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[Middle Tennessee Weather @middletennwx]

Another coating of snow possible Friday into the weekend.

[NWS Nashville @NWSNashville]

Before it gets warmer, it'll only get colder. Another blast of cold air arrives this weekend, sending our temps below freezing until Monday. There is a low chance for snow across the Plateau Friday - Saturday morning, but accumulations are expected to be minor at less than 1".

[Nashville Electric Service @NESpower]

#NESOutageAlert January 26 12:30pm

NES teams worked overnight to make repairs and restore power to customers after freezing rain and ice impacted the NES service territory and have since restored power to 68,000 customers. NES and contracted crews will continue operations in rotations, and they will remain on extended 14–16‑hour shifts to ensure we can continue responding to outages quickly. To ensure the safety of our team members, it is against NES policy to disclose locations of where crews are working in the field.

NES lineworkers restore power by tackling areas affecting the largest number of customers first. We understand being without power is difficult, especially when conditions outside are extreme. Regardless of where you live, all our customers are important, and our lineworkers are working hard to get every last outage repaired. No one will be forgotten or left behind; however, utility prioritization practices are to restore the greatest number of customers first.

Right now:
•There are about 167,000 customers currently without power
•At least 143 broken poles have been reported across our service area

NES has doubled its workforce, with nearly 300 lineworkers deployed across our service area. Vegetation management crews and supplemental contract crews have been deployed to complement our restoration efforts and ensure lineworkers can continue reaching their sites efficiently.

NES asks that customers ensure their homes are ready to receive power. If weatherheads, power masts, or meter bases are damaged, our crews cannot safely reconnect power. NES maintains and repairs the lines leading to a customer’s home, but homeowners are responsible for the equipment on the house. If home equipment repairs need to be made, we strongly suggest contacting a licensed electrician for those repairs.

Along with city officials, NES also continues to ask for the community’s help. If your power is out, do not call 911. We need to keep those lines open for emergencies. But if you see a downed power line, that is an emergency, so that is when it is appropriate to call 911. We ask that everyone stay away from downed power lines, and to always assume they are live and dangerous.

How to Stay Updated
•Report outages by texting OUT to 637797 (NESPWR) from the phone number linked to your account, or by calling (615) 234‑0000.
•NES will share restoration information on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook throughout the event.

[Middle Tennessee Weather @middletennwx]

Snow and ice totals from around the area from NWS Nashville.

[Nashville Electric Service @NESpower]

#NESOutageAlert January 26 9:30am

NES teams worked overnight to make repairs and restore power to customers after freezing rain and ice impacted the NES service territory and have since restored power to 60,000 customers. NES and contracted crews will continue operations in rotations, and they will remain on extended 14–16‑hour shifts to ensure we can continue responding to outages quickly.

NES lineworkers restore power by tackling areas affecting the largest number of customers first. We understand being without power is difficult, especially when conditions outside are extreme. Regardless of where a customer lives, all of our customer base is important, and our crews are working hard to get every last outage repaired. No one will be forgotten or left behind; however, utility prioritization practices are to restore the greatest number of customers first.

Right now:
• there are about 175,000 customers currently without power
• at least 109 broken poles have been reported across our service area

NES will double its workforce by midday today, with nearly 300 lineworkers deployed across our service area. Vegetation management crews and supplemental contract crews have been deployed to complement our restoration efforts and ensure lineworkers can continue reaching their sites efficiently.

NES asks that customers ensure their homes are ready to receive power. If weatherheads, power masts, or meter bases are damaged, our crews cannot safely reconnect power. NES maintains and repairs the lines leading to a customer’s home, but homeowners are responsible for the equipment on the house. If home equipment repairs need to be made, we strongly suggest contacting a licensed electrician for those repairs.
Along with city officials, NES also continues to ask for the community’s help. If your power is out, do not call 911. We need to keep those lines open for emergencies. But if you see a downed power line, that is an emergency, so that is when it is appropriate to call 911. We ask that everyone stay away from downed power lines, and to always assume they are live and dangerous.

How to Stay Updated
•Report outages by texting OUT to 637797 (NESPWR) from the phone number linked to your account, or by calling (615) 234‑0000.
•NES will share restoration information on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook throughout the event.

[Middle Tennessee Weather @middletennwx]

An Extreme Cold Warning is set to go into effect tomorrow night into Tuesday morning. Wind chills well into the negatives expected.

[James Pettus @PettusWX]

Lots of ice accretion and tree/power line damage in Nashville, TN. #tspotter @NWSNashville

[emma @emma05676337]

@NashSevereWx #tSpotter near Charlotte Park/The Nations

[Brian Black @brianblack777]

Just came down in Spring Hill. @NashSevereWx #tSpotter

[victoria @vic102375]

@NashSevereWx
Tree in berryhill area. @NashSevereWx @WKRN
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[Middle Tennessee Weather @middletennwx]

This is getting rough. Hang in there yall.

[Middle Tennessee Weather @middletennwx]

The NWS has bumped our ice totals a bit for most of the area. This will be a very high impact event tonight. Please hunker down, get your heating sources together, and stay safe tonight. Prepare for long duration power outages. Also a reminder, most of us will not get above freezing for the next 5+ days.

Confidence is increasing that we will see a significant ice storm. We would not be shocked to see ice storm warnings extended further north and east.

[Middle Tennessee Weather @middletennwx]

Getting some impressive returns in the Dickson area, any measurements from the past 10 minutes or so?

[Middle Tennessee Weather @middletennwx]

Big issues happening in the metro.

[Middle Tennessee Weather @middletennwx]

Let it snow! Sleet now creeping into our Southern counties.

[NWS Storm Prediction Center @NWSSPC]

5:56am CST #SPC_MD 0041 , #kywx #tnwx #gawx #alwx #mswx #mowx #arwx, https://t.co/AYbH035qYq

[Middle Tennessee Weather @middletennwx]

As new forecasts are coming out, it is clear that we will not reach above freezing until late text week. So don't expect to go anywhere over the next several days.

[Middle Tennessee Weather @middletennwx]

Still sticking with this.

[Middle Tennessee Weather @middletennwx]

Here is our snow/ice forecasts.

First, the ice. The ice is dangerous. Anything over a quarter inch of ice (0.25") is considered damaging and could cause power outages and isolated tree damage. Once we get into that half inch to .75"+ range, that is crippling. We expect widespread power outages and tree damage for whoever sees the most ice accretion out of this. Our best guess along with the weather service says our SW counties.

Next with the snow. We expect most snowfall to occur north of i40. Along and south of i40 is expected to mix in with a good bit of sleet, that will cut into snow totals. Then in our south counties, we will be dealing with minimal snowfall, with freezing rain, sleet, and even plain old rain dominating precip type wise.

This is subject to change, so come back tomorrow for any updates.

[Middle Tennessee Weather @middletennwx]

Today is the last day to prepare. A significant ice storm is on the way.

Expect power outages (some could last a good bit), damage to trees, and extremely hazardous travel conditions.