Winter Weather, Putnam
- When
- March 7, 4:00 PM CST to March 8, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 36.141, -85.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Tennessee, March 7 to 8, 1996
At 1900 CST, numerous car wrecks reported across Putnam county by the sheriff's department. About an inch of of snow was reported on the ground at the time.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- $50,000
- 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.
At 1900 CST, numerous car wrecks reported across Putnam county by the sheriff's department. About an inch of of snow was reported on the ground at the time. Time of the snow event is an approximation.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Alabama, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 7 to 8, 1996
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, March 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: 5547991.