Cherokee County EMA Issues Travel Advisory

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE ALABAMA EMA CLANTON ALABAMA AND INDIVIDUAL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE IMPACTED BY WINTER WEATHER.

MARION…WINSTON…FAYETTE…BLOUNT…ETOWAH…WALKER…JEFFERSON…TALLADEGA…CLAY…RANDOLPH..

CALHOUN…CLEBURNE …CHEROKEE. SEVERAL ROADWAYS…INCLUDING SOME MAJOR HIGHWAYS…ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND LESSER TRAVELED ROADWAYS…ARE HAZARDOUS DUE TO A WINTRY MIX.

SOME OF THESE ROADWAYS HAVE BECOME IMPASSABLE. THESE CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 THROUGH 9 OR 10 PM AS TEMPERATURES SLOWLY WARM ABOVE FREEZING.

AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 HAVE A CHANCE OF SOME MIXED WINTER PRECIPITATION AND HAZARDOUS ROADWAYS ALL NIGHT.

THESE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES REQUEST THAT TRAVEL BE LIMITED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF FIRST RESPONDERS.EMA Office: 256-927-3367

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