Tennessee, 1996

Winter Weather in Tennessee, March 7 to 8, 1996

March 7 to 8, 1996 · NWS OHX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Light snow fell across the Cumberland Platueau causing a car wreck with an injury at 1900 CST on Highway 70S on the Warren county and Cannon county border or about 4 miles west of Centertown. There was about an inch of snow on the ground during the time of the accident.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Light snow fell across the Cumberland Platueau causing a car wreck with an injury at 1900 CST on Highway 70S on the Warren county and Cannon county border or about 4 miles west of Centertown. There was about an inch of snow on the ground during the time of the accident. Time of the light snow event is an approximation.

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1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Warren

When
March 7, 4:00 PM CST to March 8, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
35.679, -85.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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: 5547990.