Nashville Snowfall Nears Records — Roads A ‘Mess’

The snowfall slowed in Nashville around noon but there’s no end in sight for the treacherous road conditions.

As of midday, multiple tractor trailers were jackknifed on the interstates, leading to closures. In Nashville, police closed several impassable roads. And cars were stranded on downtown streets with any incline.

“If that truck hadn’t stopped in front of me, I would have been able to make it straight up there, but I lost traction right here,” said Calvin Gooch as he stared at his rear-wheel-drive sedan sitting on Charlotte Pike. Gooch was trying to get to his job as a security guard at Cummins Station.

“Should have stayed home, but that’s hindsight,” he said. “I got to hope for the best.”

Some of Gooch’s co-workers came to his rescue. They ended up staying and helping a half-dozen other cars summit the incline.

“We intended to come get one fella and that was it,” Tracy Green said. “It’s turned into a mess.”

Government offices closed for the day as did many businesses.

James Larkins works downtown and showed up early only to be told to go home.  

“I just drove slow, and very carefully and methodically, and it wasn’t a problem,” Larkins said on his way back to his car. “I’m going to go home, take my dogs out and enjoy the snow.”