LANCASTER − It is rare, but Fairfield County was under a Level 3 snow emergency Monday morning. Sheriff Alex Lape declared the emergency at 5:18 a.m. He said the last time the county was under a ...

LANCASTER − It is rare, but Fairfield County was under a Level 3 snow emergency Monday morning. Sheriff Alex Lape declared the emergency at 5:18 a.m. He said the last time the county was under a ...

Level 3 - Roadways are closed to all non-emergency travel due to extremely hazardous conditions. No one should be on the roadway unless it is absolutely essential to travel.

After the Volunteer State was hit by multiple rounds of severe weather over the past few days, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency provided an update on storm recovery efforts.

Those reported slide-offs prompted Sheriff Stevens to bump up the Level 2 snow emergency to Level 3, which is the highest level. “Don’t call ‘em a whole lot.

What does a Level 3 snow emergency mean? All roadways are closed to non-emergency personnel. No one else should be out during these conditions unless it is absolutely necessary to travel.