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Parts of Middle Tennessee woke up to freezing rainfall Tuesday arsenic a blast of wintry upwind moved crossed the region. Another question of freezing rain, on with ice, is imaginable starting this evening.
Spotters reported airy icing successful Montgomery County, Williamson County and Cheatham County connected elevated surfaces and successful higher elevations.
A wintertime upwind advisory is successful spot for astir of the portion until 6 a.m. Wednesday, with up to 0.02 inches of crystal accumulation possible.
"Plan connected slippery roadworthy conditions," NWS said. "The hazardous conditions could interaction the greeting oregon evening commute."
Clarksville and the surrounding areas could spot freezing rainfall and crystal arsenic aboriginal arsenic the 3-6 p.m. window, according to NWS. The greater Nashville country is expected to spot the evening question from astir 3-6 p.m. Finally, the eastbound and southeastern portion of the portion volition spot the 2nd question of upwind from astir 10 p.m. Tuesday done 4 a.m. Wednesday.
Several schools districts announced delays oregon closures owed to the wintertime upwind Wednesday. See the afloat database here.
Current upwind advisories
A wintertime upwind advisory is successful effect until 6 a.m. Wednesday for the pursuing counties:
Bedford; Cannon; Cheatham; Coffee; Clay; Cumberland; Davidson; De Kalb; Dickson; Fentress; Giles; Grundy; Hickman; Houston; Humphreys; Jackson; Lawrence; Lewis; Macon; Marshall; Montgomery; Maury; Overton; Perry; Pickett; Putnam; Robertson; Rutherford; Smith; Stewart; Sumner; Trousdale; Van Buren; Warren; Wayne; White; Williamson; Wilson
A look astatine roadworthy conditions successful Middle Tennessee; I-40 backup adjacent Memphis
While a fewer wrecks cropped up passim the day, nary large question issues oregon wrecks were reported arsenic of 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Conditions tin alteration quickly, officials warned, and the freezing rainfall whitethorn origin slick spots connected roads and particularly bridges.
The latest roadworthy conditions tin beryllium obtained by calling 511. The Tennessee Department of Transportation besides has unrecorded postulation cameras via its SmartWay postulation maps at smartway.tn.gov/traffic.
In West Tennessee, monolithic backups and aggregate wrecks were reported Tuesday day on Interstate 40 adjacent Memphis. Roads, bridges and overpasses person remained frozen implicit passim the day, according to NWS Memphis. Another question of freezing rainfall and crystal are besides expected successful West Tennessee connected Tuesday.
"Freezing rainfall is the astir unsafe benignant of wintertime precipitation," NWS Memphis said. "If you don't perfectly person to beryllium retired connected the roads today, don't be."
Nashville-area upwind radar
Nashville forecast
Tuesday: Freezing rainfall apt earlier 10 a.m., past a accidental of rainfall aft 3 p.m. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Rain, sleet and freezing rainfall are each imaginable overnight into Wednesday morning. Overnight accidental of precipiation is 80%. High: 37; Low: 30
Wednesday: A flimsy accidental of snowfall earlier 7 a.m., past a flimsy accidental of freezing rainfall betwixt 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Rain is apt aft midnight, with a 60% accidental of precipitation. High: 40; Low: 33
Thursday: Rain likely. Chance of precipitation is 70%, decreasing to 20% astatine night. High: 43; Low 27
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a precocious adjacent 43. North upwind astir 5 mph.
Friday: Sunny. High: 41; Low: 23
Craig Shoup contributed to this story.
Find newsman Rachel Wegner astatine rawegner@tennessean.com oregon connected Twitter @rachelannwegner.
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