With severe winter weather set to roll into the Memphis area later today, Mid-South residents are preparing their homes for snow and ice, buying up grocery store staples and hunkering down ahead of the storm.
Precipitation forecasts have changed throughout the week, but people should expect accumulation of snow, sleet and ice from Friday evening through the weekend, making travel dangerous or near impossible, according to the National Weather Service Memphis office.
Here’s what you need to know about the winter weather hitting the Memphis area on Friday, Jan. 23.
MPD inclement weather policy
The Memphis Police Department’s inclement weather policy remains inactive, but it may be triggered if the weather worsens over the weekend. According to MPD, if the policy is activated, there will be alerts issued to inform the public of the change…