Another round of snowfall moved into Middle Tennessee during the early morning hours of February 2 and spread across the area into the morning hours on February 3. Temperatures warmed above freezing and changed the snow over to rain across much of Middle Tennessee during the day on February 2, but the Cumberland Plateau area remained below freezing and no changeover occurred.
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The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
Another round of snowfall moved into Middle Tennessee during the early morning hours of February 2 and spread across the area into the morning hours on February 3. Temperatures warmed above freezing and changed the snow over to rain across much of Middle Tennessee during the day on February 2, but the Cumberland Plateau area remained below freezing and no changeover occurred. Snowfall amounts up to 2 inches were reported in several area, with significant impacts to travel due to snow on roadways.
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 2, 3:31 AM CST, 29 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 331 AM CST SAT FEB 2 2013 .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE STARVED CLIPPER SYSTEM APPROACHING MIDDLE TN FROM THE NW. NO PRECIP MAKING IT TO THE GROUND UPSTREAM FROM US BUT LATEST SHORT RANGE GUIDANCE CONTS TO ADVERTISE AT LEAST SOME LIGHT PRECIP DVLPG THIS MORNING. USED A COMPROMISE OF THE WETTER GFS/DRIER NAM FOR THE FCST THIS MORNING. FCST SOUNDING STILL SUPPORT SNOW OVER ALL BUT THE SW (FREEZING RAIN/SLEET) THRU MIDDAY THEN A TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN EVERYWHERE BUT THE PLATEAU. WILL CONTINUE WWA OVER THE PLATEAU BUT HV REDUCED SNOW AMOUNTS SLIGHTLY DUE TO OVERALL DRYNESS OF SYSTEM. ELSW COULD HAVE SOME SPOTTY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW/SLEET BUT NOT EXPECTING HUGE IMPACTS. WILL CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE VIA SPS. TEMPERATURES ARE TRICKY TODAY AS MODERATE SW FLOW COULD REALLY PUSH TEMPS UP WITH SPOTTY PRECIP. I RAISED A DEG OR 2 FROM PREV VALUES AND LATER SHIFT WL HV TO WATCH TRENDS CLOSELY. ANOTHER WEAK CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT MAINLY THE NE TNGT WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMS PSBL. THINK THERE WILL BE A DECENT BREAK IN THE PRECIP LATE TODAY INTO THE EVENING SO WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY ELECTED TO NOT XTND THE ADVSRY THRU THE OVERNIGHT. GUIDANCE TEMPS LOOK RSNBL. ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM SHEARS THRU MONDAY WITH LOW RAIN CHANCES. MAINLY DRY THEN WITH MODERATING TEMPERATURES THRU THE WORKWEEK WITH MOISTURE INCREASING AGAIN LATE WEEK/NEXT WEEKEND. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... NASHVILLE 44 28 43 26 / 50 10 10 10 CLARKSVILLE 42 26 41 24 / 50 10 10 10 CROSSVILLE 36 27 38 22 / 70 30 20 10 COLUMBIA 46 29 46 27 / 50 10 10 10 LAWRENCEBURG 47 29 48 26 / 50 10 10 10 WAVERLY 44 27 44 26 / 50 10 10 10 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR TNZ010- 011-031>034-065-066-079-080. && JOHNSTONE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 435 PM CST FRI FEB 1 2013 TNZ010-011-031>034-065-066-079-080-022245- CLAY-PICKETT-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-WHITE-CUMBERLAND- GRUNDY-VAN BUREN- 435 PM CST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU ON SATURDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH 1 TO 2 INCH ACCUMULATIONS...AND LOCALLY 3 INCH AMOUNTS. TEMPERATURES MAY WARM ENOUGH FOR SOME RAIN TO MIX WITH THE SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL MAY CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE. TNZ005>009-022>030-056>064-075-077-078-093>095-022245- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-BENTON-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-PERRY- HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB- BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- 435 PM CST FRI FEB 1 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MID TENNESSEE SATURDAY MORNING...MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO RAIN FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY...ALTHOUGH LOCATIONS NEAR THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU MAY CONTINUE TO HAVE SNOW WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN ONE INCH FOR MOST OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE. 13
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1056 PM CST FRI FEB 1 2013 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-021800- 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-DE KALB-WHITE- CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE- GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN... WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON... MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE... LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD... FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO... WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE... TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER... WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 1056 PM CST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...A LOW PRESSURE AREA IS EXPECTED TO BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO THE MID STATE ON SATURDAY... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY FOR THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION... ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE TOWARD SUNRISE ON SATURDAY...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SLIPPERY ROADS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. THE TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO START OUT AROUND SUNRISE IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 20S. THEREFORE...ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS EARLY TO MID MORNING ON SATURDAY WILL STAND A GOOD CHANCE OF PRODUCING ICY SPOTS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. WITH COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE...YOU CAN EXPECT THE PRECIPITATION TO START OUT AS ALL SNOW...OR A SNOW AND SLEET MIX...OVER MOST OF THE MID STATE. