Tennessee, 2013

Winter Weather in Tennessee, February 1, 2013

February 1, 2013 · NWS OHX · 8 events in 7 counties and zones

As a continuation of an event that started during the late evening hours on Thursday, January 31st, a low pressure system that had swept rapidly southeastward from the Ohio River Valley across the Tennessee Valley during the late evening hours on Thursday, January 31st, bringing with it a band of snow showers that had impacted mainly central portions of Middle Tennessee that evening, began the…

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

As a continuation of an event that started during the late evening hours on Thursday, January 31st, a low pressure system that had swept rapidly southeastward from the Ohio River Valley across the Tennessee Valley during the late evening hours on Thursday, January 31st, bringing with it a band of snow showers that had impacted mainly central portions of Middle Tennessee that evening, began the process of moving quickly eastward across the remainder of the mid state through the early morning hours on Friday, February 1st, as temperatures fell further into the 20s.

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Event by event

8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, White

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 AM CST
Where
White forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
35.926, -85.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four miles south of Sparta, seven tenths of total snowfall accumulation occurred. Also, three miles west northwest of Sparta, one half inch of total snowfall accumulation occurred. This total snowfall accumulation resulted in the closures or delays for private schools and public school systems along with delays or postponements of civic engagements across these areas, with accumulating snowfall on roadways causing a significant impact to commerce and transportation across these areas also.

Winter Weather, Putnam

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 AM CST
Where
Putnam forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
36.141, -85.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

CoCoRaHS reported 2.3 inches of total snowfall accumulation four miles west of Monterey. Emergency management reported around 1 inch of total snowfall accumulation in Cookeville. This snowfall resulted in the closures or delays for private schools and public school systems along with delays or postponements of civic engagements across these areas, with accumulating snowfall on roadways also causing a significant impact to commerce and transportation across these areas.

Winter Weather, Warren

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 AM CST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
35.679, -85.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Nine miles east southeast of McMinnville, one and two tenths of an inch of total snowfall accumulation occurred. This total snowfall accumulation resulted in the closures or delays for private schools and public school systems along with delays or postponements of civic engagements in and around McMinnville, with accumulating snowfall on roadways causing a significant impact to commerce and transportation across this area also.

Winter Weather, Overton

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 AM CST
Where
Overton forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
36.345, -85.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thirteen miles south southeast of Livingston, one inch of accumulation was reported at Hanging Limb. Otherwise, on average, one half inch of total snowfall accumulation occurred across the county. This total snowfall accumulation resulted in the closures or delays for private schools and public school systems along with delays or postponements of civic engagements across the county, with accumulating snowfall on roadways causing a significant impact to commerce and transportation across the county also.

Winter Weather, Fentress

When
February 1, 12:30 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
Where
Fentress forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
36.381, -84.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wilder reported two inches of total snowfall accumulation. Three miles south south east of Jamestown, one an one tenth of an inch of total snowfall accumulation occurred. This total snowfall accumulation resulted in the closures or delays for private schools and public school systems along with delays or postponements of civic engagements across this area, with accumulating snowfall on roadways causing a significant impact to commerce and transportation across this area also.

Winter Weather, Grundy

When
February 1, 12:30 AM CST to 3:30 AM CST
Where
Grundy forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
35.388, -85.723 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two miles east northeast of Beersheba Springs, one half inch of total snowfall accumulation occurred. This total snowfall accumulation resulted in the closures or delays for private schools and public school systems along with delays or postponements of civic engagements across this area, with accumulating snowfall on roadways causing a significant impact to commerce and transportation across this area also.

Winter Weather, Overton

When
February 1, 12:30 AM CST to 3:30 AM CST
Where
Overton forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
36.345, -85.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two inches of total snowfall accumulation occurred at Wilder in southeast Overton County. This total snowfall accumulation resulted in the closures or delays for private schools and public school systems along with delays or postponements of civic engagements across this area, with accumulating snowfall on roadways causing a significant impact to commerce and transportation across this area also.

Winter Weather, Cumberland

When
February 1, 1:00 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
Where
Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
35.950, -84.998 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One inch of total snowfall accumulation occurred in Crossville. This total snowfall accumulation resulted in the closures or delays for private schools and public school systems along with delays or postponements of civic engagements in Crossville and the surrounding areas, with accumulating snowfall on roadways causing a significant impact to commerce and transportation across these areas also.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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: 423162, 423167, 423170, 423177, 423155, 423157, 423184, 423183.