Winter Storm, Stewart
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stewart forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.501, -87.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 6, 1996
Freezing rain started across middle Tennessee during the early morning hours. The freezing rain caused slippery roadways Saturday morning, especially on bridges and overpasses.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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.
Freezing rain started across middle Tennessee during the early morning hours. The freezing rain caused slippery roadways Saturday morning, especially on bridges and overpasses. The freezing rain changed to sleet in the afternoon and then to all snow around evening.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Montgomery
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.497, -87.383 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Robertson
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Robertson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.526, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Sumner
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sumner forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.469, -86.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Benton
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -88.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Houston
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Houston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.286, -87.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Humphreys
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Humphreys forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.041, -87.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dickson
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dickson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.149, -87.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cheatham
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cheatham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.261, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Davidson
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Davidson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.171, -86.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wilson
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.155, -86.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Decatur
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.603, -88.109 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Perry
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.643, -87.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hickman
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.803, -87.473 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lewis
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.527, -87.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Williamson
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.894, -86.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Maury
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Maury forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.617, -87.077 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rutherford
- When
- January 6, 5:50 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rutherford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.843, -86.417 (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
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Blizzard in Virginia, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alabama, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Delaware, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 6 to 7, 1996
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5537090, 5537091, 5537092, 5537093, 5537094, 5537095, 5537096, 5537097, 5537098, 5537099, 5537100, 5537101, 5537102, 5537103, 5537104, 5537105, 5537106, 5537107.