DeKalb County Road Closures: List

DECATUR, GA — DeKalb County emergency officials were warning residents to stay off of the roads Wednesday morning, as snow and ice from an overnight storm shut down multiple roadways. Several heavily used roadways in the county were shut down to traffic.

The DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency was reporting multiple accidents related to the icy roads, which weren't clearing up due to temperatures that remained well below freezing Wednesday morning.

For anyone who absolutely must drive, the agency was reminding motorists to go slowly and leave extra space between themselves and the motorists in front of them.

Snow, Ice Put Metro Atlanta In State Of Emergency

Here is a list of the DeKalb roadways that were shut down as of about 11 a.m. Wednesday:

• Hwy. 78 (Stone Mountain Highway), westbound bridges from I-285 to West Park Place
• South Hairston Road at Redan Road
• Rock Springs Road at Panola Road
• North Hairston Road at Fieldridge Court
• 1670 Clairmont Rd. (at VA hospital)
• North Decatur Road at Webster Road
• Snapfinger Road at Panola Road
• South Indian Creek at Covington Highway
• Clairmont Road at Desmond Road
• 3600 Panthersville Rd.
• Rock Chapel Road at Lithonia Industrial Boulevard

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal issued a state of emergency late Tuesday for 83 counties, spanning much of north and central Georgia, urging Georgians to stay off of roads that iced up in freezing temperatures overnight.

Most areas of north and west Georgia received up to an inch of snow Tuesday afternoon and overnight, according to the National Weather Service. By 8:30 a.m., the temperature in Atlanta was still a freezing 16 degrees, causing concerns about frozen roadways.

"While many roads initially remained wet, the bitterly cold temperatures and continued light snow have caused most roadways north of a LaGrange to McDonough to Commerce line to freeze," the weather service said in a special weather statement.

The weather service warned of "extremely dangerous" driving conditions on Wednesday morning. Another half-inch to inch of snow was expected in north Georgia Wednesday morning, the weather service said, causing roads "to remain or become extremely slick and hazardous."

Photo courtesy DeKalb County EMA