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winter weather

Mapped: Snowy roads in Nashville to be plowed this year

By Caroline Eggers

January 22, 2026

The Nashville Department of Transportation added 600 miles of roads to its snow removal routes ahead of this winter season, and workers may get a big test this weekend. 

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: severe weather, snow, Weather, winter weather

Here’s how to best prepare for winter driving — and what to keep in your car

By Jaclyn Diaz

January 21, 2026

Stranded motorists wait for a tow on Interstate 95 in 2022 in Ladysmith, Va. A massive winter storm closed about 48 miles of the interstate.

Extreme winter conditions, including ice, freezing temperatures and heavy snow, are expected to blanket much of the U.S. later this week and into the weekend. Here’s how to prepare for winter driving.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Emergency preparedness, traffic, Virginia, winter weather

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

Updates: Tennessee winter storm toll rises as region slowly moves toward normalcy

By Tony Gonzalez

January 21, 2024

Tennessee’s cold blast has passed, but the return to normalcy will be a slow process.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: metro office of emergency management, winter storm, winter weather

Deaths, outages and icy roads: Tennessee’s dangerous cold continues

By Nina Cardona

January 17, 2024

The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 14 fatalities related to the winter storm. Five people have died in Shelby County, two in Washington, and one each in Hickman, Madison, Carroll, Knox, Van Buren, Lauderdale and Henry counties.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, Extreme weather, snow, winter weather

Re-air: Surviving Outside When Temperatures Drop Below Freezing

By Katherine Ruppelt

January 16, 2024

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Right now, Middle Tennessee is covered in snow. It’s beautiful. It’s also well below freezing. How can we all keep family, friends and animals safe in this and every winter storm? And what do the unhoused do when it’s dangerously cold out?

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Cold weather, snow, winter weather

As deep freeze sets in, Tennessee snow is here to stay

By Catherine Sweeney

January 15, 2024

The totals are in: Middle Tennessee got more than 7.5 inches of snow over the holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: Extreme weather, snow, winter weather

More snow and dangerous cold: what’s in the forecast for Middle Tennessee and how to prepare

By Nina Cardona, Cynthia AbramsandPaige Pfleger

January 15, 2024

Snow — as much as 4 inches in some pockets — blanketed Middle Tennessee overnight, and residents woke to a wind chill around zero degrees on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A winter storm warning is in effect until 6 a.m. Tuesday.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: winter weather

Metro loosened its criteria for cold weather sheltering. Here’s the impact of a 4-degree change.

By Cynthia Abrams

January 12, 2024

Frigid temperatures are headed for Middle Tennessee this weekend. And with lows expected to reach the single digits next week, the region will face some of the coldest temperatures it’s seen all year.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, Cold weather shelter, Emergency shelter, extreme shelter, Extreme weather, metro, Office of Homeless Services, winter weather

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