Better to play it safe with the freezing rain/ice. Expected 3 to 5 inches in our area tomorrow. I planned on getting the Thanksgiving shopping today, but caught hubby's cold. May go later with the all of the milk & bread crowd.
Our route goes up through Jackson, TN, Dyersburg, and crosses the river into MO at Caruthersville. From the forecast we were concerned about hitting the freezing rain just north of Jackson. Last thing in the world you ever, ever want to do is cross that big exposed bridge over the river with ice on it.

We got caught in it once, started following a Semi, that was clearing the road until we hit the elevated bridge span where it was froze solid. He started jackknifing but luckily managed to recover and gently bump the concrete rail. I was using my brake like I had a dozen eggs between the pedal and my foot, coming to a stop inches from him. Took a good 15 mins of nerve wracking slipping/sliding to get the rest of the way off that beast.