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Road conditions are red for LRMC and nearby bases; some appointments rescheduled


A chart showing green, yellow and red statuses for U.S. military installations in different areas of a German province.

Road conditions in the Rheinland-Pfalz area as of Jan. 2, 2025. The red alert for Kaiserslautern West is current as of 9:07 p.m. local time. (U.S. Army)

Road conditions are red for Wilson Barracks in Landstuhl, the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and SATCOM, according to an late Thursday alert from the Defense Department’s Mass Warning and Notification System.

According to the U.S. Army’s road conditions index, 95% of roads on Wilson Barracks were covered in ice and 100% of roads on SATCOM were covered in ice as of 9:07 p.m. Thursday.

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz bases and LRMC will operate on two-hour delays Friday. The first hospital appointments will begin at 10 a.m.; staff will help patients reschedule earlier appointments, the hospital said in a statement. Surgeries before 10 a.m. will go on as planned and emergency services will be unaffected.

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