Grocery stores delay hours
It is likely many businesses that kept doors closed Monday will do the same Tuesday. Those some restaurants and stores were open on Presidents Day, many closed early due to safety concerns for employees and customers.
Kroger stores in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky, are set to reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Residents planning to order meals from restaurants should call ahead to verify hours of operation.
Murfreesboro-based Hometown Delivery, which delivers meals from area restaurants, is not in service Tuesday.
MTSU, city and county schools closed
Middle Tennessee State University canceled all of its classes for the second consecutive day due to inclement weather. The Murfreesboro campus will remain closed Wednesday, with the exception of operations essential to public safety and service to on-campus residents.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â The Tennessee Department of Transportation has a lot of resources at their disposal for this winter storm, but the name of the game today is stay off the roads if you can.
TDOT has 45,000 tons of salt for the roads, and they ve already laid 5,000 tons in the past few days. When it comes to manpower, they are full staffed. They moved personnel and equipment over from Knoxville and Chattanooga to help out.
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As the region wakes up to a wintry mix of snow and ice, forecasters warn that the worst of the storm is yet to come, bringing 1 to 3 inches of snow in Nashville and up to 5 inches around Clarksville.
The storm has caused institutional closures, stopped some public transit service, and pushed road crews into around-the-clock duties. Travel is treacherous across the region, with black ice likely even on the interstates.
“If you can stay at home, please stay at home,” says Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Clay Bright.
Crews have had to focus on the highest priority roads, like interstates. For the most part, smaller state routes have been pre-treated but have not been cleared.
Two weather-related deaths reported by TEMA Natalie Neysa Alund and Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean
Nashville and much of Middle Tennessee awoke to freezing temperatures, ice and patches of snow across cars, driveways, sidewalks and roadways on Monday and more frigid weather was expected to hit the region over the next 24 hours.
As of about 6:45 p.m. Monday, hundreds of vehicle crashes and thousands of power outages had been reported across the region.
Law enforcement and city leaders continued to urge residents to stay home. If they must venture out they re asked to bundle up, drive slowly and watch their step.