Road Safety During Cold Conditions

Thanks rich.

With the snow and cold temperatures -- come dangerous driving conditions.

You're taking a live look at some of the major roads across north alabama as people drive home from work tonight.

Waay 31's max cohan joins us live from scottsboro... he has more on how you can stay safe on the roads in these conditions.

Max.... guys, flakes have been falling all day here in jackson county -- conditions still aren't too bad yet...but that doesn't mean it's too early to prepare... earlier today paul smith -- jackson county's ema director -- said higher elevations are generally where the conditions are the worst -- but there were no reports of bad road conditions today....still, he encouraged drivers to take it slow and use common sense...over at russ's auto and tire service -- owner winfred russell said the most important things for drivers to monitor this time of year are tire pressure and tread level -- but also emphasized the importance of routine maintenance to keep tabs on things like fluid levels... "so that when the family is making that journey, whether it's on a vacation, whether its to the doctor, grocery store, we want that car to be as safe as it can possibly be out there."

And while we aren't at this point yet -- ema director paul smith said area drivers should consider staying off the roads if conditions get bad enough -- but as i mentioned before we're not seeing anything to close to that level at the moment.

Live in scottsboro, max cohan, waay 31 news.

The "max luther community center" will open as an emergency warming center tomorrow beginning at 3 p-m.

The city of huntsville will provide free shuttle rides to the center.

If you want to help - you're asked to donate blankets, snacks, socks and hygiene items. with even colder weather in store for us in the coming months -- be sure to download our waay 31 storm tracker weather app.

There -- you can find our storm tracker early warning radar network - to monitor the conditions near