Another winter storm brought widespread snow to Middle Tennessee from the evening hours on February 25 into the morning hours on February 26. Snow amounts ranged from less than an inch in northwest Middle Tennessee up to 6 inches in Grundy County.
Every event with a place to put it; 28 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.
Another winter storm brought widespread snow to Middle Tennessee from the evening hours on February 25 into the morning hours on February 26. Snow amounts ranged from less than an inch in northwest Middle Tennessee up to 6 inches in Grundy County.
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 25, 11:38 AM CST, 22 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1138 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 .UPDATE...FOR AVIATION. && .AVIATION...FOR 18Z TAFS. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DETERIORATE AFTER 00Z TONIGHT AS LOWERING CIGS FROM INCOMING SNOWFALL OCCURS. THE BEST CHC FOR SNOW WILL BE AT CSV BETWEEN 02-09Z...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING BETWEEN 03-07Z. DURING THAT TIMEFRAME...IFR CONDITIONS AND EVEN BRIEF LIFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL AFFECT BNA ALSO...BUT NOT AS BAD. BEST CHC OF SNOW AT BNA WILL BE BETWEEN 01-07Z...WITH IFR CIGS AND BRIEF IFR VSBYS POSSIBLE. LOW CIGS AND POSSIBLY VSBYS FROM BR SHOULD CONTINUE AT ALL TERMINALS AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. LEFT A MENTION OF SNOW IN AT CKV BUT MOST IF NOT ALL OF IT SHOULD STAY SOUTHEAST OF THAT TAF SITE. WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND FROM THE ENE TODAY TO THE NNW TOMORROW AFTER 06Z. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1021 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015/ MORNING UPDATE... UPDATED THE FORECAST TO ACCOUNT FOR THE SLOWER SNOWFALL ONSET THIS AFTERNOON. EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKS RIGHT ON TRACK...WITH SNOW SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN MIDDLE TN BETWEEN 1-4PM...PROBABLY THE LATTER PORTION OF THAT TIME FRAME. MAJORITY OF ADVISORY SNOW WILL START AROUND THE COMMUTE TIME OR LATER (PROBABLY 5-8PM). SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES STILL LOOKS GOOD FOR OUR FAR SRN COUNTIES...WITH 1-2 INCHES ELSEWHERE. A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA TOWARDS THE PLATEAU COUNTIES. BEST CHC OF SNOW WILL BE BETWEEN 8PM-2AM TONIGHT...WITH SNOW ENDING WEST TO EAST BY DAWN. UPDATE ALREADY OUT. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR TNZ008>011- 027>034-056>066-075-077-078-080. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR TNZ079-093>095. && AL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 504 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 TNZ079-093>095-261100- GRUNDY-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- 504 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...PRODUCING SNOW ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE. FOR GRUNDY...WAYNE...LAWRENCE...AND GILES COUNTIES...TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGHEST ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THESE COUNTIES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON AREA ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. EARLY NEXT WEEK...MILDER AND WET WEATHER IS EXPECTED. RAIN WILL DEVELOP AND COULD BECOME HEAVY ON MONDAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD BECOME A CONCERN EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. TNZ008>011-027>034-056>066-075-077-078-080-261100- SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-JACKSON- PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY- MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD- COFFEE-WARREN-VAN BUREN- 504 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...PRODUCING SNOW ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE. FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 65...SNOW ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS APPROACHING THREE INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION WILL BE POSSIBLE. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON AREA ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. EARLY NEXT WEEK...MILDER AND WET WEATHER IS EXPECTED. RAIN WILL DEVELOP AND COULD BECOME HEAVY ON MONDAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD BECOME A CONCERN EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. TNZ005>007-023>026-261100- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM- 504 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...PRODUCING SNOW ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE. FOR LOCATIONS GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65...SNOW ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. EARLY NEXT WEEK...MILDER AND WET WEATHER IS EXPECTED. RAIN WILL DEVELOP AND COULD BECOME HEAVY ON MONDAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD BECOME A CONCERN EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV OR BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. 31
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
21 winter weather, 7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Snow amounts up to 1 inch were reported across Robertson County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.0 inch of snow 0.7 miles north of White House.
Snow amounts up to 1 inch were reported across Sumner County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 0.8 inches of snow 4.5 miles northwest of Bethpage, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 0.5 inches of snow 2.9 miles NE of Hendersonville.
Snow amounts up to 1 inch were reported across Clay County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 0.7 inches of snow 0.3 miles NNE of Celina.
Snow amounts around 1 inch were reported across Pickett County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.1 inches of snow 2.8 miles SSW of Byrdstown.
Snow amounts up to 0.5 inches were reported across Dickson County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 0.5 inches of snow 1.3 miles NW of Charlotte, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 0.5 inches of snow 6.7 miles SSW of Dickson.
Snow amounts up to 1 inch were reported across Davidson County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.0 inches of snow 1.5 miles W of Goodlettsville, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 0.5 inches of snow 1.2 miles ESE of Belle Meade.
