Freezing temperatures and thick fog are creating a mess for motorists in northeast Georgia. The conditions caught motorists by surprise this morning. A thick fog settled over the mountains overnight, and temperatures dipped just below freezing, causing wet roads to ice over.
At about 5 a.m. troopers shut down all the main roads motorists use to get in and out of the mountains, including Highway 365 in Habersham County, U.S. 441 in Rabun County, and Highway 17 in Stephens County. Georgia DOT crews have been out since about 7a.m. salting and sanding those roads, and by 7:30 a.m., the Georgia State Patrol had re-opened them.
However, the State Patrol continues to work numerous accidents because of the black ice across northeast Georgia, and they are asking people to stay off the roads until temperatures rise and the fog lifts.
Habersham and Rabun County schools are closed. Stephens and Lumpkin County schools are on a two-hour delay because school buses cannot get on the road because of icy conditions.
At about 5 a.m. troopers shut down all the main roads motorists use to get in and out of the mountains, including Highway 365 in Habersham County, U.S. 441 in Rabun County, and Highway 17 in Stephens County. Georgia DOT crews have been out since about 7a.m. salting and sanding those roads, and by 7:30 a.m., the Georgia State Patrol had re-opened them.
However, the State Patrol continues to work numerous accidents because of the black ice across northeast Georgia, and they are asking people to stay off the roads until temperatures rise and the fog lifts.
Habersham and Rabun County schools are closed. Stephens and Lumpkin County schools are on a two-hour delay because school buses cannot get on the road because of icy conditions.
