Arctic air plunged into the Mid-South from the middle to latter part of February. Highs remained below freezing while low temperatures dropped into the single digits.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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 MEG wrote it up.
Arctic air plunged into the Mid-South from the middle to latter part of February. Highs remained below freezing while low temperatures dropped into the single digits. A few locations even recorded temperatures below zero. As a result, several deaths from hypothermia occurred across West Tennessee.
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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 16, 11:30 PM CST, 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1130 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015 .UPDATE... UPDATED FOR THE 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 852 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015/ UPDATE... WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. LOW PRESSURE OVER AL WILL MOVE EAST-NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM THE MIDSOUTH TONIGHT. ALL WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR OUR FORECAST AREA HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE OR HAVE BEEN CANCELLED SLIGHTLY EARLY. BITTER COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO THE MIDSOUTH ON NORTHERLY WINDS OVERNIGHT. WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS WILL OCCUR. MADE A FEW TWEAKS TO THE GRIDS...BUT THE FORECAST WAS MAINLY FINE. UPDATED GRIDS...ZONE FORECASTS...AND HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT. A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WAS ALSO SENT REGARDING THE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS... BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND ICE FROM EARLIER WINTRYPRECIPITATION CONSISTING OF A VARIETY OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO AT LEAST TUESDAY. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME A SOLID SHEET OF ICE. ANY WATER ON ROADS WILL FREEZE TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING. BLACK ICE WILL BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN SOME LOCATIONS WHICH MOTORISTS MAY ENCOUNTER UNEXPECTEDLY. THE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY IN MOST LOCATIONS AND POTENTIALLY PERSISTING INTO MUCH OF THIS WEEK AT MANY LOCATIONS. JCL DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 400 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015/ THE WINTER STORM WILL DEPART THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT BUT NOT BEFORE BRINGING SOME ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WEST TENNESSEE...NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER...AND ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS MAY REACH UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE...WITH ONLY TRACE ACCUMULATIONS OF SLEET AND SNOW BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS LATER THIS EVENING. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH...ACCUMULATING WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLOUDY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...BUT MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FILTER SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION. LOW TEMPERATURES SHOULD RANGE FROM THE LOWER TEENS NORTH TO AROUND 20 DEGREES FAR SOUTH. WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO PUSH WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40...TO LOWER TEENS IN THE SOUTH. THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ENSURE THAT AREAS THAT STILL HAVE ICY ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO TUESDAY AND POTENTIALLY BEYOND. AN SPS HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ADDRESS THESE TRAVEL HAZARDS AND CONCERNS FOR ICY ROADWAYS. A DRY BUT COLD DAY UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES IS EXPECTED FOR TUESDAY. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE MIDDLE 20S NORTH TO LOWER 30S IN THE SOUTH. ANOTHER MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE WILL SWING THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT AND BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW. A DUSTING CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN SOME AREAS...BUT NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. THIS SYSTEM WILL USHER IN AN EVEN COLDER AIRMASS FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. IN FACT...LOCATIONS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL LIKELY SEE LOW TEMPERATURES DROP SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW ZERO THURSDAY MORNING...WITH MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. THE SUBZERO LOWS ARE MOST LIKELY IN AREAS THAT STILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW/ICE COVER ON THE GROUND. THE POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL WILL BE PROVIDED IN MORE DETAIL OVER THE COMING DAYS. STAY TUNED. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL FOR MUCH OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. JLH && .AVIATION... 06Z TAF CYCLE CURRENT IFR/MVFR CEILINGS ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE TO VFR CONDITIONS TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE NORTH AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT THEN DIMINISH TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS TUESDAY MORNING. ARS && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 822 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-180430- ALCORN-BENTON MS-BENTON TN-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY- COAHOMA-CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR- DUNKLIN-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD- HENDERSON-HENRY-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE- LEE AR-LEE MS-MADISON-MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION- PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN- RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON- TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA- 822 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. HOWEVER...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND ICE FROM EARLIER WINTER PRECIPITATION CONSISTING OF A VARIETY OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO AT LEAST TUESDAY. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME A SOLID SHEET OF ICE. ANY WATER ON ROADS WILL FREEZE TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING. BLACK ICE WILL BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN SOME LOCATIONS WHICH MOTORISTS MAY ENCOUNTER UNEXPECTEDLY. IN ADDITION...SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40...WITH LOWER TEENS WIND CHILLS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID WEEK AND MAY KEEP TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS. BITTERLY COLD SUBZERO TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR OVER THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH SINGLE DIGIT ABOVE ZERO TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE MID SOUTH THURSDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL WINTRY WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR THIS OCCURRENCE WILL EXIST ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY WINTER WEATHER REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MEMPHIS TENNESSEE BY TELEPHONE OR THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. JCL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 640 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>005- 007-008-010>014-020-021-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-171200- ALCORN-BENTON(MS)-BENTON(TN)-CARROLL-CHESTER-CLAY-COAHOMA-CRAIGHEAD- CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DECATUR-DESOTO-DUNKLIN-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON- GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-LAFAYETTE-LAKE- LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-MADISON-MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI- OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS-POINSETT-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY- ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY- YALOBUSHA- 640 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015 ...HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH INTO AT LEAST TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY LONGER... PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDSOUTH EXCEPT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. HOWEVER...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND ICE FROM EARLIER WINTER PRECIPITATION CONSISTING OF A VARIETY OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO AT LEAST TUESDAY. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME A SOLID SHEET OF ICE. ANY WATER ON ROADS WILL FREEZE TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING. BLACK ICE WILL BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN SOME LOCATIONS WHICH MOTORISTS MAY ENCOUNTER UNEXPECTEDLY. THE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY AND POTENTIALLY PERSISTING INTO MUCH OF THIS WEEK AT MANY LOCATIONS. SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. BE PREPARED FOR BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. JCL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
717 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM SLEET E COLLIERVILLE 35.06N 89.68W
02/16/2015 E0.30 INCH SHELBY TN NWS EMPLOYEE
1/3 INCH SLEET AT SCHILLING FARMS.
