PHOTOS: Much of Northeast Mississippi covered with snow, ice
The statue of Elvis begins to get covered in snow as the sun sets Wednesday at the Elvis Presley birthplace in Tupelo.
Kamau Bostic gets in a little target practice with his bow Wednesday afternoon at his home on Clayton Ave in Tupelo.
A pedestrian slowly passes a motorist along Palmetto Road in Verona Wednesday as most roads throughout Lee County are covered in Ice.
Motorists attempt to push a car onto South Gloster from icy side streets on Wednesday. Officials across the region said the snow- and icefall on Wednesday night refroze streets throughout Northeast Mississippi, making travel as treacherous as it’s been in days.
A tractor trailer offloads a supply of fresh bread to small truck as a motorist passes it along Eason Blvd near South Gloster Wednesday.
A tractor trailer offloads a supply of fresh bread to a small truck as a motorist passes it along Eason Blvd near South Gloster Wednesday.
Residents make their way outside Tuesday on Milford Street in Tupelo. Despite a break in fresh sleet-fall, sub-freezing temperatures overnight meant Northeast Mississippians awoke Tuesday morning to icy, often impassable roadways.
A Tupelo Public Works fitted with a snow plow begins clearing Presidents Street in Tupelo Tuesday morning.
Dane Coggin, an employee with US Lawns, clears off a sidewalk on South Broadway Street Wednesday morning in Tupelo.
Chief Piomingo overlooks City Hall in an icy covered Fairpark on Wednesday afternoon in Tupelo.
Dane Coggin and Stephen Childers, employees with US Lawns, pour bags of salt mix into their spreader as they treat sidewalks on South Broadway Street Wednesday morning in Tupelo.
Kirk Wilburn, vice president of FNB Bank at Fairpark in Tupelo, and Richie Alvarez, president, clear off the iced over stairs to the entry of the bank on Wednesday morning in Tupelo.
Traffic moves east on Main Street on Wednesday morning in downtown Tupelo.
Traffic moves along slowly on Main Street on Wednesday morning in downtown Tupelo.
Traffic moves east on Main Street on Wednesday morning in downtown Tupelo.
Dane Coggin and Stephen Childers, employees with US Lawns, treat and clear sidewalks on South Broadway Street Wednesday morning in Tupelo.
The fountain at the Lee County Court House in Tupelo has frozen over due the freezing weather in Northeast Mississippi over the past few days.
Spring Street in Tupelo still shows ice covering the road on Wednesday. Temperatures are not expected to be above freezing until the weekend.
Traffic moves slowly along Gloster and Jackson Streets on Tuesday morning in Tupelo.
Gray Smith, 7, and Wallis Neelly, 9, of Tupelo, line up to race down the hill on their sleds behind St. Luke United Methodist Church in Tupelo on Tuesday morning.
Ed Neelly, of Tupelo, rides on the back of a sled with his son Wallis, 9, as they enjoy time out together in the left over snow and ice, with friends sledding down the hill behind St. Luke United Methodist Church in Tupelo on Tuesday morning.
Only a few area residents braved the icy roads at crosstown in Tupelo, Monday morning. Most of Northeast Mississippi awoke Monday morning to find roads covered in a sheet of ice, making driving conditions treacherous. By Monday at noon, emergency officials across the region were concerned continued sleeting might cause power outages.
Griffin Brashier, 11, uses a laundry basket to sled down a hill at the Bel Air Golf Course Tuesday afternoon.
Gray Smith, 7, of Tupelo, loses his grip sledding down the hill with his friends and sister Lilly Cate, behind St. Luke United Methodist Church in Tupelo on Tuesday morning. Many schools across the region will remain closed Wednesday because of icy conditions.
An ice and snow covered Robins Field on Tuesday morning in Tupelo.
A dog enjoys the scenery while watching it all pass by riding in the back of a 4Runner on Country Club Road Tuesday morning in Tupelo.
An Amazon shipping truck slowly makes its way up an icy west bound exit ramp at I-22 after leaving a full Love's Travel Stop early Tuesday morning in Belden.
An MDOT plow clears off the snow, sleet and ice on Highway 178 in the Macedonia community of Lee County Tuesday morning. Emergency officials continued to advice people to remain indoors and off the roads on Wednesday and Thursday.
Traffic moves slowly along Gloster and Jackson Streets on Tuesday morning in Tupelo.
Tupelo City Hall and the bronze statue of Elvis are surrounded by inches of ice on Monday night.
Motorists make their way slowly past Tupelo Hardware Store Monday night.
Shante Evans, of Tupelo, walks home to her apartment on West Main Street after going to the store for a snack on Monday morning in Tupelo.
A worker uses a small front end loader to clear the parking lot at One Bank Plaza Monday night.
Icy road conditions left Main Street in Tupelo almost completely void of traffic on on what would typically be a bustling Monday morning.
Fidel Cubillo, 14, left, and Gilberto Alatorra pull up to the gas pumps to refuel their quads on Eason Blvd as they plan on spending the day playing the ice.
Crews with Tupelo Public Works continue to clear the intersection of South Green and Eason Blvd Monday night as they try to make the roads safe for travel.