BONIFAY, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida drivers had been confronted with an uncommon hazard Tuesday as massive quantities of snow started falling within the panhandle.
The snowfall created slick roads, with many regulation enforcement companies throughout the northern a part of the state warning drivers to remain residence for their very own security.
By 6 p.m. Tuesday, deputies in Holmes County mentioned that they had responded to 10 accidents the place automobiles had slid right into a ditch, all inside simply 45 minutes.
A kind of automobiles was a sheriff deputy’s patrol automotive.
“Even with all our coaching, these icy roads are proving to be a problem,” the Holmes County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned in a social media submit.
Deputies in Okaloosa County additionally reported quite a few site visitors crashes, with a number of roads within the county impassable as a result of winter climate.
Forecasters projected that some elements of the state might see as much as six inches of snow.
“Please take this as a critical reminder to remain off the roads until it’s an absolute emergency. In the event you assume, ‘It’ll be effective,’ belief us—it received’t be,” the Holmes County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned. “Keep residence, keep heat, and allow us to deal with the mess out right here.”
