MEMPHIS, Tenn. — We have set a new snow record for Jan. 10, and the snow isn’t even done falling.

The old record was 3.6 inches in 1997. So far Friday morning, about 6 inches have fallen, with more coming down.

“Today’s snowfall blows that record out of the water/ice/snow,” Weather Expert Jim Jaggers said.

Snowfall will intensify early Friday morning and remain heavy at times. It will gradually taper off from west to east on Friday afternoon.

At 4 a.m., city streets were slushy but passable. A snowplow was seen working Union Avenue. Corie Ventura reported that interstates were moving.

The Memphis Police Department issued an inclement weather crash policy until further notice. This means if you are involved in a non-injury crash with no drinking or drugs involved and no wreckers are needed at the scene, you can take matters into your own hands by following the steps below:

• Exchange information with the person involved, including name, address, phone number, insurance information, and vehicle information such as tag number.
• Take photos of the vehicles involved including the tag.
• Drivers involved should pick a time to meet at the nearest Memphis police station or report to the Memphis Police Department Traffic Office at 3430 Austin Peay.
• When arriving to file the crash report, bring your vehicle, proof of insurance, and vehicle registration. File within ten days.

We’re still on track for a large swath of 5-7”+ along the I-40 corridor down into northern Mississippi, especially for areas closer to the state line. Deeper into northern Mississippi there’s likely to be some periods of sleet, freezing rain, and possibly even straight rain.

Travel will be hazardous regardless of how much snow you receive, so please stay home unless absolutely necessary. This will be heavy, wet snow which could lead to sporadic power outages.

Several flights departing from Memphis International Airport on Friday have also been canceled.

As of 5:30 a.m., affected routes included destinations to Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington. Travelers can check their flight status for updates here.

MEM says they have more than 40 vehicles dedicated to snow and ice removal including snow brooms, plow trucks, snow blowers, liquid and granular de-icing trucks, and tractors.

They noted that even though they are responsible for clearing runways and taxiways, the airlines handle all aspects of de-icing aircraft including staffing, application, and equipment maintenance.

Even if MEM is open with departing and arriving flights, severe weather across the states could disrupt airline schedules.

Our team of weather experts has you covered every step of the way, and we’re planning on extended coverage for you all day Friday on WREG.