An upper level low passage provided for development of a deformation zone that resulted in accumulations of snow and ice across a large portion of southern middle Tennessee, with snow accumulations as high as 10 inches in Wartrace located in Bedford County.
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The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
An upper level low passage provided for development of a deformation zone that resulted in accumulations of snow and ice across a large portion of southern middle Tennessee, with snow accumulations as high as 10 inches in Wartrace located in Bedford County.
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 Feb 28, 10:09 PM CST, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1009 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 .UPDATE... A VERY INTERESTING EVENING. AS OF 10 AM...MULTIPLE REPORTS HAD BEEN RECEIVED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS OF SLEET/RAIN/SNOW MIXTURE ACROSS THE MID STATE. WE ARE STARTING TO GET IN INITIAL REPORTS OF A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AS FAR EAST AS CHEATHAM COUNTY...WITH SNOW STICKING TO EXPOSED SURFACES. THE LATEST REPORT WAS THAT AN INCH OF SNOW WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND IN DICKSON. TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE MID 30S. UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER SE AR...AND WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL MS AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA BY 12Z SUN. OOZ OHX SOUNDING SHOWING PREVALENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THROUGH 750 MB WITH MOISTURE CONTINUING TO BE PREVALENT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT ACROSS THE MID STATE. WITH ALL OF THIS IN MIND...BELIEVE CURRENT ADVISORY IS STILL ON TRACK AND WILL MAKE ONLY SOME MINOR TWEAKS TO THE ZONES. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR TNZ005>011- 022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095. && 31
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 534 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-011145- 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- 534 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE FOLLOWING WEATHER HAZARD(S) ARE IN EFFECT... RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TONIGHT...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION LIKELY. THE HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE OVER WESTERN PORTIONS. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE. 17/MAG
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23 heavy snow, 5 winter weather, 1 sleet. Local standard time, as filed.
Three and a half inches of snow was reported over the past 3 hours and snow was still falling five miles west of the city of Hohenwald.
Four and seventy five hundredths inches of snow was reported in 3 hours using a snowboard as a measuring device in the city of Lewisburg. Measured 5.5 inches of average depth in backyard since event began during the evening hours on February 28th.
Two inches of snow occurred in one hour in Murfreesboro. Started out as sleet, then turned into snow that reduced driving visibilities in this area.
One quarter of an inch of sleet covered car and porch of home one mile west of Cookeville.
CoCoRAHS observer reported two inches of snow on the ground in Centerville.
Three and a half inches of snowfall accumulation was measured in the southern portion of the city of Centerville.
Five inches of snow in six hours was measured in Linden. Numerous accidents related to snow and ice on roads were reported.
Eight inches of snow in seven hours was reported seven miles west of Culleoka. Moderate snowfall was continuing to fall. US Highway 31 heavily covered with snow.
Six inches of snow was reported on US Highway 43 near the Lawrence County/Maury Line. Snow was also continuing to fall.
Seven inches of snow in six hours was reported with snow showers continuing 5 miles south of Linden.
Four inches of snowfall accumulation was reported.
Three inches of snowfall was reported in Manchester.
Two inches of snofall accumulation was reported in McMinnville.
One and one half of an inch of snowfall accumulation was reported in Cookeville.
Eight and three tenths inches of snowfall was measured 3 miles southwest of Lewisburg.
Four and one half inches of snowfall was measured in Tullahoma.
Nine inches of snow was measured 12 miles northwest of Shelbyville.
Seven inches of snowfall was measured in Pulaski.
Ten inches of snowfall was measured in Wartrace. Nine inches of snow was measured 12 miles northwest of Shelbyville.
Three inches of snow was measured in Waynesboro.
Three inches of snow was measured in Woodbury.
Three inches of snowfall was measured in McMinnville.
Four inches of snow was measured in Manchester.
Nine inches of snow was measured in Lewisburg.
Two inches of snow was measured in Fairfield Glade.
Eight and one half inches of snowfall was measured in seven hours 3 miles west southwest of Chapel Hill. Drifts of 12 inches in some areas was also observed.
Some areas in the city of Murfreesboro received up to 5 inches of snow.
Three inches of snow was reported in Woodbury.
Three inches of snow was reported in Woodbury.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, March 2009
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: 158196, 158197, 158198, 158205, 158206, 158207, 158208, 158209, 158210, 158211, 158212, 158214, 158215, 158216, 158217, 158219, 158227, 158229, 158230, 158231, 158234, 158237, 158239, 158243, 158244, 158250, 158989, 159457, 159458.