JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — All eastbound lanes on Interstate 10 near Cecil Commerce Center Parkway (State Road 23) in Duval County are currently closed Thursday morning due to a crash, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. Florida Highway Patrol says the crash is fatal.
The Florida Highway Patrol said that at least one person died in the crash, which was reported around 6 a.m. Thursday.
Live traffic cameras show parts of Interstate 10 in the Florida Panhandle covered in snow as drivers continue their journeys.
The heaviest snowfall in the Sunshine State occurred around Pensacola, where spotters reported measuring amounts of 5-12 inches through Tuesday evening.
I-10 is closed in both directions from the Alabama-Florida state line to US-90 (exit 192) due to lingering snow, ice, and water on the roadway.
As winter storm predictions grow ever more alarming, Jacksonville residents prepare to hunker down for unprecedented weather event.
Tuesday's winter storm warning has expanded to Northeast Florida due to several hours of mixed precipitation and ice accumulations. More to come.
One to 3 inches of snow — and a small chance of up to 5 inches — could be ahead as the rare combination of freezing temperatures and moisture arrive in some areas of Florida this week, according to the National Weather Service Mobile.
While the snow may be over, the cold isn't, and that brings another hazard to Florida motorists not used to driving in snow and ice.
North Florida residents from Pensacola to Jacksonville are bracing for what is expected to be a historic, once-in-a-lifetime winter storm.
Per Florida Highway Patrol, I-10 from mile marker 5 to mile marker 56 is CLOSED. The Barrancas Avenue Bayou Chico Bridge was closed in both directions at 4:58 p.m. because of ice, according the Florida Department of Transportation.
Beginning in 1926, drivers traveling through the Golden Triangle to Houston or to Louisiana traveled on a narrow 2-lane paved highway known as U.S. Highway 90. However, in 1957 construction