GEORGIA — The icy conditions on the Georgia roadways prompted Glynn and Brantley counties to enact a curfew in an effort to keep drivers off the roads.
“I’ve lived here my whole life, and it’s the first time I’ve ever seen it snow here,” Brunswick resident Austin Merrow said.
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For some, this historic winter storm meant driving up from Jacksonville to catch the winter wonderland.
“We saw snow, we drove an hour to see it, I’m glad I did,” Jacksonville resident Richard Cancel said. “The drive back may be kind of crazy but worth it. No regrets.”
But for Stephen Wingreen and thousands of others, the snow left them without power.
“It’s more annoying because it knocked the power out of my house,” Wingreen said.
Others got it worse because of black ice on the roads.
“We hit some black ice last night and flipped my truck,” Merrow’s friend, Jaiden Hooks said. “Actually, it was like 2-o-clock this morning – going 30 miles an hour down the spurges – lost control. That’s where I messed up, I hit the breaks.”
Glynn County saw a big surge in calls to first responders.
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“We reached the number we usually receive in a day, we had by late morning,” Glynn Count Emergency Preparedness spokesperson Lawton Dodd said.
The curfew was created because of the freezing temperatures that are expected to cause some safety concerns on the roadways. Around 7:30 p.m., troopers shut down parts of I-95 because of black ice.
“There is going to be lots of black ice,” Dodd said. “These roads are going to be refreezing, these roads are going to be treacherous again. We’re urging people to stay home, stay off the roads.”
The curfews go from 6 p.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. Thursday.
Cancel’s friend, Ryan Larramore, learned about the curfew through Action News Jax and hadn’t known it was in effect at the time he was out. When he found out, he said, “Oh that’s a whole new game changer right there, thank you for telling us.”
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The freezing temperatures are not expected to go away anytime soon, and it seems one day in the snow was enough for locals.
Merrow said he plans to stay in and stay warm.
Glynn County officials said they will determine whether the curfew will remain in effect over the next few days.
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