Bad road conditions main concern in Covington as next winter storm approaches
Main highways plowed in Tipton County before 2nd round of winter weather By Cassie Carlson | February 16, 2021 at 8:51 PM CST - Updated February 16 at 11:29 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Covington got more than four inches of snow in the first round of snow, Monday. With more on the way, road conditions are the main concern in Covington.
Covington Mayor Justin Hanson said the city has been prepping roads since last Thursday, but they haven’t seen a weather event like this before. Luckily, there haven’t been many major accidents. Highway 51 was cleared Tuesday and in fairly good conditions. However, the side streets were in bad shape. With the sun out, it did melt some of the snow already on the ground, which is why there’s so much concern as temperatures drop and snow falls overnight.
Tipton County residents preparing for standing water to refreeze overnight
Tipton County residents preparing for standing water to refreeze overnight By Arianna Poindexter | February 11, 2021 at 9:45 PM CST - Updated February 11 at 9:49 PM
TIPTON, County. (WMC) - All eyes are on what could develop overnight as temperatures remain at or below freezing in Tipton County.
Covington Mayor Justin Hanson said the city dodged a bullet with the overnight storm.
âWe started out with some thunder and pretty heavy sleet and freezing rain, our crews responded very quickly, started salting the roadways here and we faired a lot better than I thought,â Hanson said