Memphians prepare for rare snowstorm
A family plays in the snow along the Greenline in Cordova on Sunday afternoon Feb. 14, 2021. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to Daily Memphian)
Rahim Rashada found joy in a quiet walking meditation during the snowfall at Shelby Farms on Sunday afternoon Feb. 14, 2021. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to Daily Memphian)
Icicles drip from a frozen angel in prayer at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to Daily Memphian)
A handful of people sledded Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021 near Levitt Shell in Overton Park. (Daja Henry/Daily Memphian)
After a Valentine’s Day wedding, Michael and Nettie Ciaramitaro enjoyed a reception with guests in a tent outside Levitt Shell. (Daja Henry/Daily Memphian)
Dale Childress and his children Thompson (left) and Evelyn (right) headed to Overton Park to sled down the hill at Levitt Shell. (Daja E. Henry/Daily Memphian)
Some savored the unusual weather, including a couple having a Valentine’s Day wedding, while others stormed stores to stock up.
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Public Works warming centers Memphis snow iceDaja E. Henry
Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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