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Snow, sleet, freezing rain cancel school; more snow and ice on the way

By Christine Anne Piesyk | January 31, 2008 |

Clarksville awoke to the sound of sleet pelting windows; a glimpse outside revealed a wintry mix of snow and sleet coating the ground and turning roadways to a slick, slippery mess. Officials were quick to cancel school for the day in anticipation of a change to freezing rain by mid-morning, according to the National Weather Service.

At 8 a.m. today, side streets, walkways and parking lots remained snow covered and slippery. Driving is considered hazardous this morning; officials urge drivers who have to be on the roads to slow down and use extra caution when navigating slushy and snow-covered streets. Numerous accidents have been reported on I-24 and along the Kentucky-Tennessee state line.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the region.

Though the morning snow and sleet is expected to turn to all rain by afternoon, as temperatures rise to about 40 in the Clarksville area, a surge of cold air tonight will turn that rain back to freezing rain and sleet, with light coatings of ice expected before it all turns to snow overnight. An inch or two of snow is expected to accumulate.

Youngsters, with an unexpected day off from school, eye the white stuff, hoping for enough to make small snowmen, maybe have a snowball fight, or find a slick hill for sledding. That may not happen today, but an inch of snow overnight might do the trick for Friday.

About Christine Anne Piesyk

With 40 years behind me (Huh? What? How did that happen?) as a journalist, feature writer, investigative reporter, editor, and film/theater/arts critic, I brought my liberal New England activism to Tennessee several years ago. having completed a midlife undergraduate degree in community organizing and women's studies, and an MA in Interdisciplinary Arts. I am currently an MFA student at Goddard College. I served on Future Search Commissions for two colleges and an issue-specific commission for the City of Northampton, MA, and did minor undergraduate work in studies in urban planning and community development. I am a community volunteer and a member of FreeThinkers for Peace and Civil Liberties. I am a certified storm spotter. In my spare time (define spare time please?) I am a voracious reader, obsessive movie buff, classical music junkie; I also and design and make sci-fi/fantasy and renaissance costumes. I have an unquenchable interest in just about everything. I see life as an ongoing opportunity for learning and adventure, with the best things still to come. All posts by Christine Anne Piesyk as presented on Clarksville Online are copyright ©2006, 2007 to the author.

Email: womanspeak@yahoo.com

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