Snow amounts up to around 1 inch were reported across Wilson County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.1 inches of snow 2.7 miles SSE of Lebanon, another CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.0 inches of snow 4.9 miles SE of Mount Juliet, and 0.7 inches of snow was measured at the NWS Nashville office in Old Hickory.
Snow amounts up to 2 inches were reported across Smith County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.5 inches of snow 1.4 miles ENE of Gordonsville, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.2 inches of snow 4.5 miles NNE of Elmwood.
Snow amounts up to 1 inch were reported across Hickman County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 0.6 inches of snow 10.4 miles SE of Centerville, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 0.5 inches of snow 3.0 miles ESE of Bon Aqua.
Snow amounts up to around 1 inch were reported across Williamson County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.1 inches of snow 2.2 miles SE of Spring Hill, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 0.8 inches of snow 0.5 miles SSW of Brentwood.
Snow amounts up to 2 inches were reported across Rutherford County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.8 inches of snow 4.5 miles S of Rock Vale, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.5 inches of snow 8.7 miles E of Murfreesboro.
Snow amounts up to 2 inches were reported across Cannon County. A Facebook report indicated 1.5 inches of snow fell in Bradyville, and a Twitter report indicated 2.0 inches of snow fell in the Iconium community 4 miles SE of Woodbury.
Snow amounts up to 3 inches were reported across De Kalb County. A Facebook report indicated 3.0 inches of snow fell in Smithville. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 2.2 inches of snow 4.9 miles WSW of Smithville, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.6 inches of snow 5.8 miles NE of Dowelltown.
Snow amounts up to 3 inches were reported across White County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 2.2 inches of snow 3.0 miles WNW of Sparta, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 2.1 inches of snow 7.1 miles S of Sparta.
Snow amounts up to 2 inches were reported across Putnam County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 2.0 inches of snow 3.9 miles W of Monterey, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.8 inches of snow 3.3 miles SSW of Cookeville.
Snow amounts up to 1 inch were reported across Jackson County. A Facebook report indicated 1 inch of snow fell in the Dodson Branch community.
Snow amounts up to 3 inches were reported across Overton County. Emergency management reported 3 inches of snow fell in the Hanging Limb community, and 2 inches of snow fell in Livingston. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.2 inches of snow 1.9 miles NNW of Livingston.
Snow amounts up to 3 inches were reported across Fentress County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 2.5 inches of snow 13.7 miles S of Jamestown, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 2.0 inches of snow 3.1 miles SE of Jamestown.
Snow amounts up to 2 inches were reported across Maury County. Emergency management reported 1.5 inches of snow fell in Columbia, and a CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.5 inches of snow 1.2 miles SSW of Columbia.
Snow amounts up to 2 inches were reported across Lawrence County. Emergency management reported 1.5 inches of snow fell in Lawrenceburg, and 1.5 inches of snow fell 2 miles E of St. Joseph.
Snow amounts up to 2 inches were reported across Marshall County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 2.0 inches of snow 1.6 miles W of Lewisburg, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.3 inches of snow 3.6 miles SE of Cornersville.
Snow amounts up to 6 inches were reported across Giles County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 6.0 inches of snow 1.3 miles NE of Ardmore, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.0 inches of snow 5.4 miles SW of Pulaski.
Snow amounts up to 4 inches were reported across Bedford County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 3.5 inches of snow 0.8 miles ESE of Wartrace, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 1.5 inches of snow 2.0 miles SE of Bell Buckle.
Snow amounts up to 5 inches were reported across Coffee County. A Facebook report indicated 5 inches of snow fell in Hillsboro, and another Facebook report indicated 5 inches of snow fell in Tullahoma. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 4.0 inches of snow 2.9 miles WSW of Manchester, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 2.5 inches of snow 2.4 miles NW of Manchester.
Snow amounts up to 6 inches were reported across Grundy County. A Facebook report indicated 6 inches of snow fell in Tracy City. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 5.6 inches of snow 1.3 miles E of Gruetli-Laager, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 4.7 inches of snow 2.1 miles ENE of Bersheeba Springs.
Snow amounts up to 5 inches were reported across Warren County. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 3.5 inches of snow 8.5 miles ESE of McMinnville, and a Facebook report indicated 5 inches of snow fell in McMinnville.
Snow amounts up to 4 inches were reported across Van Buren County. The sheriff office reported 3 inches of snow fell in Spencer, and a Facebook report indicated 3 inches of snow fell in Walling.
Snow amounts up to 4 inches were reported across Cumberland County. A Facebook report indicated 3.5 inches of snow fell in Crossville. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 2.8 inches of snow 0.1 miles NNW of Fairfield Glade, and another CoCoRaHS observer measured 2.5 inches of snow 4.7 miles S of Crossville.
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: 561163, 561164, 561405, 561406, 561407, 561408, 561409, 561410, 561412, 561413, 561414, 561415, 561416, 561417, 561418, 561419, 561420, 561421, 561422, 561423, 561424, 561425, 561426, 561427, 561438, 561439, 561440, 561441.