Some of the most significant impact was along the causeway as high tide and screaming winds combined to push water over the seawall and into the roadway. Some cars that had been previously left along the shoulder began to submerge in the rising water.
) - From I-10 westbound in Florida to I-10 eastbound in Louisiana, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 was a terrible day for driving along the gulf coast. Darrin Sweat and his son had just gotten in the interstate in Crestview, FL to head to Texas.Nicholas Blagojev left Baton Rouge in the rain and drove with the storms into Alabama.It was a terrible day for driving along the gulf coast and right in the middle of it all was the Mobile Bay Causway.
Folks who stopped at Buc-ees Travel Center in Baldwin County had stories to tell about their drive Wednesday as severe storms blanketed the gulf coast. ALDOT crews monitored conditions and eventually closed the roadway to traffic until the tides went back down and the roadway cleared of debris. “Real windy and heavy rain in Gulf Shores and then once you got up to about 98 on the Beach Express it kind of let up a little bit as far as rain goes. Still windy,” Merkling said.
“We’re headed back to get some more equipment and then we’re headed back out, so we picked a bad day to leave,” chuckled Sweat.
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