Temperatures reached the 30s by Sunday afternoon and dipped into the 20s overnight into Monday morning. The winter weather followed unseasonably high temperatures, including a record-tying high of 78 degrees in Nashville on New Year's Day. Severe weather also triggered severe storm and tornado warnings and packed high winds across the region on Saturday. "Slow down and allow for extra time to reach your destination."Īround 2,100 customers were without power across Middle Tennessee, including more than 1,200 in Nashville. "All motorists throughout the middle Tennessee area that must drive are urged to drive with caution," the forecast said. Remaining moisture will refreeze as temperatures drop below freezing again tonight, the forecast showed. Temperatures today won't warm up a great deal, but they will warm up enough to get us above freezing." "Indeed, the morning commute will be rather hazardous in some areas. "We begin the day with temperatures below freezing, and this spells trouble for a number of our roadways," NWS Nashville tweeted. Bridges and elevated surfaces are most likely to be icy. Roads may be slick as temperatures stay below freezing in the morning and caution is urged for those who must drive. Snowfall totals were estimated between 2-6 inches along the Cumberland Plateau and 1-4 inches across the rest of the region, the National Weather Service reported around 3:30 a.m. Much of Middle Tennessee woke up to below-freezing temperatures and a blanket of snow Monday morning.
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