Warm-Up Causing Roads to Flood

As the temperatures go up, the snow piles are beginning to melt and flood the streets.

Henderson County Sheriff, Steve Haynes, is warning drivers of hydroplaning and is urging people to drive with caution through those flooded streets.

Des Moines County Engineer, Brian Carter, says the freeze-thaw cycle we’re seeing is a recipe for disaster…

“Drainage doesn’t work very well when you have this much snow and no where for the water to go. And to top it off, because gravel roads stay cold longer, some of that rain could turn to ice on the gravel roads also. So you could have kind of a freezing rain effect on the gravel roads, where the paved roads are just fine.”

 

 

 

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