@10:20 p.m. ROADS: Latest updates. Next challenge will be freezing rain on the way
Around Floyd County:
- Motorists report the Bypass was surprisingly clear at 10 p.m. Chulio road had a few patches of ice, however.
- The Georgia DOT map shows more ice concerns in both Floyd and Polk counties. Click the map for the latest.
From Polk County Emergency Management: Please stay off the roadway if possible. Reports:
- Collard Valley - Accident due to ice.
- Bypass bridges and overpass icy but have been treated, use your own discretion.
- Vinson Mountain area rough in icy conditions but road department has been notified.
- Secondary road not driven to9 much are very dangerous, especially shaded areas.
From Chattooga County EMA Director Eddie Henderson: “All roads in Chattooga open by very hazardous.” (9:14 p.m. report)
8:45 p.m. Update from Floyd County Emergency Management:
8:25 - Blacks Bluff @ Lock and Dam - Truck on its side. (Occupants reported ok.)
8:27 - Between Rome High and Braves stadium frozen over.
8:30 - Chulio and Mathis - open - treated
8:37 - AHwy 411 near Buddy Road - near Bridge - accident
8:39 - Hwy 293- Kingston Hwy - Dollar Store - accident
PREVIOUS
7:14 - Walker Mtn Road being retreated
7:15 - Robin hood area reported as being slick and dangerious
7:20 - Accident Hwy 101 by Midway School.
7:47 - Armuchee connector - near Bela Roma - accidet roll over - sitting on it’s top.
7:29 - HWY 101 - reported as freezing up - CAUTION - request for treatment has been made.
7:30 - Shorter AVE - On hill by College - accident - traffic jam - City PW trying to access to treat. Having trouble getting throught traffic.
7:38 - Please stay off the roads if possible, next wave of precip starting in about an hour,
Police, ambulances and wreckers having trouble getting to accidents victims. PW and DOT can’t get past traffic to treat roads.
7:40 - Accident with Injuries Hwy 27 North past Berry College
7:41 - Cars are getting stuck on Hwy 101 South blocking road. (large hill after Midway)
The situation: You don’t need a police scanner to track all the accidents tonight. Check your friends’ Facebook pages for photos and updates of what they’ve seeing in their travels tonight. The snow is sticking and what’s on some area roads is glazing, causing slick spots. It won’t melt any time soon as temperatures have dropped to 27 degrees and won’t get above freezing until midmorning Saturday. Best bet: Stay at home tonight. Nothing is that vital to risk being on the roads. Reports are coming in from Martha Berry Highway, Ga. 101, Turner McCall, Broad Street, Shorter and elsewhere.
More reports of icy roads are coming in from Polk County, especially on opposite ends of U.S. 278. Also new reports of some sort of traffic issues near Emerson.
PREVIOUS REPORTS:
From Floyd County Emergency Management:
Latest updates:
- Salt and sand trucks being sent to Padlock and Davis mountain areas. Bridges will be treated as soon as possible. These are reported as being open and passable. Use caution when traveling.
- 5:28 - Highway 101 and Lombardy - reported as being dangerious
- 5:44 - Accident @ Rockey Ridge and 411 near Cave spring - Reported as icy.
First report:
- Getting reports of slick conditions - some areas already have receives sand.
- 5:07 - Some parking lots and shaded road ways are starting to show accumulation of snow
- 5:10 - report of slippery pavement at Dean Avenue at the bridge (assuming 12th Street)
- No “major issues yet,” according to EMA Director Tim Herrington.
Where to check for road issues:
- GA DOT traffic map: Commute
- Google Maps’ traffic for Northwest Georgia: Google
- Waze traffic for Northwest Georgia: Waze
