Tennessee, 2001

Winter Storm in Tennessee, March 20, 2001

March 20, 2001 · NWS OHX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

About 3 inches of snow fell in Jamestown, some of it mixed with sleet. A 3-4 inch mixture of snow and sleet fell at Monterey.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

About 3 inches of snow fell in Jamestown, some of it mixed with sleet. A 3-4 inch mixture of snow and sleet fell at Monterey.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 20, 2:30 AM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 2:30 AM CST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
230 AM CST TUE MAR 20 2001

CURRENT...LITE RAIN ENVELOPING CWA FROM S W/ TEMPS FALLING INTO
UPPER 30S-LWR 40S. WINDS LITE E-NE.

FORECAST...DEEP SOUTHERN STREAM H5 LOW EXPECTED TO MOVE E DURING PERIOD
W/ ASSOCAITED SURFACE LOW NEAR TLH DRIFTING/WOBBLING NNE INTO
CAROLINAS BY WED. GOOD OMEGA AND DYNAMICS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED SOME
SNOW TO MIX IN W/ RAIN PARTS OF SRN CWA AND NORTHERN AL.

ALL MODELS FORECAST A DECENT RAIN FOR MUCH OF E 2/3 OF CWA...AROUND
1/2-1 INCH MOST LOCALES W/ A LITTLE MORE FAR E. MAY HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT SOME SNOW HIER ELEVATIONS LOOKING AT PROJECTED CSV
SOUNDING...BUT MAINLY A MIX LIKELY. PRECIP SHOULD END AFTER TONITE
W/ CHANCE LINGERING OVER PLATEAU WED.

LOW CLOUDS WILL HANG IN MUCH OF DAY WED W/ CLEARING WED NITE. RETURN
OF HI CLOUDS LOOKS POSSIBLE FOR THU.

AS FOR TEMPS...DUE TO DYNAMIC COOLING SITUATION WILL OPT mFOR LOWER
NGM TEMPS.

BNA RC 45/38/54/39 +610
CSV RC 38/34/47/34 +930

.BNA...NONE.

MAG

The radar

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Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Cumberland

When
March 20, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.950, -84.998 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Putnam

When
March 20, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Putnam forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.141, -85.495 (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

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Every storm in Tennessee in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, March 2001

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5233591, 5233592.