Were the roads salted and sanded before the snow fell? That's what the Yankees would assume had happened. If not, they'll be slipping and sliding with everyone else.
A friend of ours moved to Birmingham after living in NJ for many years. The first time they had any snow/ice, he just headed on in to the office, since he was familiar with the process, and he said it was hilarious to see the road crew putting sand on the roads. It consisted of one guy in a pick up truck, sprinkling sand, by hand, on the Interstate ramps.