Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 27 to 28, 2000

Name: Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 27 to 28, 2000
Start: 2000-01-27T21:00
End: 2000-01-28T09:00
Location: Tennessee

January 27 to 28, 2000 · NWS MEG · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

A major winter storm dumped heavy snow across much of west Tennessee. Two to four inches of snow fell in most locations with 5 to 6 inches of snow reported in McNairy and Fayette counties.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 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: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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 MEG wrote it up.

A major winter storm dumped heavy snow across much of west Tennessee. Two to four inches of snow fell in most locations with 5 to 6 inches of snow reported in McNairy and Fayette counties.

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Event by event

16 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Carroll

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.973, -88.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Chester

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Chester forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.422, -88.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Crockett

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Crockett forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.814, -89.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Dyer

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Dyer forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.059, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Fayette

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.197, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Gibson

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Gibson forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.997, -88.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hardeman

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Hardeman forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.207, -88.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hardin

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Hardin forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.199, -88.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Haywood

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Haywood forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.583, -89.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Henderson

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Henderson forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.654, -88.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Lake

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Lake forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 36.335, -89.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Lauderdale

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Lauderdale forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.761, -89.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Madison

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.608, -88.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, McNairy

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: McNairy forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.175, -88.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Shelby

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Shelby forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Tipton

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Tipton forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.497, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, January 2000

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: 5130225, 5130226, 5130227, 5130228, 5130229, 5130230, 5130231, 5130232, 5130233, 5130234, 5130235, 5130236, 5130237, 5130238, 5130239, 5130240.