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LIVE UPDATES: Snow and freezing cold temperatures move into Knoxville and East Tennessee
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Tennessee Blizzard of ’93: Take a look back to 30 years ago
March 12, 2023, is the 30-year anniversary of the “storm of the century,” when 15 inches of snow fell within 24 hours in 1993.
Angela M. Gosnell, Wochit
Snow is falling across East Tennessee, and freezing cold temperatures are moving in.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning through Jan. 16, predicting 4 to 6 inches of snow will fall. Conditions will deteriorate as the snow continues to fall throughout the day.
The dangerous storm is packing a punch across a huge swath of the country. A deep freeze that settled in over the weekend threatened to wallop dozens of states with snow and ice, bring freezing temperatures as far south as Florida.
Check for live updates on the storm, temperatures, road conditions, tips on keeping your car and home safe, and the latest closures.
Radar shows snowstorm rolling through East Tennessee
Check back throughout the day for the latest.
Knoxville road conditions and closures
The city of Knoxville pretreated roads on the evening of Jan. 14. Crews will be out to clear roads as the snow accumulates.
From the National Weather Service office in Morristown: “Plan on slippery road conditions. Roads will deteriorate as Monday wears on. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning and evening commutes.”
Many roads are closed in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Cades Cove Loop, Cherokee Orchard at the park boundary, Foothills Parkway East and West (new and old sections), Gatlinburg Bypass, Laurel Creek,, Little River Road, Upper Tremont and Wears Cove Gap.
Cancelations
- The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Tribute Service that had been scheduled for noon at Overcoming Believers Church in Knoxville has been postponed. An alternate date and time will be announced later, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission announced on its Facebook page.
- The MLK Jr. Day event in downtown Sevierville has been canceled due to the inclement weather.
Stay safe in your car and in your home
There are a few steps to take ‒ and a few myths to avoid ‒ to keep your car running in the bitter cold.
You don’t want frozen pipes or to feel cold in your own house. Take these steps now to be cozy and safe.
Power outages can be dangerous. Here’s how to stay safe and avoid fires.
Knoxville opens warming shelters
In addition to the year-round shelters, three overnight emergency warming centers are open for people and their pets. Doors close for the night at 8 p.m. (meaning guests have to be inside by that time).
- Cokesbury Church: 9919 Kingston Pike, open 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.
- Vestal United Methodist Church, 115 Ogle Ave., open 5 p.m. to 10 a.m.
- Magnolia Avenue United Methodist Church, 2700 E. Magnolia Ave., open 5 p.m. to 10 a.m.
Volunteers are needed. Please sign up:
Vestal: https://www.signupgenius.com/…/9040F49A4AC22A5F85…
Magnolia: https://www.signupgenius.com/…/9040F49A4AC22A5F85…
To get more info, call 865-215-4010. To volunteer, call 211 or email office@knoxtnhousing.org. To donate new or used sleeping bags or comforters, or new socks and underwear, call KARM at 865-673-6540.
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Potential mass shooter fatally shoots self after causing lockdown in Tennessee
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A suspect fatally shot himself after entering an office building near a shopping mall and causing a lockdown, local cops in Tennessee said Monday.
The incident happened around 2 p.m. local time when the man went into the building near the Hamilton Place shopping mall in Chattanooga.
Several businesses in the area went into lockdown.
“A shooter was inside the building and was attempting to execute a plan. That failed,” Chattanooga Police Department Sgt. Victor Miller told reporters. “We found that he shot himself, and he is deceased.”
No other injuries were reported. Police did not say how many shots may have been fired. The incident occurred in an office park with multiple business and agencies, but it’s unknown where exactly the shooting unfolded. No other details about the man’s plan were made available, and his identity was not immediately released.
The situation — which was originally reported as a mass shooter event — remains under investigation, police said. The lockdowns were lifted after about two hours, when cops determined there was no more threat to public safety.
Miller said more information would be made public at a later time.
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Texas A&M College World Series Finals Game 3 vs. Tennessee: How to Watch, Betting Odds
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The Texas A&M Aggies are just one away from their first-ever national title in baseball.
After opening up the final series vs. the Tennessee Volunteers with a resounding 9-5 win, the Aggies fell 4-1 in Game 2, evening the series at 1-1, and setting up a decisive Game 3 on Monday night.
“Close ball game, just exactly what you’d expect with these two teams,” Aggies coach Jim Schlossnagle said after the Game 2 loss. “To think you’d roll right through it in two games, that would’ve been nice. We get to play the last college baseball game of the season and that’s awesome.”
Taking the mound for the Aggies will be starter Justin Lamkin who currently sits at 3-2 with a 5.00 ERA, and averages 12.3 strikeouts per game.
