Heavy Snow, Giles
- When
- February 15, 11:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Giles forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.202, -87.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 15, 2004
Snow fell fast and furious. 7 inches at Columbia to as much as 11 inches in Summertown, in the northwest part of Lawrence County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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.
Snow fell fast and furious. Snow totals ranged from 5 inches at Waynesboro...7 inches at Columbia to as much as 11 inches in Summertown, in the northwest part of Lawrence County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Lawrence
- When
- February 15, 11:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.217, -87.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lewis
- When
- February 15, 11:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.527, -87.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Maury
- When
- February 15, 11:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Maury forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.617, -87.077 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wayne
- When
- February 15, 11:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.240, -87.788 (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
- Cold in Illinois, February 15, 2004
- Winter Storm in Virginia, February 15 to 16, 2004
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 15 to 16, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 15 to 16, 2004
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 15 to 16, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 15, 2004
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 15 to 16, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 15 to 16, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Mississippi, February 15, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 15, 2004
- High Wind in Oregon, February 15 to 16, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 15 to 16, 2004
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, February 2004
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5384908, 5384909, 5384910, 5384911, 5384912.