Update: Ice is still being reported in many areas across the state and MDOT warns drivers to stay off of the roads until the ice has cleared. MDOT is reporting that the icy conditions remain in these areas:
Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Coahoma, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Lafayette, Lee, Leflore, Marshall, Montgomery, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Warren, Washington, Webster, Winston, Yalobusha and Yazoo.
UPDATE: 1:20 p.m.: MEMA announced that Calhoun County will have a curfew tonight starting at 9:00 p.m. and ending at 5:00 a.m. Wednesday morning.
From Calhoun County Emergency Management Director Randy Skinner: Calhoun County will implement a curfew beginning at 9:00pm Tuesday night until 5:00am Wednesday morning. Travel is limited to emergency vehicles only. #mswx #winterwx
— MSEMA (@MSEMA) January 16, 2018
UPDATE: 10:45 a.m.: MEMA announced that Chickasaw County will be implementing a curfew tonight beginning at 9:00 p.m. and ending at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning.
Chickasaw County will implement a curfew beginning at 9PM tonight until 5AM tomorrow morning. They are requesting travel limited to emergency vehicles/responders and those that are having to report to work during that time. #mswx #WinterWeather
— MSEMA (@MSEMA) January 16, 2018
Update 10:00 a.m.: Icy conditions are now also being reported in:
Jefferson, Leake, Adams, Madison, Lowndes, Monroe, Oktibbeha, Chickasaw and Clay.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation is reporting icy road conditions in the following areas this morning:
Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Choctaw, Claiborne, Coahoma, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Lafayette, Lee, Leflore, Marshall, Montgomery, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Tunica, Union, Warren, Washington, Webster, Winston, Yalobusha and Yazoo.
If you are in these areas, MDOT urges you to stay off the roads. Even if it appears that there is no ice, “black ice” could be present and cause your vehicle to lose traction, especially at high speeds.
If you are out on the roads today, remember the following tips to help you stay safe:
- Remember, ice will form on bridges and overpasses quicker than the road.
- Slow down; should winter weather conditions become present, “black ice” can form.
- Allow more space between the vehicle in front of you.
- Brake early and gently to avoid skidding, and never slam on the brakes.
- Avoid distractions, such as talking or texting on a cell phone.
- Stay alert.
