Tuesday Traffic Alert: Black ice making roads âtreacherousâ
Road conditions at 5:30 a.m. By Region 8 Newsdesk | February 16, 2021 at 6:23 AM CST - Updated February 16 at 7:47 AM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The snow may have stopped in Region 8, but officials say roads remain âslick and treacherous.â
Jeff Presley, Jonesboro & Craighead County E911 director, said Tuesday morning that some main roads will have clear lanes with areas of black ice.
âMost side streets will be snow-packed and slick,â he said. âIf you must be out use extreme caution.â
Should motorists become stalled, he advises they stay in their vehicles and call 911.
Jonesboroâs Transit System (JET) suspended Tuesdayâs bus service due to the âdangerous weather conditions.â According to a social media post, service would resume âas soon as conditions permit.â
Boil order lifted in Corning
Crew fixes burst water main in Corning; officials provide water as search for more leaks continue By Region 8 Newsdesk | February 16, 2021 at 9:02 AM CST - Updated February 27 at 11:35 AM
CORNING, Ark. (KAIT) - A nearly two-week-long boil order for the city of Corning due to winter weather has been lifted, officials said Saturday.
According to a post on Mayor Greg Ahrent’s Facebook page, the boil order was lifted at 11 a.m. Saturday.
At the time of the order, utility workers in Corning repaired two burst water lines, but city and county leaders asked residents to conserve water.
Bryan s Tuesday Morning Forecast 2/16 By Region 8 Newsdesk | February 15, 2021 at 5:59 AM CST - Updated February 17 at 5:41 AM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The snow might have stopped falling for now, but record-breaking sub-zero temperatures and wind chills Tuesday posed dangerous threats to people throughout Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri.
Another record low was set for Jonesboro this morning. -1°F at 6am narrowly beats out 2 in 1958. Bryan McCormick (@BryanAMcCormick) February 16, 2021
“You name it, we’ve got it,” said Meteorologist Bryan McCormick. “Look for dangerous ‘feels like’ temperatures of 10-15 degrees below zero for the first half of Tuesday.”
This is probably the coldest wind chill I ve ever experienced. pic.twitter.com/3QZHepGSqp Bryan McCormick (@BryanAMcCormick) February 16, 2021
Monday Traffic Alert: âStay homeâ if you can
Tracking road conditions in Region 8 By Region 8 Newsdesk | February 15, 2021 at 6:27 AM CST - Updated February 16 at 6:06 AM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Officials urged people to âstay homeâ Monday as heavy snow created dangerous travel conditions throughout Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri.
Jonesboro and Craighead County E911 Director Jeff Presley began at 6 a.m. reporting multiple vehicles sliding off into ditches.
Region 8 News viewers also reported treacherous traveling conditions in other parts of the area, including Greene County where road crews were busy trying to scrape the roads clean:
Multiple vehicle accident hwy 49 N of Paragould. Highways deteriorating quickly. @ryanvaughanâ Tim McMasters (@mcmasters tim) February 15, 2021