Meanwhile, for the Volunteers, the ball will go to Zander Sechrist, who sits at 5-1 with a 3.22 ERA.
So can the Aggies overcome the odds and upset the favored Volunteers to capture their first ever baseball national title?
Here is how you can tune in to the matchup, as well as the betting odds (via Fan Duel):
WHAT: Texas A&M Aggies vs. Tennessee Volunteers – College World Series Final
WHERE: Charles Schwab Field, Omaha, NE (Capacity: 24,000)
WHEN: Game 3 – Monday, June 24- 6 p.m.
TV: Game 3 (if necessary) – ESPN/ESPN+
RADIO: 1150 AM/93.7 FM, TAMU Sports Network
SPREAD: Tennessee: -1.5 (-140), Texas A&M: +1.5 (+108)
MONEY LINE: Tennessee: -260, Texas A&M: +196
OVER/UNDER: 10.5 (Over -108/Under -122)
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Replacing Derrick Henry doesn’t end with Spears, Pollard: Tennessee Titans search for RB3
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Replacing Derrick Henry won’t just be the job of two men.
In Henry’s five healthy seasons, from 2018 to 2023, the Tennessee Titans handed the ball to their No. 3 running back an average of 0.75 times per game. Their No. 3 running back in 2023, Jonathan Ward, carried just three times all season.
For comparison, the average No. 3 NFL back in 2023 carried 32 times. The Pittsburgh Steelers were the only team that used a third tailback less frequently than the Titans.
Tyjae Spears and Tony Pollard are taking over Henry’s mantle atop the depth chart, but without a Henry-like presence touching the ball 30 times per game, the Titans need more bodies.
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“You’re not just going to have two backs. You’re actually going to have to platoon about three of them,” Titans running backs coach Randy Jordan told The Tennessean. “That third guy’s got to be a special teams guy. He’s got to be a guy we can count on. I really look for that third guy to be able to play on first, second and third down and be able to be a plug-and-play guy. It’s a really, really big decision.”
The Titans’ options beyond Spears and Pollard are: 2022 fourth-round pick Hassan Haskins; two-year practice squad player Julius Chestnut; and undrafted rookies Jabari Small and Dillon Johnson. The four players have 34 NFL carries combined, and none since 2022.
No player in that bunch should be expected to replace Henry, but Jordan has various reasons for why he’s excited about the depth of his room.
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The biggest question mark about the Spears-Pollard tandem is to whom the Titans will turn in situations that call for a bigger back. This is where Haskins can stake his claim to the No. 3 job.
“Hassan, he’s one that I’m really intrigued with,” Jordan said. “Big backs, I kind of like coaching those guys. They have a different type of skill set. I call it being a bully. I say, ‘Look, God made you that size. Let’s make sure we let people know that you’re the bully on every play.’ “
Jordan says the 6-foot-2, 228-pound Haskins is doing a good job of absorbing information and executing plays. Haskins hasn’t played since 2022, though, and he’s not the Titans’ only bigger option. Chestnut measures in at 5-11, 228 pounds, and Johnson is 5-11, 217 pounds.
More than filling one specific role, though, Jordan says the main thing he’s looking for from a No. 3 back is consistency. He doesn’t want players who know the protections on Wednesday but forget them by Friday, or players who have energy on Thursdays but not Mondays.
With regards to consistency, he has been pleased with his two rookies. Small, the Tennessee product, and Johnson, the Washington standout, roomed together throughout OTAs and minicamp, helping each other learn the offense. Both have significant learning curves coming from wide-open college passing attacks, starting even with huddling for the first time.
But both expressed confidence in their fit with the Titans.
“I think it complements me,” Johnson said. “I played at Washington where we threw the ball a lot, but we also ran the ball a lot. So that’s kind of a balanced attack.”
“It’s definitely a learning curve as far as what I’ve been doing the past three years, but football is football,” Small added. “Everybody runs the same things. It’s just different formations, different terminology.”
Jordan called Small the team’s “tweener.” Come training camp, Jordan is excited to see how Small responds in pass protection, because he’s already fairly confident in his pass-catching ability and versatility.
Between the practice squad and active roster, it’s plausible the Titans could hold on to Haskins, Chestnut, Johnson and Small, especially with the added value running backs provide under the new kickoff rules. But given the need for balanced depth everywhere, it’s most likely the player who makes the 53-man roster as the No. 3 running back will have to be dependable as a runner, receiver, blocker and tackler.
Figuring out who that should be will earn Jordan his paycheck.
“It’s probably one of the most important things as a coach that I’m going to have to do this year,” Jordan said.
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Nick Suss is the Titans beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Nick at nsuss@gannett.com. Follow Nick on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @nicksuss.
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