CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Middle Tennessee, including Montgomery County, is bracing for the first snowfall of the season.
UPDATE: Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools are operating on half day dismissal schedule today, Thursday, Jan. 5. This is the same dismissal followed before winter break.
The National Weather Service says light snow is possible Thursday afternoon through Friday night. A dusting to one inch of snow is possible.
Some accumulation on roads is possible.
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the area through midnight on Thursday.
Forecasters expect roads to become slick during rush hour on Thursday evening and continuing into Thursday night.
While snowfall totals are not expected to be excessive by any stretch, any amount of snow will cause at least minor travel impacts across the mid-state. However, moderate travel impacts could be experienced both Friday and Saturday mornings.
Temperatures will drop to 18 degrees Thursday night and 11 degrees Friday night. Friday’s high will only reach the low 20s.
The Clarksville Street Department has begun putting down brine on major roads to prepare for slick conditions.
Dozens of Tennessee Department of Transportation trucks were laying down a salt and water mixture Wednesday to fight the effects of potentially freezing roads.
“We are doing a lot of brining in our Clarksville and our Nashville area,” TDOT spokesperson Kathryn Schulte told WKRN News 2. “We are really focusing on the routes north of I-40, and tomorrow more for the southern part of our region as well.”
For the updated forecast, visit the ClarksvilleNow.com weather page.
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