Tennessee, 2009Winter Weather in Tennessee, December 18 to 19, 2009
December 18 to 19, 2009 · NWS OHX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A cold airmass was in place across Middle Tennessee as moisture associated with a strong surface low off the South Carolina coast, which moved north into Virgina during the early morning hours on December 19th, ushered in snowfall across the northern Cumberland Plateau region. A range of total snowfalll accumulations from one half to almost three inches occured across the northern Cumberland…
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
A cold airmass was in place across Middle Tennessee as moisture associated with a strong surface low off the South Carolina coast, which moved north into Virgina during the early morning hours on December 19th, ushered in snowfall across the northern Cumberland Plateau region. A range of total snowfalll accumulations from one half to almost three inches occured across the northern Cumberland Plateua region, with the almost three inch amount in Cumberland County. Multiple roads across these counties became snow covered, causing hazardous driving conditions and several car accidents. In Cumberland County, a women was killed when her car hit a patch of snow.
Winter Weather, Overton
- When
- December 18, 7:30 PM CST to December 19, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Overton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.345, -85.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Total snowfall accumulation of one half inch was reported across the county by the Overton County Sheriff's Office. Some secondary roads were also reported slipery. Multiple roads across this area became snow covered, causing hazardous driving conditions and several car accidents. Details on any damage amounts or injuries associated with these accidents were unknown.
Winter Weather, Cumberland
- When
- December 18, 8:00 PM CST to December 19, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Deaths
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -84.998 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office reported total snowfall accumulations approaching three inches with snow sticking to all exposed surfaces. Multiple roads across the county became snow covered, causing hazardous driving conditions. A newspaper reported that one woman driving a 2003 Jeep SUV was killed and one women who was a passanger in the same vehicle was injured after the vehicle hit a patch of snow at mile marker 309 on Interstate 40 at 8:40 PM CST. The driver lost control of the vehicle, which rotated left, ran off the left side of the highway and struck a tree. Both women were ejected from the vehicle during the crash. Extent of injury details to the passenger was unknown.
Winter Weather, Fentress
- When
- December 18, 8:00 PM CST to December 19, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fentress forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.381, -84.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Total snowfall accumulation of one inch was reported. Multiple roads across the county became snow covered, causing hazardous driving conditions and several car accidents. Details on any damage amounts or injuries associated with these accidents were unknown.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 18 to 19, 20091 death · $65,000 · 27 events
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, December 18 to 19, 2009$5.8 million · 32 events
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 18 to 20, 2009$763,000 · 64 events
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 18 to 19, 2009$2.8 million · 2 events
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 18 to 19, 2009$871,000 · 5 events
- Tornado in Florida, December 18, 2009$75,000 · EF0 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 18 to 19, 200926 events
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 18 to 19, 200923 events
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 18 to 19, 200918 events
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 18 to 19, 2009$20,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Maryland, December 18 to 19, 200915 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 18 to 19, 200914 events
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: 207012, 207009, 207254.