Not that far from you
@Jesus Freak & Pensacola but I don't remember what yr it was (about 1977-78) but I was leased on to C&H Transportation Heavy Haul. I had a big oversise, non escorted load headed over into a Mississippi power plant. I bootlegged it into small truckstop on east side of Mobil, Al, right on the bay, right on the Gulf water.
Big city's had an early morning curfew usually between 7-9AM for permit loads. Either wake up, get with it, get thru town before 7AM or wait till after 9AM.
Anyway I wake up raring to "git with it!" 4" snow on ground & more falling, big wet flakes big as a plate. Nobody in that area had
EVER SEEN SNOW OR ICE!!!! I could see interstate from where I was sitting. Wrecks, wrecks, wrecks!!! Very soon interstate was closed & blocked. 2:30PM before I could move & go!!