Official with Alabama Emergency Management has issued a Civil Emergency Message regarding travel hazards on roads across Central Alabama for Wednesday night through early Thursday morning.
Civil Emergency Message
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URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
ALABAMA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
108 PM CST WED JAN 17 2018
THE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES FOR AUTAUGA, BIBB,
CHAMBERS, CLAY, DALLAS, ELMORE, GREENE, LOWNDES, MONTGOMERY,
PERRY, RANDOLPH, SHELBY, SUMTER AND TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FOR EACH COUNTY ARE REQUESTING THAT
RESIDENTS REMAIN OFF ROADWAYS THROUGH AT LEAST 8 AM THURSDAY
MORNING. PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY AND CITY ROADS, PRIMARY HIGHWAYS
AND INTERSTATES IN THESE COUNTIES ARE IMPASSABLE.
ALTHOUGH SOME IMPROVEMENT HAS BEEN OBSERVED, TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN BELOW FREEZING AND DROP INTO THE TEENS OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL
ALLOW ROADWAYS TO REFREEZE AND CAUSE THE ROADWAYS TO BE EXTREMELY
HAZARDOUS. PLEASE LIMIT UNNECESSARY TRAVEL AND USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL.
