JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — All eastbound lanes on Interstate 10 near Cecil Commerce Center Parkway (State Road 23) in Duval County are currently closed Thursday morning due to a crash, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. Florida Highway Patrol says the crash is fatal.

Trucker Alexis Barnett was trying to make the trip Wednesday from Destin to Sarasota when Florida shut down I-10 and re-routed traffic onto Highway 90. That’s when the driving started getting treacherous. “Going up the hills and down the hills, it was nothing but black ice. Just a sheet of ice,” she said.

Live traffic cameras show parts of Interstate 10 in the Florida Panhandle covered in snow as drivers continue their journeys.

As winter storm predictions grow ever more alarming, Jacksonville residents prepare to hunker down for unprecedented weather event.

Tuesday's winter storm warning has expanded to Northeast Florida due to several hours of mixed precipitation and ice accumulations. More to come.

While the snow may be over, the cold isn't, and that brings another hazard to Florida motorists not used to driving in snow and ice.

Florida spent Tuesday preparing for its most significant bout of winter weather since 1989, with airports closing and officials calling for residents in the western Panhandle to stay off the roads.National Weather Service offices along the Interstate 10 corridor issued a rare Winter Storm Warning for counties from Pensacola to Jacksonville and warned of snow and ice accumulations that could reach four inches,

North Florida residents from Pensacola to Jacksonville are bracing for what is expected to be a historic, once-in-a-lifetime winter storm.

Per Florida Highway Patrol, I-10 from mile marker 5 to mile marker 56 is CLOSED. The Barrancas Avenue Bayou Chico Bridge was closed in both directions at 4:58 p.m. because of ice, according the Florida Department of Transportation.

The Florida Highway Patrol said that at least one person died in the crash, which was reported around 6 a.m. Thursday.

Storm Warning is in effect for the entire Interstate 10 corridor where snow and ice accumulations could reach 4" over the next 24 hours. Pensacola will likely see the most snowfall in the state while greater amounts of ice are anticipated for cities such as Tallahassee and Jacksonville.

T he historic winter storm that brought record-breaking snowfall to Florida is moving toward the Carolinas. The storm, which began in Texas, covered the northern Gulf Coast with s