An Arctic cold front pushed through the region on the afternoon of the 7th bringing gusty northerly winds of 20 to 30 mph. Temperatures fell through the 20s and quickly into the teens and single digits during the evening and overnight of the 7th.
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An Arctic cold front pushed through the region on the afternoon of the 7th bringing gusty northerly winds of 20 to 30 mph. Temperatures fell through the 20s and quickly into the teens and single digits during the evening and overnight of the 7th. Wind chills fell below zero during the late afternoon and early evening hours in southern middle Tennessee. Although winds diminished considerably through the early morning hours of the 8th, wind chills remained below zero with temperatures bottoming out in the single digits.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind chills fell below zero between 3 and 5 pm on the 7th. Wind chills were as low as -16 at Tullahoma and -9 at Winchester.
Wind chills fell below zero between 3 and 5 pm on the 7th. Wind chills were as low as -16 at Tullahoma.
Wind chills fell below zero between 3 and 5 pm on the 7th. Wind chills were as low as -5 to -10.
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