Now that the snow storm that dumped up to 11 inches of snow in some areas has passed on, the Washington County Highway Department, State of Indiana and City of Salem are still working to clean streets and roads in the area, resulting in an extension of the State of Emergency for the county until sometime Wednesday.
Washington County Schools will remain closed on Tuesday, January 7 as well as city and county offices and several local businesses.
Deni Stempowski, Emergency Management Agency Director, said during a state of emergency only essential vehicles should be on the road.
Listen to Stempowksi and Sheriff Brent Miller on WSLM’s Coffee Club from this morning.
Also, Washington County and much of Southern Indiana is listed in the warning status on the Indiana Travel Advisory Map. Many other counties are under a Watch Advisory.
The warning level is the highest level of local travel advisory, and means that travel may be restricted to emergency management workers only. During a “warning” local travel advisory, individuals are directed to:
- Refrain from all travel;
- Comply with necessary emergency measures;
- Cooperate with public officials and disaster services forces in executing emergency operations plans; and
- Obey and comply with the lawful directions of properly identified officers.
