Take off your jacket and throw on your flip flops, because the temps are finally heating up!
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It will finally get above freezing for most of the state today, but only barely.
Thousands of Tennesseans are still without power, and some have been stranded that way for 2 days. Electric crews say they are working as fast as they can, but in some cases there is a little debate on that online.
The conditions are so poor that the TBI has allocated their hotline temporarily for welfare checks and asked us to share.
This is something I've never personally seen them do, and it shows just how serious winter weather can be in the Volunteer state.
Though many of the main roads are passable in most places the back roads are still extremely dangerous, and falling thawing ice and trees are still a major concern and the reason for the prolonged outages.
And then, if that wasnt enough, many people reported hearing frost quakes
Frosted flakes?
No, Frost quakes, which occur when groundwater freezes and expands the soil causing large booms and shakes.
Overall they are pretty harmless, but can still be shocking to experience in person.
*glaring look?*
Id prefer the cereal
Id still prefer Frosted flakes
Round 2
There are 2 teens missing and the East TN Valley Crime Stoppers is looking for them.
Now because we cant edit videos after we post them, make sure you check the pinned comment for the latest updates on this so you're sharing good information.
Alicia Shears and Eulanda Mitchelle were last seen on January 24 just before the icepocalypse sneaking out of a windows of their home near Bearden Middle School in Knoxville.
Now, a lot of us snuck out as kids, but with the weather conditions being as bad as they are, there's an additional risk factor that you usually dont have to worry about in TN.
If you know where they are, please reach out to the Knoxville Police Department or East TN Valley Crime Stoppers. You can text, call, and even remain anonymous.
And again, check the pinned comment in case you're watching this a few days later because hopefully, by then, they've been found.
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Round 3
And last up I know freshly plowed roads with little to no traffic on them can be tempting, dont let that lead foot land you in the slammer.
A 21 year old Humboldt man found out the hard way that even when city offices are closed, city police are still out ready to pull you over.
Nickel Burton, of little old Humboldt, Tennessee
Was pulled over late last night for doing 20 miles over the speed limit on mount juliet road.
When cops ran his info, it came back he had active warrants in Davidson County for vehicle theft & contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
He's currently sitting in the Davidson County jail awaiting a bond and the inevitable slap on the wrist — because let's face it, anyone who expects him to get MORE than that in Nashville probably took me serious when I told them to grab the flip flops.
*eye stare*
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