On Sunday, Jan. 25, the Tennessee Department of Transportation published a press release asking motorists to avoid all non-essential travel.
The full press release is copied below.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) continues to strongly urge motorists to stay home. TDOT crews are on their fourth day of clearing roads and are now removing downed trees. Due to the prolonged weather event, with ice and dangerously low temperatures being experienced across the state, conditions will remain hazardous for at least the next 24 to 48 hours.…