The weather out there is getting worse as snow starts to fall around Lorain County.

The CT's Bruce Bishop snapped this picture this morning on state Route 57 in Carlisle Township.

A winter weather advisory will be in effect this afternoon and evening and will last until 4 p.m. tomorrow for Lorain and Medina counties.

Many areas were already seeing plenty of snowfall. Chronicle Facebook fan Laura Winningham reported she already had 4 inches of snow in her driveway in Grafton, and Facebook fan Kent Adams in LaGrange said he had 2 inches and was heading out to plow.

The National Weather Service in Cleveland issued the advisory for snow and blowing snow.

According to the advisory, occasional snow today will become heavier tonight and tomorrow morning; blowing and drifting will develop.

By Friday evening accumulation of four to eight inches is expected. Some areas could see even more than that.

According to the National Weather Service, snow and blowing snow could make for difficult travel tonight and tomorrow, especially on untreated roads, and drifting snow could be a problem in open areas.

Conditions on Lorain County’s roadways seem to have settled down after slick roads during the morning rush had rescue squads responding to at least half a dozen accidents simultaneously. Slowdowns remained for much of the morning, most notably U.S. Route 10, which was backed up from about state Route 83 to the Interstate 480 split.

People were taken to the hospital from two-car accidents in Amherst and Sheffield Township. Eaton Township firefighters responded to a rollover accident in the area of state Routes 82 and 83, and North Ridgeville police were handling several crashes. In Lorain, a vehicle severed an Ohio Edison pole.

Dozens of reports of cars spinning out or sliding off roads were coming in as well.

On Chronicle reader traveling on Route 10 reported seeing a car in a ditch about every mile. Route 10 had been reduced to a crawl about 8 a.m., according to Chronicle Facebook fan Pam Yatson.

The National Weather Service said snow is likely today with a 70 percent chance of precipitation, cloudy skies, a high near 35 and calm wind becoming north around 6 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch is possible.

For tonight: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind between 6 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

A winter weather advisory that was in effect all morning has been lifted, and snow showers are likely this afternoon.

The afternoon is expected to be cloudy with a high near 32, west wind about 9 mph and 30 percent chance of precipitation. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Snow showers are possible overnight as well, but little accumulation is expected.

Wednesday: Scattered snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Calm wind becoming north between 8 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Lorain County and much of northern Ohio was under a winter weather advisory from the National Weather Service until 11 this morning.

According to the National Weather Service in Cleveland, a large area of freezing drizzle expanded across Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania. The freezing drizzle last until 11, when it changed to snow.

Untreated roads and walking surfaces became glazed with ice and make travel or walking difficult, according to the National Weather Service, which warned to be alert for patches of ice.

In Lorain, the Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge was shut down for much of the morning after a seven-car accident on it about 7 a.m. East 28th Street was also shut down for a time due to icy conditions.

Richard Tressel

ELYRIA — A Lorain man is custody after leading law enforcement on a pursuit through three counties overnight.

Richard N. Tressel, 46, is in the Erie County Jail and is currently charged with felony fleeing, OVI, driving under suspension and other miscellaneous traffic charges, according to the Elyria Post of the State Highway Patrol.

Troopers from the Elyria post initially attempted to stop Tressel, who was driving a silver 2001 Pontiac, for a speeding violation when he was westbound on state Route 2 near state Route 58 about 3:45 a.m. today. He failed to stop and accelerated to speeds of 110 mph, according to the post.

Tressel was pursued for 11 miles before officers called off the chase in Erie County.

Officers from the Huron Police Department and the Perkins Township Police Department observed Tressel’s vehicle on state Route 2 in Erie County and tried to stop him as well. A second pursuit ensued, with speeds reaching 70 mph. Troopers from the Sandusky post of the State Highway Patrol assisted, and spike strips were deployed on state Route 2 near state Route 101.

The pursuit continued on various roads in Erie County, according to the patrol, and Tressel entered the Ohio Turnpike near Exit 118 (U.S. Route 250) after driving through a closed toll gate. Spike strips were deployed several times on the turnpike, and average speed on the turnpike was 30 mph.

Tressel’s vehicle became inoperable near Milepost 93 in Sandusky County, where he was taken into custody.