Shelter Open in Cullman for Stranded Motorists

Bill Murray | January 17, 2013 @ 10:21 pm

UPDATE 10:25
Reports from WHNT in Hunstville indicate that traffic is finally flowing again. That is great news.

ORIGINAL POST
We have a major situation continuing tonight on I-65 in Cullman County where multiple accidents from earlier today shut down the interstate and have stranded motorists tonight. There are reports that people are running out of gas and don’t have access to food.

The Cullman Civic Center has been opened as a shelter for those stranded on the interstate.

While this situation still has to be resolved, with both lanes of the interstate still closed, there is also a threat of black ice through the overnight and into the early morning anywhere water has refrozen on roads or where slush and snow didn’t have time to melt and evaporate completely.

Please check road conditions and take care if driving late tonight through early Friday morning. Drive as if your life depends on it. It does!

Category: Alabama's Weather, Winter Weather

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