A very strong cold front brought snow and very cold temperatures to Middle Tennessee. Snowfall accumulations ranged from a trace in the western half of Middle Tennessee to as much as 3 inches in the east.
Every event with a place to put it; 18 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
A very strong cold front brought snow and very cold temperatures to Middle Tennessee. Snowfall accumulations ranged from a trace in the western half of Middle Tennessee to as much as 3 inches in the east.
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 Jan 5, 5:50 PM CST, 10 minutes earlier.
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18 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
A half inch of snow accumulation was reported in Greenbrier.
Up to a half inch of snow accumulation was reported across Dickson County via CoCoRaHS.
Multiple reports ranging from a trace to a half inch of snowfall accumulation were received across Hickman County via CoCoRaHS.
Multiple reports ranging from a trace to 0.7 inches of snowfall accumulation were received across Williamson County via CoCoRaHs.
A trained spotter measured 1.5 inches of snowfall in Hilham.
Multiple reports of snow accumulation were received across Warren County. A 2.2 inch report of snowfall was received via CoCoRaHS in eastern Warren county. Additional reports of 1 to 2 inches of snowfall were reported via social media in and around McMinnville.
Multiple reports of snow accumulation were received across Grundy County. A trained spotter reported 3 inches of snow 3 miles NW of Tracy City. Other reports around 1 inch of snow were received from CoCoRaHS observers in the eastern and northern parts of the county.
A snow accumulation of 2 inches was reported in Allons via Facebook.
Up to a half inch of snow accumulation was reported across Rutherford County via Facebook and CoCoRaHS.
Multiple reports of snow accumulation were received across Cumberland county. A 2.6 inch snowfall report was received via CoCoRaHS near Lake Tansi. Other 2 inch snowfall reports were received across the county also via CoCoRaHS.
Multiple reports of snow accumulation were received across DeKalb County. A COOP observer measured 1 inch of snowfall in Lancaster. Other reports of up to 1 inch of snowfall were received across the rest of DeKalb County via CoCoRaHs.
Multiple reports of snow accumulation were received across White County. A COOP observer measured 1 inch of snowfall in Sparta. Other reports of up to 1 inch of snowfall were received across White County via CoCoRaHS.
A COOP observer measured 1.2 inches of snowfall in Spencer.
A snow accumulation report of 0.9 inches was received via CoCoRaHS in extreme NE Sumner county. Other half inch reports were received near Gallatin via CoCoRaHS and a COOP Observer.
A COOP observer measured 1 inch of snowfall accumulation in Manchester. Other reports of less than an inch were received across Coffee County via CoCoRaHs.
Up to a half inch of snow accumulation was reported across Jackson county via CoCoRaHs.
Reports ranging from a trace to 0.8 inches of snowfall accumulation were received across Smith county via CoCoRaHs.
Up to a half inch of snowfall accumulation was reported across Wilson county via CoCoRaHs.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, January 2014
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: 494863, 494870, 494880, 494879, 494864, 494865, 494866, 494867, 494868, 494869, 494871, 494872, 494873, 494874, 494875, 494876, 494877, 494878.