A weather system sweeping through the deep South produced a mixture of sleet, rain and eventually light snow across southern middle Tennessee during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 15th. The majority of the precipitation stayed just south in Alabama, but trace amounts of snow were reported at Fayetteville, Lynchburg and Winchester and atop the Cumberland Plateau in Sewanee where air…
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A weather system sweeping through the deep South produced a mixture of sleet, rain and eventually light snow across southern middle Tennessee during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 15th. The majority of the precipitation stayed just south in Alabama, but trace amounts of snow were reported at Fayetteville, Lynchburg and Winchester and atop the Cumberland Plateau in Sewanee where air temperatures remained below freezing on the 15th.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
A mixture of light snow and sleet resulted in light accumulations of around a half of an inch across much of Lincoln county.
A mixture of light snow and sleet resulted in light accumulations of around a half of an inch across much of Moore county.
A mixture of light snow and sleet resulted in light accumulations of around a half of an inch across much of Franklin county.
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, January 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 556037, 556038, 556039.