Midwest and Tennessee Brace for Heavy Snow

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People who live in Nashville are likely to witness a rare event this holiday season: A white Christmas. Several inches of snow are expected to reach parts of Tennessee, Georgia and the Midwest this weekend. Up to eight inches could fall in Iowa and six inches in Illinois and Minnesota. It’s been 41 years since snow accumulated in Tennessee on December 25.

Send us your weather report: Text the word SNOW to 69866.

Marvin Norwood, who listens on WCLK reports on the weather from Atlanta, Ga; Tim Springer, who listens on KFAI in Minneapolis, Minn.; along with Hilary Craiglow, who is from Memphis, Tenn., but visiting Massachusetts.

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