… LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY FOR DEKALB COUNTY… … DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS COUNTY-WIDE…

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE DEKALB COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN DEKALB COUNTY… DUE TO WIDESPREAD TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS. NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS ARE BEING REPORTED COUNTY-WIDE AND ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THEREFORE… OFFICIALS HAVE REQUESTED THAT ALL NON-ESSENTIAL TRAFFIC BE LIMITED OR CANCELLED. RESIDENTS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO REMAIN OFF THE ROADS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. ANY DRIVERS ON THE ROADS SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY SLOW THEIR SPEED AND INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES… AVOIDING AND SUDDEN CHANGES IN SPEED OR DIRECTION.