Tennessee, 2013Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 15 to 16, 2013
January 15 to 16, 2013 · NWS MEG · 20 events in 20 counties and zones
An upper level disturbance moved through the Mid-South January 15th into January 16th, 2013. Temperatures remained near or below freezing following another upper level disturbance that moved through on January 14th, 2013.
Every event with a place to put it; 20 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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.
An upper level disturbance moved through the Mid-South January 15th into January 16th, 2013. Temperatures remained near or below freezing following another upper level disturbance that moved through on January 14th, 2013. As a result, precipitation from the disturbance that moved through on January 15th and 16th fell predominately in the form of freezing rain. Ice accumulations of a tenth to a quarter inch fell in many locations. However, most of the accumulations occurred on trees and power lines. Some of which were knocked down. Roads remained wet due to warm ground temperatures. Only bridges and overpasses became iced over due to them being elevated. In addition, colder air filtered into extreme Northwest Tennessee as the disturbance pushed east. This allowed freezing rain to change over to snow briefly before ending. Snow accumulations up to an inch occurred across Lake County. Some roads became snow covered as a result producing hazardous travel. One car accident occurred which produced one minor injury.
Winter Weather, Tipton
- When
- January 15, 9:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tipton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.497, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations around a tenth of an inch fell across Tipton County.
Winter Weather, Shelby
- When
- January 15, 9:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations around a tenth to two tenths of an inch fell across Shelby County.
Winter Weather, Fayette
- When
- January 15, 9:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.197, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations up to two tenths of an inch fell across Fayette County.
Winter Weather, Dyer
- When
- January 15, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dyer forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.059, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations around a tenth of an inch fell across Dyer County.
Winter Weather, Lauderdale
- When
- January 15, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.761, -89.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations around a tenth of an inch fell across Lauderdale County.
Winter Weather, Haywood
- When
- January 15, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Haywood forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.583, -89.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Up to two tenths of an inch of ice fell across Haywood County.
Winter Weather, Gibson
- When
- January 15, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gibson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.997, -88.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations around a tenth of an inch fell across Gibson County.
Winter Weather, Crockett
- When
- January 15, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crockett forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.814, -89.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations around a two tenths of an inch fell across Crockett County.
Winter Weather, Obion
- When
- January 15, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Obion forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.358, -89.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations around a tenth of an inch fell across Obion County.
Winter Weather, Weakley
- When
- January 15, 10:00 AM CST to January 16, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Weakley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.298, -88.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations around a tenth of an inch fell across Weakley County.
Winter Weather, Henry
- When
- January 15, 11:00 AM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.332, -88.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations around a tenth of an inch fell across Henry County.
Winter Weather, Carroll
- When
- January 15, 11:00 AM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.973, -88.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations around two tenths of an inch fell across Carroll County.
Winter Weather, Henderson
- When
- January 15, 11:00 AM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.654, -88.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations around two tenths of an inch fell across Henderson County.
Winter Weather, Madison
- When
- January 15, 11:00 AM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.608, -88.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations around two tenths of an inch fell across Madison County. One car accident occurred which produced one minor injury.
Winter Weather, Chester
- When
- January 15, 11:00 AM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Chester forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.422, -88.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations around two tenths of an inch fell across Chester County.
Winter Weather, Hardeman
- When
- January 15, 11:00 AM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hardeman forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.207, -88.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice accumulations around two tenths of an inch fell across Hardeman County.
Ice Storm, Decatur
- When
- January 15, 11:00 AM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.603, -88.109 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A quarter of an inch of ice fell across Decatur County.
Ice Storm, Hardin
- When
- January 15, 11:00 AM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.199, -88.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A quarter of an inch of ice fell across Hardin County.
Ice Storm, McNairy
- When
- January 15, 11:00 AM CST to January 16, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- McNairy forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.175, -88.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A quarter of an inch of ice fell across McNairy County.
Winter Weather, Lake
- When
- January 15, 12:30 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.335, -89.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Less than an inch snow accumulation fell on top of ice accumulations around a tenth of an inch.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Cold in Illinois, January 15, 20131 death · 1 event
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 15 to 16, 2013$170,000 · 25 events
- Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 15, 2013$250,000 · 1 event
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, January 15, 2013$170,000 · 7 events
- Frost and Freeze in Arizona, January 15, 20131 injured · $150,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in Tennessee, January 15 to 16, 2013$47,000 · 16 events
- Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 15, 201345 events
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, January 15, 2013$65,000 · 3 events
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, January 15, 2013$35,000 · 2 events
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 15, 201322 events
- Winter Weather in Texas, January 15, 201321 events
- Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 15, 201316 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: 428147, 428148, 428149, 428145, 428146, 428150, 428151, 428152, 428154, 428157, 428156, 428158, 428159, 428160, 428161, 428162, 428163, 428164, 428165, 428144.