NORTH ALABAMA-Several major roads in North Alabama are closed or impassable. Local authorities are requesting citizens to stay off of the roadways for the rest of this evening. The National Weather Service has issued the following alert for several of the County Emergency Management Agencies:
LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY FOR COLBERT…DEKALB…JACKSON…LIMESTONE…
MADISON…MARSHALL…AND MORGAN COUNTIES…
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE SEVERAL
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA.
MANY IF NOT ALL ROADS ACROSS THE FOLLOWING NORTH ALABAMA COUNTIES ARE
BECOMING TREACHEROUS AND IMPASSABLE DUE TO SNOW AND SLEET. COLBERT…
MORGAN…MADISON…MARSHALL…DEKALB AND JACKSON COUNTIES ARE
DISCOURAGING ANY TRAVEL UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.