going along on the road and hit an uneven patch of ice or snow it feels like you’re on a washboard. That can make your car spin out, I’ve known people that they start spinning out, will do a complete turn around, 360 and if another car’s coming that can be really dangerous. So slow down is what I can tell people.”

Arganbright says deputies were still responding to vehicles sliding off the roadway Monday as the tow ban was still in effect. Some snow ordinance violation tickets were also issued in the county over the weekend.