Update, 7:30 p.m.: Premier Medical Group will be closed Tuesday. All patients with appointments are being contacted to reschedule appointments.
Update, 6 p.m.: Fort Campbell will be open for only mission-essential personnel on Tuesday.
Fort Campbell schools will be closed. The Commissary is closed Tuesday, with tentative plans to re-open Wednesday.
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital outpatient services will be closed. BACH emergency and inpatient services will remain open 24/7.
Update, 5:20 p.m.: Montgomery County Sheriff John Fuson is urging people to stay off the roads tonight and on Tuesday, with conditions getting worse as more snow and sleet fall.
“The fewer people we have on the roads equates to fewer accidents or stranded motorists,” he said.
Update, 3:45 p.m.: Austin Peay State University will shift to remote operations on Tuesday. Non-essential facilities will be closed, according to an APSU alert.
Update, 3:15 p.m.: Zinc Plant Road is closed at River Road because of a weather-related wreck. There is no estimate on when it will open.
“Once again we ask residents to stay at home and limit travel with the current road conditions,” Montgomery County Government said in an alert.
Update, 2:20 p.m.: All Kroger stores in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky area will close at 6 p.m. today due to the weather. They will not re-open until 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Publix is closing its stores at 5 p.m. and reopening at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Update, 2 p.m.: The Clarksville and Montgomery County mayors urged citizens to again stay home on Tuesday, with road conditions getting worse across the area.
Streets and roads are icy, and city Street Department crews are out spreading salt on main routes. Officials continue to monitor snowfall. Trucks with plows are prepared to clear main roads and spread more salt and brine as needed.
Update, 12:40 p.m.: Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office issued this travel warning:
“ALL ROADS are deteriorating significantly with the sleet/snow. Visibility is LESS than .25 miles and wrecks are starting to occur throughout the county. We DO NOT recommend driving in this weather. If you must travel go slow and TURN ON YOUR HEADLIGHTS.”
Update, 12:15 p.m.: The second round of the forecast winter storm has arrived in Clarksville, with snow falling and beginning to accumulate on top of the icy mix that fell overnight.
The latest projections show 4 to 7 inches of total accumulation through 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools have announced they’ll be remote Tuesday, and remote days may continue this week.
Update, 9:45 a.m.: The Health Department’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing site at Governor’s Square Mall is closed today because of weather, according to Director Joey Smith.
Update, 9 a.m.: Interstate 24 from Clarksville to Nashville is in good condition, according to morning commuters.
The main roads in Clarksville are in mostly good condition, but expect slippery side roads, parking lots and hills.
Drivers should stay off the roads if they can, and drive slowly if they have to go out.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Montgomery County woke to slick roads on Monday, after a predicted night of snow and ice.
Just shy of a half-inch of icy snow was on the roads in Clarksville by 6 a.m., with light sleet still falling.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reported that roadways were completely white and slippery in all areas of the county just after midnight.
“Salt trucks are continuing to do what they can, but the lines on the road are no longer visible. Please stay off the roads if at all possible,” the MCSO said in an alert.
This afternoon and evening, we’re expected to see 4 to 7 inches of snow. City and county mayors have asked for everyone to stay home if possible, and schools have gone remote.
This article will be updated.