0900 AM HEAVY SLEET UNION CITY 36.42N 89.05W
02/16/2015 E3.00 INCH OBION TN EMERGENCY MNGR
2 TO 3 INCHES OF SLEET ACCUMULATION IN OBION COUNTY...
CURRENTLY SNOW IS FALLING
0948 AM HEAVY SLEET JACKSON 35.63N 88.83W
02/16/2015 M1.00 INCH MADISON TN CO-OP OBSERVER
1000 AM SLEET LEXINGTON 35.65N 88.39W
02/16/2015 E0.70 INCH HENDERSON TN CO-OP OBSERVER
NEARLY 1 INCH SLEET ON GROUND.
1015 AM SLEET BOLIVAR 35.26N 89.00W
02/16/2015 E0.50 INCH HARDEMAN TN TRAINED SPOTTER
1/2 INCH SLEET SOME FREEZING RAIN MIXED IN.
1015 AM FREEZING RAIN MILAN 35.92N 88.75W
02/16/2015 E0.00 INCH GIBSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF GLAZE COVERING TREES.
1030 AM SLEET LAKELAND 35.24N 89.73W
02/16/2015 E0.75 INCH SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
3/4 INCH SLEET. 1/8 INCH GLAZE.
1035 AM FREEZING RAIN 4 NNW GIBSON 35.93N 88.87W
02/16/2015 E0.00 INCH GIBSON TN STORM CHASER
FROM 730 AM UNTIL 1030 AM 1/4 INCH FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET ON ROAD SURFACES.
1106 AM FREEZING RAIN CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
02/16/2015 E0.50 INCH ALCORN MS TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTS OF TREES AND LIMBS STARTING TO FALL THROUGHOUT
ALCORN COUNTY. 1/4 TO 1/2 OF AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION HAS
OCCURRED.
1230 PM SLEET UNION CITY 36.42N 89.05W
02/16/2015 E1.50 INCH OBION TN TRAINED SPOTTER
1230 PM SNOW UNION CITY 36.42N 89.05W
02/16/2015 E2.0 INCH OBION TN TRAINED SPOTTER
1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
1230 PM FREEZING RAIN TIPTONVILLE 36.38N 89.47W
02/16/2015 E0.20 INCH LAKE TN PUBLIC
1230 PM SNOW TIPTONVILLE 36.38N 89.47W
02/16/2015 E5.0 INCH LAKE TN PUBLIC
5 INCHES STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION
0100 PM FREEZING RAIN HOLLY SPRINGS 34.77N 89.44W
02/16/2015 E0.50 INCH MARSHALL MS BROADCAST MEDIA
1/2 INCH GLAZE.SOME POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0148 PM FREEZING RAIN BARTLETT 35.22N 89.84W
02/16/2015 M1.00 INCH SHELBY TN CO-OP OBSERVER
3/4 INCH TO 1 INCH DEPTH OF SLEET/FREEZING RAIN.WATER
EQUIVALENT OF 1.02 INCHES.
0230 PM HEAVY SLEET DECATURVILLE 35.58N 88.12W
02/16/2015 M1.00 INCH DECATUR TN CO-OP OBSERVER
1 INCH SLEET MIXED WITH SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING RAIN.
0300 PM FREEZING RAIN RANDOLPH 34.18N 89.17W
02/16/2015 E0.25 INCH PONTOTOC MS TRAINED SPOTTER
1/4 INCH GLAZE.
0300 PM FREEZING RAIN BATESVILLE 34.32N 89.94W
02/16/2015 E0.50 INCH PANOLA MS COUNTY OFFICIAL
1/2 INCH GLAZE.
