Some people freaked out about a forecast of 17 inches of snow when we got only 3 inches. It wasn’t that the experts were wrong – people just weren’t listening to the actual experts.
While main roads in Clarksville are mostly clear, many side streets are still covered in packed ice. The bigger issue is with driveways, sidewalks and parking lots.
Here are some notable numbers from the ice and snow removal in Clarksville, after the past weekend’s layered “lasagna” of snow.
With ice lingering from the winter storm, several Clarksville schools and offices are remaining closed.
With back roads, driveways and parking lots still layered in ice, another blast of frigid air will spread into the region this weekend.
Roads have improved across Clarksville, but ice is lingering, and high temperatures will stay at or below freezing for the week ahead.
Amid weeks of debate over a proposed City of Clarksville partnership to create a homeless outreach center, Urban Ministries announced Monday that it will “pause the process.”
During this weekend’s ice storm, the all-volunteer Clarksville Jeep Crew assisted over 170 vehicles, including one police car and two ambulances.
A layer of frozen sleet and snow 3 inches thick is blanketing Clarksville, and with high temperatures staying below freezing for the week ahead, it isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
An Extreme Cold Warning has been issued for Clarksville by the NWS from 6 p.m. Monday to noon Tuesday. Wind chills as low as 10 below zero are expected.