Ice Storm, Fentress
- When
- January 29, 2:00 AM CST to 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Fentress forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.381, -84.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Tennessee, January 29, 2005
1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice fell on trees and power lines. There were isolated power outages in Van Buren County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice fell on trees and power lines. There were isolated power outages in Van Buren County. Ice fell off a McDonald's sign in Grundy County and caved in a car roof in Monteagle. There were some power outgaes in the western part of Grundy County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Cumberland
- When
- January 29, 2:00 AM CST to 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -84.998 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Van Buren
- When
- January 29, 2:00 AM CST to 6:30 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)
Ice Storm, Grundy
- When
- January 29, 2:00 AM CST to 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Grundy forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.388, -85.723 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Surf in Virginia, January 29, 2005
- Flood in New York, January 29 to 30, 2005
- Ice Storm in Tennessee, January 29, 2005
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 29 to 30, 2005
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 29 to 30, 2005
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 29 to 30, 2005
- Ice Storm in Georgia, January 29, 2005
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 29 to 30, 2005
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 29 to 31, 2005
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 29 to 30, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 29, 2005
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 29 to 30, 2005
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, January 2005
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: 5434170, 5434171, 5434172, 5434173.