Kitts Hill resident Sherry Prince was not humming "White Christmas" Saturday night.

"I never did like snow, and I still don't," she said. "I'm ready for spring."

Saturday night, Prince was at work when her husband called to tell her roads may be dangerous. While traveling on State Route 141, her car began to slide down hills. She pulled off the road and called her husband to come and get her.

Even though conditions were far from blizzard-like, the road was still an extremely dangerous place to be as snowfall began around 4 p.m. Saturday. Emergency service organizations were swamped with motor vehicle crashes throughout the night.

"We have crashes everywhere," said Dispatcher Jason Saunders of the Ohio State Highway Patrol's Ironton post.

Troopers had handled six crashes as of 7:30 p.m., and three more were pending at that time, Saunders said.

The South Point Volunteer Fire Department handled three wrecks in the late afternoon and early evening, most of them only a few feet apart from each other. Chief Richard Stevens said the Burlington-Fayette Township department was handling several crashes as well.

"This is one of those nights that people should stay in," Stevens said. "I know people are going Christmas shopping, but this is dangerous."

Seven crews from the Ohio Department of Transportation's Lawrence County garage were on the roads Saturday night, said Mike Willis, timekeeper. The crews mainly focused on hills in rural areas and bridges. The Ironton-Russell bridge was treated, and remained open. ODOT continued to monitor everything through the night.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory, effective until 4 p.m. Sunday.

Lawrence County received its "initial shot" of snow early Saturday afternoon, said Kari Fleegel, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Charleston, W.Va. Today, a batch of precipitation will arrive from Kentucky, but it will be a mix of rain and freezing rain, she said. Temperatures today will be cold, but will be above freezing.

However, cold air will begin to filter in later today, and the precipitation will change back to snow, Fleegel said. Snow accumulation should only reach one to one-and-a-half inches. The weather will become more pleasant Monday with temperatures in the low 40s, and it will be even warmer Tuesday.

Another storm system is expected to strike by Wednesday evening, bringing a mix of snow and rain, Fleegel said.