Hogsett upgrades Marion County journey standing to journey warning

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Mayor Joe Hogsett on Sunday upgraded the journey standing of Marion County to journey warning.

With snowfall totals surpassing 10 levels and wind chill temperatures forecasted to be under zero, Hogsett has issued a declaration of native catastrophe emergency for Marion County. The Metropolitan Emergency Services Agency–Marion County Emergency Management (MESA-MCEM), in session with the Office of the Mayor and the Indianapolis Department of Public Works (Indy DPW), has upgraded Marion County’s journey standing to a journey warning efficient instantly.

“This afternoon, I joined Indy DPW crews out plowing our roadways and saw firsthand the heavy snowfall and extremely cold temperatures making it especially challenging to keep our local roadways clear,” Hogsett mentioned. “With the potential for blowing snow overnight, conditions are expected to remain unsafe. For that reason, together with emergency management officials, we are upgrading our travel status to a warning effective immediately. We ask community members to stay home and safe overnight and at least through tomorrow evening.”

This is the best stage of native journey standing, proscribing journey to emergency administration, public security, healthcare staff, and different important personnel, akin to utility staff solely.

During a journey warning, folks ought to chorus from native journey, adjust to needed emergency measures, cooperate with public officers and catastrophe in executing emergency operations plans, and obey and adjust to the lawful instructions of correctly recognized public security officers.

Indianapolis officers will present any replace on journey circumstances in Marion County by noon Monday. This winter storm is among the many snowiest two-day intervals in Indianapolis historical past and the most important in additional than a decade.

Click here to view the definitions for every journey standing class and the up to date journey advisory map.