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Drive carefully: Drivers urged to use caution during Wednesday morning commute

Roads were treated across East Tennessee as snow fell overnight. Slow down and use caution when driving.

Snow is beginning to cover some roads in East Tennessee, creating hazardous, slick conditions in certain spots.

If you are driving Tuesday night and Wednesday morning: take things slow, particularly on bridges, ramps and back roads where conditions can get dangerously slick. 

Before you head out Wednesday morning, check out the WBIR Traffic Map for real-time traffic conditions.

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Conditions as of 6:30 a.m. Wednesday:

By Wednesday morning, roads were mostly clear despite the overnight snowfall. Counties throughout East Tennessee reported that there were no issues on main roads, including Knox, Sevier, Blount, Cumberland, Union, Campbell, Claiborne, Scott, Roane, Fentress and Morgan Counties.

Campbell County reported that some backroads were still slick in spots by the morning. including Old Middlesboro Highway and Bethlehem Road. Dispatchers also reported a downed tree in Morgan County at Coal Hill Road. However, dispatchers in many East Tennessee counties reported that most major roads were fine.

Drivers were still urged to use caution on the roads as they headed out to their morning commutes.

Conditions as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday:

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is warning of hazardous conditions on I-40 ramps at Exit 340 to Westel Road. Conditions on I-40 are hazardous in the Cumberland County stretch and through the plateau region, so use extra caution when navigating through that section. 

On Tuesday night, a tractor-trailer jack-knifed on I-40 West east of Crossville at Mile Marker 332 due to slick conditions on the road. THP said that section of interstate has since been salted. 

Snow hasn't stuck to most main roads within the valley. Conditions are still somewhat slick from wet roads and slush, which led to a few collisions in places like Jefferson County, but overall -- the snow has not caused any serious traffic concerns on main roads Tuesday night. 

You'll want to keep a close eye on road conditions before you head out the door Wednesday morning -- as temperatures will continue to drop below freezing and conditions could deteriorate.

Back roads, ramps and bridges across the area are a concern -- wintry conditions with snow-covered roads will be possible.

TDOT is reporting patches of snow and ice on SR 63 in Campbell County.

For those in the higher elevations -- particularly in the Cumberland Plateau and mountains -- conditions are slick. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Blount, Cocke, Cumberland, Greene, Monroe, and Sevier counties with reports of snow-covered roads.

We've also received reports of some snow-covered roads in the northern parts of the valley and near the plateau, including Claiborne, Union and Scott counties.

Scott County is reporting main roads are snow covered and slick, asking people to use caution when driving. 

At least 3 inches of snow fell in Cumberland County, and many other counties -- including Claiborne, Campbell, Anderson, Union, and Rhea -- saw at least 2 inches of snow fall. The Powell area in Knox County saw nearly 2 inches of snow, as well. 

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