Staff Reports
By 3 a.m. Tuesday morning, DeKalb County officials were cautioning people to stay off the roads, with the following post on social media:
“IMPASSABLE TRAVEL ADVISORY: Effective 3 a.m., 1/16/2024 all roads and bridges in DeKalb County should be considered IMPASSABLE until further notice. Members of the general public are advised that when road and bridges become IMPASSABLE all travel should be suspended or delayed. Only emergency vehicles should travel on county roads and bridges until further notice.
The advisory was posted by DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency, with authorization from the DeKalb County engineer.
The agency started posted road condition reports about 1 a.m., based on information received from law enforcement agencies.
Here’s what was reported through 5:45 a.m.:
This is the latest reports of road conditions.
1/15/2024 23:55 AL HWY 40 AND AL HWY 75 BECOMING SLICK PER HENAGAR FD HENAGAR
1/15/2024 23:59 CO RD 179 EXTREMELY SLICK PER CROSSVILLE PD CROSSVILLE PD
1/15/2024 23:59 AL HWY 227 S TO ARONEY VERY SLICK CROSSVILLE PD
1/16/2024 0:09 AL HWY 227 TO CO RD 400 VERY SLICK GERALDINE PD
1/16/2024 0:14 CO RD 26 @ CO RD 10 TO CO LINE SOLID SHEET OF ICE DC SHERIFF
01/16/2024 0:23 CO RD 47 ARONEY TO KILPATRICK DETERIORATING DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 0:26 AL HWY 117 MENTONE IS ICED OVER DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 0:29 AL HWY 168 / AL HWY 68 SOLID ICE DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 0:31 AL HWY 75 FYFFE SOLID ICE DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 0:33 AL HWY 75 S FROM CO RD 9 TO CO LINE SLICK GERALDINE PD
****01:46 UPDATE****
1/16/2024 0:46 AL HWY 68 TO DAWSON GAP SLICK DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 0:54 AL HWY 227 @ THE BRIDGE & MIKE'S TIRE ICED OVER CROSSVILLE
1/16/2024 0:56 AL HWY 75 BRIDGE AT LAKEVIEW ICED OVER DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 1:15 AL HWY 227 TO CO RD 70 & CO LINE FROZEN OVER DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 1:22 BRIDGE AT 6700 BLK CO RD 27 SOLID ICE DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 1:25 8000-9000 BLOCK BLUE POND BLVD ICED OVER DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 1:28 AL HWY 75 NORTH OF SYLVANIA CROSSING ICED OVER DC SHERIFF
****02:15 UPDATE****
1/16/2024 1:38 AL HWY 75 FROM SYL CROSSING TO HENAGAR ICED OVER DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 2:12 AL HWY 75 THROUGH CITY OF IDER ICED OVER IDER
****02:30 UPDATE****
CITIZEN REPORTED
Highway 50 from red light at Fyffe to Antioch Baptist Church icy
****02:45 UPDATE****
1/16/2024 2:18 AL HWY 35 W FROM RAINSVILLE TO JACKSON CO ICY BUT PASSABLE DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 2:28 CO RD 47 AND CO RD 56 BOTH ICED OVER DC SHERIFF
CITIZEN REPORTED
Bridge on CR 843 between Hammonds crossroads and Gilbert’s crossroads icy and slick
****03:00 UPDATE****
Secondary roadways in southwest DeKalb near Grove Oak and surrounding areas are extremely slick. A very thin layer of ice has developed causing extreme danger. County employee reporting braking on roadways results in skidding.
****03:15 UPDATE****
Many secondary roads are extremely slick having a thin layer of ice covering the roadways.
****03:30 UPDATE****
ALL ROADS IN DEKALB COUNTY ARE NOW DEEMED IMPASSABLE.
TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED.
ROADWAY ARE ALL EXTREMELY SLICK
****04:15 UPDATE****
1/16/2024 3:14 AL HWY 68 FROM CROSSVILLE TO MARSHALL CO LINE IMPASSABLE CROSSVILLE
1/16/2024 4:05 CO RD 631 TO THE GA LINE ON AL HWY 117 MOSTLY ICE DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 4:07 AL HWY 75 NORTH OF IDER VERY SLICK IDER
1/16/2024 4:07 CO RD 141 SLICK PUT PASSABLE IDER
1/16/2024 4:13 CO RD 121 HAS SOME BLACK ICE DC SHERIFF
****04:30 UPDATE****
1/16/2024 4:13 CO RD 108 (OAK GROVE RD) IS IMPASSABLE DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 4:28 CO RD 52 TO THE BOTTOM OF THE MTN HAS SLICK SPOTS DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 4:30 BRIDGE ON CO RD 112 IS SLICK DC SHERIFF
****05:45 UPDATE****
1/16/2024 4:34 INTERSECTION OF AL HWY 75 & AL HWY 35 IS VERY SLICK DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 4:34 AL HWY 35 FROM FT PAYNE TO RAINSVILLE HAS SOME SLICK SPOTS DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 4:35 CO RD 102 FROM AL HWY 75 TO CO RD 47 VERY SLICK DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 4:38 BRIDGE ON CO RD 50 @ CO RD 44 ALL THE WAY TO CO RD 72 COMPLETE ICE DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 4:41 CO RD 5700 SLICK BUT PASSABLE DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 4:41 AL HWY 75 @ HILLTOP VERY SLICK DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 4:45 CO RD 140 IMPASSABLE DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 4:52 FROM AL HWY 75 ON CO RD 748 DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 4:52 CO RD 50 & CO RD 442 VERY ICY DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 5:12 OLD HWY 35 EAST ICY PATCHES AT THE BOTTOM DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 5:23 CO RD 47 FROM POWELL CROSSING TO BUTTRAM'S CROSSING SLICK DC SHERIFF
1/16/2024 5:37 AL HWY 40 E VERY DANGEROUS TRAFFIC STRANDED (PLEASE AVOID THE AREA) DC SHERIFF
