: MAJOR TRAVEL ALERT Eastbound I-10 is closed from Exit 70 (S.R. 285) to Exit 85 (U.S. 331) due to icy conditions in Northwest Florida. “As winter weather conditions continue to change, drive with caution and before getting on the road check FL511.
Although temperatures are creeping up and the snow and ice are melting, icy conditions are still forcing some road closures in the Panhandle. Almost 200 miles of Interstate 10 opened again Thursday evening after Tuesday's epic winter storm forced closures due to black ice,
Forecasters said it was too early to tell whether the ice and snow would approach or beat Tallahassee’s all-time snowfall record of 2.8 inches set in 1958.
Milton saw 10 inches of snow - and Pensacola 8.9 - in a historic winter storm storm that shattered the previous 130-year record.
The winter storm that hit northwest Florida on Tuesday, January 21, left several parts of Interstate 10 closed into Wednesday morning.This footage from the Florida Department of Transportation’s live traffic cameras shows conditions on Wednesday morning along Interstate 10 in Santa Rosa County.
Per Florida Highway Patrol, I-10 from mile marker 5 to mile marker 56 is CLOSED. The Barrancas Avenue Bayou Chico Bridge was closed in both directions at 4:58 p.m. because of ice, according the Florida Department of Transportation.
Florida late on Wednesday closed a more than 200-mile stretch of Interstate 10 from the Alabama state line to Exit 192, the U.S. 90 junction, in Gadsden County “due to remaining snow, ice, and water on the roadway combined with incoming hard freeze temperatures overnight resulting in icy and dangerous conditions on bridges and roadways.
Residents are being warned to stay off South Mississippi roads Wednesday because snow and ice are lingering in below-freezing temperatures.
Warming temperatures and abundant sunlight — ice and snow’s biggest enemies — should soon melt most of the frozen precipitation that fell on.
Interstate 10 from the Alabama/Florida state line almost to Tallahassee has been closed since Wednesday evening. Conditions have now improved.
The latest closure means that nearly three-quarters of Louisiana’s portion of the coast-to-coast highway is shut. A rare winter storm brought record snowfall to the state on Tuesday.
Wintry precipitation and freezing rain are possible on major highways and bridges. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory until 11 a.m.