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHWEST... AROUND LINDEN...LAWRENCEBURG...AND WAYNESBORO...WHERE THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET. WARMER AIR IS FORECAST TO WORK ITS WAY IN FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST DURING THE DAY TOMORROW...LIKELY CHANGING THE PRECIPITATION OVER WESTERN AREAS TO A RAIN AND SLEET MIX BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE TEMPERATURE AT NASHVILLE IS FORECAST TO SLIP ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK DURING THE LATE MORNING. BY MID-AFTERNOON...MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WEST AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHLAND RIM AND CUMBERLAND PLATEAU WILL LIKELY BE ALL RAIN...INCLUDING THE NASHVILLE METRO AREA. HOWEVER...SNOW IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU THROUGH AT LEAST MID-AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE...AND POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS THREE INCHES IN SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION. AS A RESULT...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PLATEAU FOR SATURDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE REST OF THE MID-STATE...WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM A DUSTING TO AROUND A HALF INCH... BEFORE IT MELTS IN THE RAIN LATER IN THE DAY. 31
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 357 AM CST SAT FEB 2 2013 TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-022200- 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-DE KALB-WHITE- CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE- GILES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN... WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON... MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE... LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD... FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO... WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE... TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...ALTAMONT...SPENCER... WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI 357 AM CST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID STATE TODAY... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION TODAY... A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS MORNING...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND ICY CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING ARE IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE 20S...SO ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL STAND A GOOD CHANCE OF PRODUCING ICY SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES. WITH COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE...EXPECT PRECIPITATION TO START OUT AS ALL SNOW...OR A SNOW AND SLEET MIX...OVER MOST OF THE MID STATE. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE MID-STATE...AROUND LINDEN...LAWRENCEBURG...AND WAYNESBORO... WHERE THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR A MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET. WARMER AIR IS FORECAST TO WORK ITS WAY IN FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST DURING THE DAY...LIKELY CHANGING THE PRECIPITATION OVER WESTERN AREAS TO A RAIN AND SLEET MIX BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE TEMPERATURE AT NASHVILLE IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK DURING THE LATE MORNING. BY MID-AFTERNOON...MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WEST AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHLAND RIM AND CUMBERLAND PLATEAU WILL LIKELY BE ALL RAIN...INCLUDING THE NASHVILLE METRO AREA. HOWEVER...SNOW IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU ALLOWING FOR ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE...WITH AS MUCH AS THREE INCHES POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS. AS A RESULT...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PLATEAU TODAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE REST OF THE MID-STATE...WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM A DUSTING TO AROUND A HALF INCH... BEFORE IT MELTS IN THE RAIN LATER IN THE DAY. 05
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Reports from Facebook indicated 1 to 2 inches of snow across Williamson County, with the heaviest amounts in Fairview and Brentwood. This snow resulted in significant impacts to travel across the county, with several road closures including major roadways such as Interstate 65 and Highway 840.
Reports from Facebook and Twitter indicated up to 1 inch of snow across Rutherford County. This snowfall resulted in significant impacts to travel across the county, with several roadways closed due to being snow covered and icy.
NWS employees reported up to 1 inch of snow accumulation across Davidson County. This snow resulted in significant impacts to travel, with some roadways closed due to being snow covered and icy.
Reports from Twitter indicated up to 1 inch of snow accumulation across Wilson County. This snow resulted in significant impacts to travel due to snow covered and icy roadways.
Reports from Twitter indicated up to 1 inch of snow accumulation across Bedford County. This snow resulted in significant impacts to travel due to snow covered and icy roadways.
Reports from Twitter indicated up to one half inch of snow accumulation across Giles County. This snow resulted in significant impacts to travel due to snow covered and icy roadways.
Reports from Twitter and the public indicated up to one inch of snow accumulation across Macon County. This snow resulted in significant impacts to travel due to snow covered and icy roadways.
Emergency management and CoCoRaHS reports indicated one to two inches of snow accumulation across Fentress County. This snow resulted in significant impacts to travel due to snow covered and icy roadways.
Reports from spotters indicated up to one inch of snow accumulation across Overton County. This snow resulted in significant impacts to travel due to snow covered and icy roadways.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, February 2013
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: 428180, 428181, 428182, 428183, 428184, 428185, 428187, 428186, 428188.