MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An ice storm cautioning begins at 6 p.m. this evening and endures through late morning Wednesday. Many of the News Channel 3 survey region’s provinces are impacted.
The Public Weather conditions Administration on Monday morning anticipated a significant part of the area could see ice gatherings of one-quarter to one-half inch between late Monday and Wednesday evening.
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By Monday evening, a couple of school regions had declared they would be shut or postponed Tuesday.
The City of Memphis said Monday it could start applying brackish water to pretreat city roads, yet if there is a weighty downpour, they will only utilize saline solution if it is sufficient. City teams will treat scaffolds and bridges first, trailed by significant roads with slopes.
“If you don’t need to drive, then don’t,” the city said in a news discharge Monday.
Here are Todd Demers’ weather conditions figures for Monday morning:
Shady and clammy today with shower. A cold day ahead with highs in the upper 30s and north breezes. Downpour or freezing precipitation will be conceivable short-term with lows in the upper 20s by sunrise. Highs Tuesday in the lower 30s. Travel concerns as a result of good to beat all bridges for the following couple of days.
Freezing precipitation or slush this evening, tomorrow, and early Wednesday will worry Mid-South drivers. Plan for potential worries. We will start to heat up leisurely close to the furthest limit of the week with the downpour, hail, or snow finishing and skies clearing. Beneath typical temps will go on until the end of the week.
The Public Weather conditions Administration delivered the accompanying figures:
An approaching ice storm starts this evening.
2 rounds of ice are gauged;
first round: Monday evening through Tuesday morning
second round: Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning
Blackouts/tree harm likely
