Middle Tennessee's Surprise Snow Brings Traffic Headaches, More Than 300 Wrecks

ANTIOCH, TN — The track of Friday's snowstorm ended up farther north than forecasters expected, catching Nashville unawares, leading to school closures and early dismissals across the Midstate and causing traffic headaches in the area. Metro Schools made an early decision to start school on time, but officials later reversed the call and announced early dismissal, with high schools closing at 10:30, elementary schools at 11:30 and middle schools at 12:30, perhaps influenced by a handful of accidents in Antioch as buses tried to get students to school.

Around 7:30 Friday morning, a bus on Tusculum Road near Shihmen Drive hit a mailbox. No one was injured in the crash.

Two other buses in Antioch were reportedly stuck on a road, as well.

A bus dropping students off at home reportedly slid into a ditch with kids aboard in Antioch.

Nashville Fire crews were called around 11:35 a.m. to Humber Drive and Torbay Drive to a report of a bus that slid off the road into a ditch with children on board. At noon, department spokesman Brian Haas told The Tennessean the bus was tipped over and that children remained on board, but no injuries were reported.

By 10:30 a.m., more than 300 non-injury accidents were reported.

Metro Police said the majority of the traffic problems were south of downtown, leading to a re-allocation of officers.