A CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE HAS BEEN RELEASED BY THE EMA – TRAVEL SHOULD BE LIMITED TO – EMERGENCIES ONLY – FOR YOUR SAFETY AND FOR THE SAFETY OF FIRST RESPONDERS.

ALL CHEROKEE COUNTY ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN DEEMED IMPASSABLE AS MOST ROADS IN CHEROKEE COUNTY CAN BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS – A PORTION OF HIGHWAY 9 SOUTH HAS SEVERAL CARS OFF THE ROADWAY AND ONE ACCIDENT WITH A REPORT OF AN INJURY

ALL CHEROKEE COUNTY ROADS ARE CONSIDERED IMPASSABLE – WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CITY STREETS IN EACH MUNICIPALITY, WHICH MUST BE DECLARED IMPASSABLE BY OFFICIALS IN EACH LOCATION.

MAYOR TONY WILKIE HAS DECLARED THE CITY STREETS IN CENTRE TO BE IMPASSABLE

MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AROUND THE COUNTY – THAT INCLUDES A STRETCH ALONG HIGHWAY 35, HIGHWAY 411 NORTH AND COUNTY ROAD 19 – AMONG OTHERS

ALL ROADS IN ETOWAH COUNTY & DEKALB COUNTY HAVE BEEN DEEMED IMPASSABLE AT ONE POINT, FIVE 18 WHEELERS AND FOUR CARS WERE STRANDED ALONG HIGHWAY 68 FROM THE TOP OF DAWSON GAP TO WEST COLLINSVILLE

DEKALB COUNTY SHERIFF JIMMY HARRIS HAS ORDERED A CURFEW FOR ALL OF DEKALB COUNTY FROM 6:00PM WEDNESDAY TO 6:00AM THURSDAY

AND ACCORDING TO ALDOT CALHOUN COUNTY IS UNDER A TRAVEL ADVISORY – THOSE TRAVELING IN THAT AREA SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION