Big re-freeze in Nashville forecast as snow, sleet and rain dissipate

Big re-freeze in Nashville forecast as snow, sleet and rain dissipate

Keith Sharon and Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean

Sun, January 25, 2026 at 4:17 PM UTC

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As the sleet, snow and rain dissipates, the re-freeze should begin the evening of Sunday, Jan. 25.

The weather system that has crippled Middle Tennessee since Saturday morning should be moving away by late afternoon or evening on Sunday, the National Weather Service has predicted.

The danger, however, doesn't go away.

As the wet conditions linger, sidewalks, roads and highways will freeze as temperatures dip into the single digits Monday morning.

Travel will be dangerous to impossible Sunday and Monday, the National Weather Service said.

As wet trees become more icy, trees will topple and branches will break off, making it dangerous for cars and people moving through tree-lined streets.

The danger won't end until temperatures rise above 32 degrees for at least several hours, allowing the ice to melt.

Live updates: More than 200K without power, trees and wires down across Middle Tennessee

More than 200,000 residents lost power over the weekend.

The forecast for restoring power isn't great.

Nashville Electric Service says power outages could last for multiple days or more. A statement from NES includes: “Our teams are fully staffed and already in the field assessing damage and beginning repairs, and contract crews have been called in to assist. This will be a longer outage which could span over days or longer.”

The weather has shut down communities across the United States.

The National Weather Service said the storm will affect tens of millions of people from Texas to New England this weekend.

The Weather Channel has named this event "Winter Storm Fern." The National Weather Service does not name winter storms.

About 30 states are under some kind of winter storm advisory.

Frigid temperatures will "expand across the eastern 2/3 of the country this weekend, with very cold weather continuing through much of next week," according to the National Weather Service. The agency is advising people in the storm's path to prepare themselves and their pets for "life-threatening cold!"

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Frigid temps, days of power outages in Nashville forecast

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