(This story has been updated to reflect TEMA fatalities released at 9:05 pm Friday, January 19, 2024)
The Emergency Management Agency reported Friday night that Tennessee’s weather-related death toll has risen to 19. The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 19 weather-related fatalities. Seven in Shelby County, one in Hickman County, one in Madison County, two in Washington County, one in Carroll County, one in Knox County, one in Van Buren County, one in Lauderdale County, one in Henry County, two in Marshall County, and one in Roane County.
On Wednesday (1/17/24), a State of Emergency was declared to provide temporary hours of service relief to commercial livestock and poultry industry drivers until 3:59 p.m. January 27. This declaration runs concurrent with the previous State of Emergency that is providing commercial vehicles transporting fuel relief from hours of service also until 3:59 p.m. on January 27.