Tennessee, 2008

Drought in Tennessee, February 1 to 29, 2008

February 1 to 29, 2008 · NWS OHX · 22 events in 22 counties and zones

The drought continued to affect areas in the eastern part of Middle Tennessee in February, 2008.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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.

The drought continued to affect areas in the eastern part of Middle Tennessee in February, 2008.

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 Jan 31, 10:16 PM CST, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 10:16 PM CST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1016 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG SFC LOW MOVING ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE AREA CAUSING A STRONG
ISALLOBARIC GRADIENT THUS WINDS ARE GUSTING IN THE 30-40+ RANGE.
DO NOT EXPECT THIS TO LAST LONG BUT WILL ISSUE WIND ADVISORY ALL
AREAS FOR NEXT FEW HOURS.

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 2 AM CST FRIDAY FOR TNZ005>011-022>034-
056>066-075-077>080-093>095.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY FOR TNZ005-006-
022>025.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 11:56 AM CST, 12 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1156 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-011800-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
1156 AM CST THU JAN 31 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TODAY AND
TONIGHT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS
AND SMALL HAIL. ISOLATED MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL
ARE POSSIBLE.

LATE TONIGHT...SOME SNOW WILL MIX WITH THE RAIN...BUT NO
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

RAIN WILL BE CHANGING TO SNOW FRIDAY MORNING. LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED MOST OF MID TENNESSEE...BUT SOME AREAS
ALONG AND NORTH OF I 40...AND ON THE PLATEAU MAY HAVE SMALL
ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN 1 INCH...FRIDAY MORNING.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM COULD BRING HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND A CHANCE FOR
SEVERE WEATHER MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER ON FEBRUARY 5TH.

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

22 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Bedford

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bedford forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
35.514, -86.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cannon

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cannon forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
35.809, -86.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Coffee

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Coffee forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
35.491, -86.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cumberland

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
35.950, -84.998 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Davidson

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Davidson forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
36.171, -86.777 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Dekalb

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Dekalb forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
35.980, -85.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Fentress

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Fentress forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
36.381, -84.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Giles

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Giles forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
35.202, -87.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Grundy

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Grundy forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
35.388, -85.723 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jackson

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
36.359, -85.673 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Marshall

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
35.469, -86.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Maury

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Maury forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
35.617, -87.077 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Overton

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Overton forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
36.345, -85.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Putnam

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Putnam forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
36.141, -85.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Rutherford

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Rutherford forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
35.843, -86.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Smith

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Smith forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
36.251, -85.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Trousdale

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Trousdale forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
36.392, -86.157 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Van Buren

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Van Buren forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
35.696, -85.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Warren

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
35.679, -85.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, White

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
White forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
35.926, -85.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Williamson

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Williamson forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
35.894, -86.899 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wilson

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Wilson forecast zone
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
36.155, -86.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Tennessee in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, February 2008

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: 78337, 78338, 78339, 78340, 78341, 78342, 78343, 78344, 78345, 78346, 78347, 78348, 78349, 78350, 78351, 78352, 78353, 78354, 78355, 78356, 78357, 78358.