State braces for freezing temperatures and rain
After enjoying temperatures into the mid-70s, most of Tennessee braced for freezing temperatures and precipitation Thursday night.
Weather forecasters called for temperatures to dip below 30 in some parts of the state, with light snow and freezing rain for most of Tennessee. No accumulation is expected.
Mike Girodo, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Nashville, said the drastic drop in temperature is being caused by a jet stream moving further south and bringing cold air from Canada.
“It’s actually becoming more normal,” Girodo said. “It’s been above normal for a while.”
He said the state could see a warming spell by next Tuesday, with temperatures reaching the mid-50s.
Nashville’s high of 76 Thursday tied a record set in 1933. Other highs were 72 in Memphis, 66 in Dyersburg, 70 in Jackson, 67 in Crossville, 74 in Chattanooga, 67 in Knoxville, 62 in Morristown and 64 in Bristol.