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Ahead of a cold weather advisory, schools across Middle Tennessee close

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — With bitter cold and single digits forecasted, some school districts in Middle Tennessee will close on Wednesday.

The Nashville Weather Service has placed a cold weather advisory for the entire NewsChannel 5 coverage area, effective from 6 p.m. Tuesday until 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Here's what districts are closed:

  • Cheatham County Schools
  • Clay County Schools
  • Coffee County Schools
  • Cumberland County Schools (Tennessee)
  • DeKalb County Schools
  • Dickson County Schools
  • Grundy County Schools
  • Houston County Schools (opening two hours late)
  • Humphreys County Schools
  • Jackson County Schools
  • Macon County Schools (one hour late)
  • Manchester City Schools
  • Overton County Schools
  • Perry County Schools
  • Stewart County Schools
  • Van Buren County Schools
  • Warren County Schools (Tennessee)

You can check more for updated closings in Snow Watch by tapping here.

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My friend and colleague Carrie Sharp had a lot of fun last week, on an adventure to a country more than three thousand miles away! She’s back now – sharing her Adventures in Iceland through stories, and incredible images of this remarkably beautiful and unique island nation (kudos to Chief Photographer Catherine Steward)! But did you know Nashville has something very important in common with Iceland? Tourism! Here, Carrie explains how a volcanic eruption decades ago helped save the country’s economy from collapse!

-Rhori Johnston