Local Area Emergencies have been issued this evening for Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Randolph, St. Clair and Talladega Counties and for Autauga, Chambers, Dallas, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Pike, Russell, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa Counties until 6 a.m.
LAEs are issued by local Emergency Managers when hazardous conditions exist.
Icy road conditions are developing across these counties. Although snow has ended, many locations have slick and hazardous conditions. Numerous accidents have been reported.
Temperatures will drop into the 20s overnight and any moisture remaining on roadways will freeze. Bridges, overpasses and less traveled roads will be hazardous. Only travel if necessary in these counties.
The hazardous conditions will continue into Sunday. With temperatures not getting above freezing in some places tomorrow, improvement will be slow.
