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Cold weather

Winter storm week 2: Challenges linger and some school districts remain closed

By LaTonya Turner, Pierce Gentry, WUOTandAlexis Marshall

February 1, 2026

Winter Storm Fern has created lingering challenges for residents, city leaders and emergency workers in Tennessee. Here’s the latest at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, Freddie O'Connell, Middle Tennessee, Nashville Electric Service, NDOT, snow, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Weather, William Swann

Comfort from the cold: Acts of kindness help Nashvillians through the storm

By Justin Barney

January 28, 2026

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Thousands of Nashvillians haven’t had heat for days. Hotels are booked. Restaurants closed. But acts of kindness are holding people together.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, severe weather, winter storm, winter storm 2026, Winter Storm Fern, World Central kitchen

Families with newborns ride out Nashville’s ice storm

By Tasha A.F. Lemley

January 28, 2026

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Zach Small is a first-time dad and he already knows he’s not having a typical experience.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, severe weather, Winter Storm Fern

‘Once in a generation’ ice storm has Nashvillians remembering 1994 disaster

By Rose Gilbert

January 28, 2026

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With many still struggling to stay warm during this deadly winter storm, many Nashvillians are drawing comparisons to the historic 1994 storm that left many without power for weeks on end. 

Filed Under: History, WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, Freddie O'Connell, history, ice storm, Nashville Electric Service, snow, Winter Storm Fern

Where to find warming locations in Nashville

By Justin Barney, Rose GilbertandCatherine Sweeney

January 25, 2026

In a rare move signaling the major impact of the winter storm, Metro has opened cold weather warming locations across Nashville. Here are the details as of 4 p.m. Friday.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, Extreme weather, Nashville Electric Service

Winter storm week 1: Tennessee fatalities rise; outage frustrations mounting

By LaTonya Turner, Rose Gilbert, Tony Gonzalez, Catherine Sweeney, Jacqui Sieber, WUOT, Nina CardonaandCynthia Abrams

January 24, 2026

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Lengthy power outages continue to fray nerves in Tennessee after the winter storm and weather-related fatalities climb to 21 as another arctic blast brings dangerous cold this weekend.  Here’s the latest from WPLN at 6:00 p.m. Saturday.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, Freddie O'Connell, Middle Tennessee, Nashville Electric Service, NDOT, snow, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Weather, William Swann, Winter Storm Fern

Medical Effects Of Extreme Cold: Why It Hurts And How To Stay Safe

By Patti Neighmond

January 21, 2026

Frank Lettiere's eyebrows and eyelashes froze after his walk along Lake Michigan's Chicago shoreline Wednesday. Frostbite warnings were issued for parts of the U.S. Midwest as temperatures plunged.
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Frostbite can nip ears in just a few minutes in the sort of temperatures many Americans are facing this week. Pull that hat down and curb the drinking; alcohol can impair your judgment of temperature.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, polar vortex, public health

When it’s this cold in Nashville, the city opens its emergency shelter. Metro has struggled to find someone to run it.

By Cynthia Abrams

January 19, 2025

With freezing temperatures back in Nashville there’s an increased need for shelters to house people experiencing homelessness — particularly after recent concern over how the city-operated shelter is running.  

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, Cold weather shelter, Emergency shelter, extreme shelter, homelessness, Office of Homeless Services, severe weather, winter weather

Winter storm brings challenges — and snow joy — to Tennessee

By Cynthia Abrams, Char Daston, Tony GonzalezandRachel Iacovone

January 8, 2025

Life in Middle Tennessee is expected to grind to a halt Friday as a major snowfall sweeps through — the culmination of days of escalating warnings and the potential for 8 inches of snow in some places.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, National Weather Service, severe weather, snow, TEMA, winter weather

Hypothermia, frostbite and falls: What to watch for as Tennessee winter storm continues

By Catherine Sweeney

January 18, 2024

Middle Tennessee is entering yet another windchill advisory — meaning it will feel like sub-zero temperatures outside. That means even higher risk for frostbite and hypothermia.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, Weather

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