Tennessee, 2014

Winter Weather in Tennessee, February 15 to 16, 2014

February 15 to 16, 2014 · NWS OHX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Two fast moving clipper systems brought light snow to parts of the northern Cumberland Plateau. One system brought around one half inch of snow during the early morning hours on February 15, while the second system dropped around 1 inch of snow in the evening hours on February 15.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Two fast moving clipper systems brought light snow to parts of the northern Cumberland Plateau. One system brought around one half inch of snow during the early morning hours on February 15, while the second system dropped around 1 inch of snow in the evening hours on February 15.

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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Fentress

When
February 15, 12:00 AM CST to February 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Fentress forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
36.381, -84.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Fentress County Sheriff Office and CoCoRaHS indicated two rounds of light snow affected Fentress County, first during the early morning hours on February 15, then again in the evening hours of February 15. CoCoRaHS station Jamestown 3.1 SE measured 0.5 inches of snow on the morning of February 15. During the evening hours, the sheriff office in Jamestown estimated 1.2 inches of snow, while CoCoRaHS observers measured 1.2 inches of snow 3.1 miles southeast of Jamestown, 0.9 inches of snow 6 miles northeast of Clarkrange, and 0.6 inches of snow 13.7 miles south of Jamestown.

Winter Weather, Pickett

When
February 15, 6:00 PM CST to February 16, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Pickett forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
36.558, -85.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

CoCoRaHS station Byrdstown 2.8 SSW measured 0.7 inches of snow during the evening hours on February 15.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 497304, 497305.