Bridges across North Alabama, including the Birmingham metro, are extremely icy and dangerous. These reports are being compiled by our scanner guys on the Skywatcher chat… thanks to John Talbot and Bryan Falls…
*4th ave & Division St in Bessemer is Bad Icy
*280 & Lakeshore, Traffic backed up and road is Icy,
*Jeff Co deputy just pulled up on a mva…I-65 S about 1/2 mile from Mt Olive Rd exit. 3 cars involving an 18 wheeler.
*From Nashville (in case anyone is headed up there): Snow flurries and 23 here in Nashville….roads BAD….people creeping…taking 90 minutes to do 25 minutes trip…so nash to downtown
*1608 Old Springville Rd, Jeff Co SO reports a car has hit a gas main, no injury and Center Pnt fire on the way
*18 wheeler blocking south bound lane of rose blvd in northport. Ice related accident
*Hoover PD says they are gonna try to open up the left & center lanes of i459 where they had the problems
*DOT has been called to the Hwy 231/Hwy 278 intersection in N Blount Co due to icing.
*Fairfield PD says the on ramp to 59 is still icy.
*Hoover fd on scene reported 459sb at flyover no entrapment
*Hoover fire responding I-459 south bound @hwy 31 mva overturned vehicle
*Bham fire responding to U.S. 280 between chevron and att bldg car off the rd
*In Tuscaloosa, I-359 blocked by TPD at skyland.
*Birmingham FD reports mva, no injury I-459 at Grants Mill Rd
*I-59 south bound at springville bottom of ramp mva
*Lakeview fd another mva on I-59/20 between mile markers 99-100
*I-565 from Greenbriar Rd to Chapman Mtn in Huntsville is closed.
*State Troopers are being called in from home to handle the large number of accidents
*Birmingham FD Batillion Chief just asked for clarifacation on a mva that got sent to on I-459…he said they have wrecks all up & down I-459
*Just drove from goldridge to dodge city in Cullman County & lots of ice on roads.
*Lakeview FD still getting wreck calls around mile marker 100 on I-59/20. 2 vehicles…unknown injury
*Greenpond responeding to exit 95 on I-59/20… roll over
*Hoover PD saying i459 north bound from hwy 31 to mile marker 12 is solid ice.
*Bagley FD going to 5760 Snowville Brent Rd on a mva with head injury..in Dora
*Alabaster pd going to US 31 north bound mva
*I-459 at Hwy 31…Hoover FD going an mva (maybe involving a city truck) with reported injury
*Bessemer pd reports black ice on hwy 150
*Hoover Pd reporting i459 at marker 12 ice.
*Rocky Ridge FD reporting a mva on Hwy 280 at marker 32. requesting additional responce to check for injury
*Blount county so reports ice on 231
*Gardendale Pd saying that their main area of trouble seems to be around the Mnt Olive Rd exit area. they are not able to spot one paticular spot of ice at this time, but it appears that the middle lane is the worst.
*Warrior fd going to I-65 sb at 282 mva with injuries
*Moody pd shutting down I-20 ramps exit 144
*Leeds pd requesting sand trucks
*I-65 just passed Beasley Dr, Gardendale going to a mva with injury
*Warrior pd reports a wreck on I-65 with injuries
*Warrior River around Norman-dale Dr , Concord FD chief asking for sand truck…road icy……also at Warrior River Rd & Taylors Ferry Rd
*Rocky Ridge reports i459 in the area of 280 is very icy….told his units to be very carefull!
*Fairfield just asked for an update on the state sand truck. they confirmed that 2 lanes of the i59 are still blocked
*Cullman county reports the majority of ice is on the main roads backroads clear also i 65 nb at lacon mt is a sold sheet of ice
*Receiving reports now of iceing along I-59 particularly near the Georgia Line in DeKalb County – Numerous minor accidents are being reported throughout the county due to icing roadways in the higher terrains.
*Lakeview FD is reporting to Tusc city FD they have several different mvas (motor vehicle accidents) on I-59. So far only 1 know injured and they are transporting them that was at the 100 exit.
*Lakeview FD saying they have another report at the 99 marker on I-59 with a head injury
*Sumiton fire enroute to overturned vehicle on hwy 78 @kingdom hall with entrapment
*Cullman co deps requesting sand trucks from dot
*Fairfield PD is still blocking i59 at the 119 exit.
*Streets in the city of Cullman are pretty rough
*Jeff CO SO just going to I-59 at the 104 mile marker on a single car mva. car hit the wall
*Eng 6 with Hoover reports mulitple areas of ice on 459 around the hwy 150 area
*Greenpond FD just confirmed the same at the 97 marker on I-59. truck hit ice & overturned in the woods
Looks like this will be a very challenging morning… let’s take it easy out there. Scroll down for the morning discussion and Weather Xtreme video…
