February 22, 2015 — After a week of below freezing temperatures, frozen precipitation, snow, icy conditions and all that comes with it west Tennessee has begun to thaw.

Some schools and business to the north of Madison County are still closed due to road conditions. Madison County schools are open for the first day in 10 days. Local government offices and business return to normal hours.

The state has been declared a disaster and Gov Haslam will be looking to Washington for relief.  Gov. Bill Haslam elevated Tennessee on Saturday to a higher level state of emergency, meaning hard-hit areas may be eligible for state and federal assistance.

In addition to the damages from ice and snow there were numerous flooding issues as the temperatures rose and precipitation turned into rain.

According to the National Weather Service Jackson received 3.14 inches of rainfall Saturday.

The weather service forecast for our area calls for daytime highs in the mid to upper 30’s and lows in the 20’s and teens.

State officials say the storms and freezing temperatures this past week in Tennessee caused 22 deaths.

Forecasters say the heavy precipitation has gone, but most of the state will see low temperatures in the teens to mid-20s the rest of the week.

According to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, there are about 32,000 power outages in Tennessee.