A man celebrates making it up a steep, snow-covered hill north of the state Capitol in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. Much of downtown was deserted as state and city government offices were closed for the day. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency reports the state remains under a Level III emergency
from the heavy snowfall, ice and treacherous road conditions brought by Winter Storm Jonas, now ravaging the East Coast.
TEMA spokesman Dean Flener said snowfall has stopped in West and Middle Tennessee but flurries will continue and below-freezing temperatures will prevent any melting before Sunday.
“This means travel and road conditions will remain very hazardous, especially as temperatures fall further and roads re-freeze in the overnight hours,” Flener said in a news release. He said TEMA encourages motorists to avoid travel or limit it if at all possible.