Heavy Snow, Cumberland
- When
- January 6, 3:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -84.998 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 6, 2002
An average of 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the Cumberland Plateau. As much as 6-8 inches fell in Cumberland county near Crossville.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
An average of 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across the Cumberland Plateau. As much as 6-8 inches fell in Cumberland county near Crossville.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Pickett
- When
- January 6, 3:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Pickett forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.558, -85.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Fentress
- When
- January 6, 3:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Fentress forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.381, -84.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jackson
- When
- January 6, 3:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.359, -85.673 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Overton
- When
- January 6, 3:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Overton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.345, -85.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Putnam
- When
- January 6, 3:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.141, -85.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, White
- When
- January 6, 3:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.926, -85.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Warren
- When
- January 6, 3:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.679, -85.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Van Buren
- When
- January 6, 3:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Van Buren forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.696, -85.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coffee
- When
- January 6, 3:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Coffee forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.491, -86.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Grundy
- When
- January 6, 3:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Grundy forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.388, -85.723 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Franklin
- When
- January 6, 3:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.155, -86.092 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 6, 2002
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 6 to 7, 2002
- Winter Storm in New York, January 6 to 7, 2002
- High Wind in Virginia, January 6, 2002
- Tornado in Maryland, January 6, 2002
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 6, 2002
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 6, 2002
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 6 to 7, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Maine, January 6 to 7, 2002
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, January 2002
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: 5278739, 5278740, 5278741, 5278742, 5278743, 5278744, 5278745, 5278746, 5278747, 5278748, 5278749, 5278750.