Hazardous Road Conditions Expected Overnight

Many school systems are delaying their start times for Tuesday morning, which is a very good idea given the rapid drops in temperature tonight quickly following on the heels of the heavy rains this evening.

The actions of the school systems should remind all Central Alabama businesses, organizations and individuals to take stock of the condition of roads across the area.

The NWS and Emergency Management Agencies have issued a Civil Emergency Management message for the following counties. Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Perry, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston.

In these counties, icy road conditions are possible overnight.

Roads could remain icy through much of the morning hours, especially in sheltered locations.

It will be in effect until midnight.

Please pay attention to road conditions overnight and in the morning and exercise extreme caution if you are going to be driving.

Here is the text of the CEM:

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
INDIVIDUAL ALABAMA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS
CENTRAL ALABAMA INCLUDING…MARION…WINSTON…LAMAR…FAYETTE…
WALKER…PICKENS…TUSCALOOSA…SUMTER…GREENE…HALE…PERRY…
BIBB…SHELBY…JEFFERSON…TALLADEGA…TALLAPOOSA…CLAY…
RANDOLPH…CALHOUN…CLEBURNE…CHEROKEE…ETOWAH…BLOUNT…AND
ST. CLAIR COUNTIES.

NUMEROUS ROADWAYS…BOTH MAJOR THOROUGHFARES AND LESSER TRAVELED
ROADWAYS…MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT AND IN SOME CASES
IMPASSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE MORNING
HOURS ON TUESDAY. THESE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES
REQUEST THAT TRAVEL BE LIMITED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY FOR YOUR SAFETY
AND THE SAFETY OF FIRST RESPONDERS.

Category: Alabama's Weather, Winter Weather