Tennessee, 2010Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 8 to 9, 2010
January 8 to 9, 2010 · NWS OHX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
During the late evening hours on January 8th and the early morning hours of January 9th, a lake effect snow event off of Lake Michigan caused one to two inches of snow accumulation across central and eastern portions of Middle Tennessee. This resulted in|multiple roads across five counties to became snow covered, causing hazardous driving conditions and several car accidents.
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
Open the live radar over this ground
- 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.
During the late evening hours on January 8th and the early morning hours of January 9th, a lake effect snow event off of Lake Michigan caused one to two inches of snow accumulation across central and eastern portions of Middle Tennessee. This resulted in|multiple roads across five counties to became snow covered, causing hazardous driving conditions and several car accidents.
Winter Weather, Wilson
- When
- January 8, 11:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Wilson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.155, -86.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mount Juliet and the surrounding areas received a total snow accumulation estimated at one inch. Most secondary and back roads were snow covered. This resulted in hazardous driving conditions and several car accidents. Also a report was received from another spotter of an estimated total snowfall amount of one inch during the early morning hours on January 9th in west Wilson County, in the vicinity of Old Lebanon Dirt Road on the Wilson/Davidson County Line, just inside Wilson County. This caused Old Lebanon Dirt Road to become snow covered, causing hazardous driving conditions and couple of car accidents. Details on any damage amounts or injuries associated with these accidents were unknown.
Winter Weather, Dekalb
- When
- January 8, 11:30 PM CST to January 9, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dekalb forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 35.980, -85.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Total snowfall accumulation, estimated ranging between one and two inches, was reported across the county by multiple CoCoRaHS observers. 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, Warren
- When
- January 8, 11:30 PM CST to January 9, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 35.679, -85.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Total snowfall accumulation, estimated at two inches, was reported just southeast of McMinnville by a CoCoRaHS observer. Multiple roads in 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, White
- When
- January 8, 11:30 PM CST to January 9, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.926, -85.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Total snowfall accumulation, estimated at two inches, was reported across the county by the White County Sheriff's Office. 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, Van Buren
- When
- January 8, 11:30 PM CST to January 9, 4:00 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)
Total snowfall accumulation, estimated at one inch, was reported across the county by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office. 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.
- Cold in Texas, January 8 to 11, 20101 death · $1.0 million · 6 events
- Cold in Louisiana, January 8 to 11, 20101 death · $85,000 · 17 events
- Flood in Idaho, January 8 to 12, 2010$20,000 · 1 event
- Frost and Freeze in Texas, January 8 to 9, 201015 events
- Frost and Freeze in Texas, January 8 to 9, 201012 events
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 8, 201010 events
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 8, 20105 events
- Winter Weather in Delaware, January 8, 20104 events
- Cold in Iowa, January 8 to 9, 20104 events
- Astronomical Low Tide in Louisiana, January 8, 20103 events
- Cold in Missouri, January 8, 20103 events
- Cold in Minnesota, January 8 to 9, 20103 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 212505, 213026, 213028, 213352, 213353.