Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 6 to 8, 1996

Name: Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 6 to 8, 1996
Start: 1996-01-06T17:00
End: 1996-01-08T06:00
Location: Tennessee

January 6 to 8, 1996 · NWS OHX · 43 events in 43 counties and zones

The snow started Saturday evening and did not let up until Monday morning. As a result, church services were cancelled Sunday, schools were closed for several days across middle Tennessee.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 43 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: 0
Property damage: $10,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 43

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.

The snow started Saturday evening and did not let up until Monday morning. As a result, church services were cancelled Sunday, schools were closed for several days across middle Tennessee. There were several fender benders as a result of the snow storm across middle Tennessee. Snow totals for this storm were 4 to 5 inches across Davidson county, 1-3 inches for the southern part of middle Tennessee, and as much as 8 inches for Gainsboro in Jackson county and 6-8 inches for Clay county. Jackson and Clay counties are located in the Cumberland Plateau.

The radar

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Event by event

43 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Stewart

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Stewart forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.501, -87.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Montgomery

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM 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, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM 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, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Sumner forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.469, -86.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Macon

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Macon forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.532, -86.007 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Clay

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.551, -85.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Pickett

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Pickett forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.558, -85.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Benton

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM 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, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM 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, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM 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, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM 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, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM 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, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM 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, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Wilson forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.155, -86.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Trousdale

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Trousdale forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.392, -86.157 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Smith

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Smith forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.251, -85.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Jackson

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.359, -85.673 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Overton

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Overton forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.345, -85.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Decatur

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM 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, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM 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, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM 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, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM 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, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM 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, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Maury forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.617, -87.077 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Marshall

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.469, -86.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Rutherford

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Rutherford forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 35.843, -86.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Cannon

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Cannon forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.809, -86.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Dekalb

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Dekalb forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.980, -85.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, White

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: White forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.926, -85.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Bedford

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Bedford forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.514, -86.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Moore

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Moore forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.285, -86.359 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Coffee

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Coffee forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.491, -86.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Warren

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.679, -85.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Grundy

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Grundy forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.388, -85.723 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Van Buren

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Van Buren forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.696, -85.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Sequatchie

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Sequatchie forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.371, -85.411 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Bledsoe

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Bledsoe forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.596, -85.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Wayne

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.240, -87.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lawrence

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Lawrence forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Giles

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Giles forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.202, -87.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lincoln

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.141, -86.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Franklin

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Coordinates: 35.155, -86.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Marion

When: January 6, 5:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 AM 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, 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: 5537108, 5537109, 5537110, 5537111, 5537112, 5537113, 5537114, 5537115, 5537116, 5537117, 5537118, 5537119, 5537120, 5537121, 5537122, 5537123, 5537124, 5537125, 5537126, 5537127, 5537128, 5537129, 5537130, 5537131, 5537132, 5537133, 5537134, 5537135, 5537329, 5537330, 5537331, 5537332, 5537333, 5537334, 5537335, 5537336, 5537337, 5537338, 5537339, 5537340, and more.