0300 PM FREEZING RAIN TUNICA 34.69N 90.38W
02/16/2015 E0.50 INCH TUNICA MS EMERGENCY MNGR
1/4 TO 1/2 INCH GLAZE.
0300 PM FREEZING RAIN PARSONS 35.65N 88.12W
02/16/2015 M0.75 INCH DECATUR TN AMATEUR RADIO
3/4 INCH DEPTH OF FREEZING RAIN/SLEET MIXTURE.
0315 PM SNOW MARTIN 36.34N 88.86W
02/16/2015 M4.0 INCH WEAKLEY TN CO-OP OBSERVER
4 INCHES OF SNOW ON GROUND. 1/8 INCH SLEET UNDERNEATH.
0315 PM SLEET BIGGERS 36.33N 90.81W
02/16/2015 E2.20 INCH RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER
2.2 INCHES OF SLEET AND APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES SNOW ON
GROUND.
0430 PM SNOW POCAHONTAS 36.26N 90.97W
02/16/2015 M4.0 INCH RANDOLPH AR CO-OP OBSERVER
4 INCH DEPTH. MAINLY SNOW WITH A LITTLE SLEET THAT FELL
FIRST.
0430 PM SNOW 7 NNE IMBODEN 36.30N 91.13W
02/16/2015 E4.0 INCH RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER
APPROX 4 INCHES DEPTH. SLEET THEN SNOW. APPROX 2 INCHES
IS SLEET.
0430 PM FREEZING RAIN RANDOLPH 34.18N 89.17W
02/16/2015 E0.25 INCH PONTOTOC MS PUBLIC
1/4 INCH OF FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATED IN 20 MINUTES.
0445 PM SLEET 2 SSE SOUTHAVEN 34.95N 89.99W
02/16/2015 E0.75 INCH DESOTO MS TRAINED SPOTTER
3/4 INCH SLEET TOTAL. THEN APPROX 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH
FREEZING RAIN ON TOP.
0535 PM SLEET 3 S JACKSON 35.59N 88.83W
02/16/2015 M1.30 INCH MADISON TN CO-OP OBSERVER
SUMMARY. 1.3 INCHES OF SLEET 1/8 INCH ICE. NO SNOW. TOTAL
DEPTH 1.3 INCHES.
0602 PM SLEET 4 W DYERSBURG 36.04N 89.45W
02/16/2015 E1.34 INCH DYER TN TRAINED SPOTTER
1.34 INCHES OF SLEET WITH A LITTLE FREEZING RAIN AND
SNOW. THIS IS A 12 HOUR TOTAL.
0611 PM FREEZING RAIN CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W
02/16/2015 U0.00 INCH ALCORN MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
A SUMMARY OF TODAYS WINTER WEATHER. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FELL CAUSING NUMEROUS MOTOR
VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AS WELL AS MOST
ROADS SLICK. OVER 100 TREES FELL. NUMEROUS POWER LINES
DOWN.STILL POCKETS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN STILL
OCCURING.
0706 PM FREEZING RAIN GOLDEN 34.49N 88.19W
02/16/2015 U0.00 INCH TISHOMINGO MS TRAINED SPOTTER
FREEZING RAIN HAS CAUSED POWER OUTAGES FROM LIMBS AND
POWER LINES OVERLOADED. ICE ON ROADS.
&&
MRMSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 816 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-171200- ALCORN-BENTON(MS)-BENTON(TN)-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY- COAHOMA-CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DECATUR-DESOTO-DUNKLIN- DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY- ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)-MADISON- MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS- POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS- TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY- YALOBUSHA- 816 PM CST MON FEB 16 2015 ...HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE MIDSOUTH INTO AT LEAST TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY LONGER... PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. HOWEVER...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND ICE FROM EARLIER WINTER PRECIPITATION CONSISTING OF A VARIETY OF SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO AT LEAST TUESDAY. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME A SOLID SHEET OF ICE. ANY WATER ON ROADS WILL FREEZE TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP WELL BELOW FREEZING. BLACK ICE WILL BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN SOME LOCATIONS WHICH MOTORISTS MAY ENCOUNTER UNEXPECTEDLY. THE HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY AND POTENTIALLY PERSISTING INTO MUCH OF THIS WEEK AT MANY LOCATIONS. SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH. BE PREPARED FOR BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. JCL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Bitter cold caused several hypothermia deaths.
Bitter cold caused hypothermia deaths.
Bitter cold caused a hypothermia death.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold/Wind Chill, Shelby | 2015-02-17 | 45 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Cold/Wind Chill, Shelby | 2015-02-19 | 62 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Cold/Wind Chill, Shelby | 2015-02-19 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct | |
| Cold/Wind Chill, Henry | 2015-02-17 | 69 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Cold/Wind Chill, Henry | 2015-02-19 | 64 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Cold/Wind Chill, Weakley | 2015-02-24 | 82 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, February 2015
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: 561299, 561302, 561334.