Snow, bitter cold grip Nashville and Middle Tennessee
Add Axios as your preferred source to
see more of our stories on Google.
/2024/01/15/1705340222070.gif?w=3840)
Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios
Snow piled high throughout Middle Tennessee over the weekend, covering roads and closing schools.
- Temperatures are expected to remain dangerously cold for days, meaning this winter wonderland is staying put.
Between the flurries: We knew it would be bad when extreme weather chaser Reed Timmer showed up and started livestreaming from downtown.
By the numbers: As of Monday afternoon, Nashville had received between 3 and 6 inches snow, with higher amounts in other parts of the region.
- A measurement by Nate's son Maddux, who used the flat picnic table, showed nearly 6 inches.
- The crew at NashSevereWX pointed out that the city pretty much got an entire winter's worth of snowfall in the span of 24 hours.
State of play: Metro Nashville Public Schools are closed Tuesday and Wednesday, as are most other districts. City crews are plowing major routes, but officials have urged drivers to stay off the road unless it is absolutely necessary.
Threat level: Wind chills are expected to plunge below zero Monday and Tuesday nights. Temperatures won't get above freezing until Thursday afternoon.
- Warming centers are open across the state for people who need shelter from the extreme cold.
Our thought bubble: We relished the snowy weather in brief intervals Monday.
- Nate watched his kids go sledding at around 9am.
- Adam stayed inside under a quilt, but he enjoyed photos of his brother's arctic basset hound Lucy on a snow walk.
📷 We know our gritty Axios Nashville readers went clomping around in the snow.
- Send your best snow photos to [email protected], and we'll include them in an upcoming newsletter.
👀 What's next: Don't look now, but the possibility of more snow is in the forecast later this week.