On average, Dayton sees its first snowfall in the third or fourth week of November, Chaney said. The Storm Center 7 team of meteorologists will be tracking this system.

The City of Dayton Public Works Department has been preparing since the summer for the day snow would return to the Miami Valley. Crews began inspections of their equipment and plows back in August.

Overnight, there will be snow expected, which could make roads and especially bridges and overpasses slick and hazardous, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.