Warm weather, heavy rains could bring landslides
Similar conditions caused washouts last winter
Warm temperatures and heavy rains in January increase the risk of landslides.
Last year saw similar conditions, and lanes were closed by mudslides on Columbia Parkway and on two-lane roads in Kentucky and Indiana.
January is typically one of the driest months of the year, and the lower precipitation rates and frozen ground usually keep the ground in place, just as heat and vegetation do in the summer.
But dormant vegetation and thawed ground can wash out when heavy rain falls.
With more rain in this weekend's forecast, a repeat of last winter's landslides could happen.