Winter Storm in Tennessee, February 1 to 2, 1996

Name: Winter Storm in Tennessee, February 1 to 2, 1996
Start: 1996-02-01T17:00
End: 1996-02-02T16:00
Location: Tennessee

February 1 to 2, 1996 · NWS OHX · 24 events in 24 counties and zones

Middle Tennessee was prepared for this winter storm. A quote by Mr.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 24 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 24

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.

Middle Tennessee was prepared for this winter storm. A quote by Mr. Bill Travis, the director of Rutherford county emergency services said, "Being prepared before the onset, we had all the agencies in Rutherford county fully mobilized and executing emergency plans to deal with the severe weather. We're prepared for the worst, and hoping for the best." Many areas across middle Tennessee had 4 to 6 inches of snow, with as much as 12 inches across Warren county and the eastern part of Cannon county. The precipitation began as sleet, then changed to snow Thursday night. The southern part of middle Tennesee had a combination of freezing rain, sleet and snow with an accumulation of snow and ice. By around 330 PM CST Friday February 2, 1996, some snow totals were:Counties Snow Depth in Inches 10 AM 4PM Warren 10 12 Eastern Cannon N/A 12Van Buren 9-10 10Cannon 7 8-10Rutherford 8-10 8De Kalb 5 6-8White 5-8 8Putnam 5-7 6-8Overton 4-5 6Bedford 4 6Pickett N/A 6Marshall 4 6Wilson 3 4-6Smith 4 4-6Bledsoe 4-6 4-6Sequatchie N/A 5-6Jackson 4 5-6Clay 3 5Macon 3 3-5Davidson 3 4-5Maury 3 3-5Lawrence 2-3 (snow & ice) 4-5 (snow & ice)Trousdale 3 3-4Williamson 3 3-4 Sumner 1-2 3Cheatham 1 2-4Lewis 2-3 3-4Wayne 4 (snow & ice) 4Giles 3 (snow & ice) 4Moore 2 (snow & ice) 3-6Hickman 2 2-3Grundy 8 3-4 Coffee 4-7 2-4Franklin 3 (ice & snow) 3 Lincoln 3-4 (ice & snow) 3Marion 1-3 (snow & ice) 1-2Perry 3-4 1-3Decatur 2 1Some of the snow loss at 4 PM occurred due to melting and packing.All of Sequatchie county was without power for 30 minutes on the morning of Friday, Feb. 2. 900 folks were without electrical power Friday night across Rutherford county and about a 1000 customers had no electricity in the Chapel Hill area in Marshall county. Schools were closed for several days across middle Tennessee and a number of church services were cancelled on Sunday Feb.4, 1996. A man was injured in a truck accident in Warren county Friday morning.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

24 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Wilson

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Wilson forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.155, -86.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Smith

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Smith forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.251, -85.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Jackson

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.359, -85.673 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Putnam

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.141, -85.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Overton

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Overton forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.345, -85.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Perry

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Perry forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.643, -87.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Marshall

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.469, -86.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Rutherford

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Rutherford forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.843, -86.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Cannon

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Cannon forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.809, -86.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Dekalb

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Dekalb forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.980, -85.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, White

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: White forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.926, -85.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Bedford

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Bedford forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.514, -86.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Moore

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Moore forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.285, -86.359 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Warren

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 35.679, -85.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Grundy

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Grundy forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.388, -85.723 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Van Buren

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Van Buren forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.696, -85.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Sequatchie

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Sequatchie forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.371, -85.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Bledsoe

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Bledsoe forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.596, -85.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Wayne

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.240, -87.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lawrence

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Lawrence forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Giles

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Giles forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.202, -87.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lincoln

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.141, -86.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Franklin

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.155, -86.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Marion

When: February 1, 5:00 PM CST to February 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.129, -85.622 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, February 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5536940, 5536941, 5536942, 5537645, 5537646, 5537647, 5537648, 5537649, 5537650, 5537651, 5537652, 5537653, 5537654, 5537655, 5537656, 5537657, 5537658, 5537659, 5537660, 5537661, 5537662, 5537663, 5537664, 5537665.