A fast moving storm system brought light snow to the northeastern half of Middle Tennessee during the evening hours on February 10. 5 inches were reported.
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The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.
A fast moving storm system brought light snow to the northeastern half of Middle Tennessee during the evening hours on February 10. Snow amounts up to 1.5 inches were reported.
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 10, 5:33 PM CST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 533 PM CST WED FEB 10 2016 .UPDATE... FOR 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE FROM THE WEST, BUT THE FEW HOURS OF SUNSHINE WE ENJOYED EARLIER TODAY ARE QUICKLY VANISHING. A BROAD AREA OF MID-LEVEL MOISTURE IS QUICKLY SPREADING INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE HAVING RIDDEN DOWN A STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. LOOK FOR CEILINGS TO BUILD DOWNWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH MORE LIGHT SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ONE-HALF INCH, SO AN ADVISORY WON'T BE NEEDED WITH THE NEW SNOW. ATMOSPHERE SHOULD DRY OUT CONSIDERABLY BY 06Z AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW FREEZING AGAIN TONIGHT, BUT MOST LOCATIONS WILL WARM CONSIDERABLY TOMORROW WITH ENOUGH SUNSHINE TO ALLOW FOR COPIOUS MELTING. AN EAST-WEST ORIENTED FRONT WILL DROP DOWN FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. BEHIND THE FRONT, A STRONG 1044+ MB HIGH CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL HELP PUSH EVEN COLDER AIR INTO MIDDLE TENNESSEE, MAKING FOR A FRIGID WEEKEND. THE NEXT ACTIVE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY COME THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY, WITH THE GFS SHOWING MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION OCCURRING IN THE COLD SECTOR BEHIND THE FRONT. AT THIS TIME, GFS MODEL SOUNDINGS DO SHOW MOSTLY SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING, WITH QPF & SNOW RATIO GRIDS SUGGESTING GENERAL AMOUNTS OF 1-2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION FOR THE BULK OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THE ECMWF PAINTS A MUCH DIFFERENT PICTURE, WITH A SFC LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE ARKLATEX EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND PUSHING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY 00Z TUE. WITH THE LOW TRACK TOO CLOSE TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE FOR THE COLD AIR TO PENETRATE THIS FAR SOUTH, THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW UNDER THIS SCENARIO WOULD OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE OCCLUDED FRONT. SO FORECAST CONFIDENCE REGARDING TIMING OF THIS POTENTIAL WINTER WEATHER EVENT IS LOW, ALTHOUGH BOTH MODELS DO SHOW MEASURABLE SNOW AFFECTING MIDDLE TENNESSEE, JUST AT DIFFERENT TIMES. && .AVIATION... 00Z TAF DISCUSSION. BAND OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE RIDING ALONG NW FLOW IS PRODUCING SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AT CKV AND BNA. THESE SNOW SHOWERS HAVE REDUCED VIS AT CKV TO 3/4SM. HAVE ADDRESSED THE REDUCED VIS IN TEMPO GROUP AT CKV AND BNA. SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD DIMINISH AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. MVFR CIGS WILL AFFECT CSV DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ALL THREE TERMINALS WILL BE VFR BY MID MORNING TOMORROW. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE WEST TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT AND BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION........10/REAGAN LONG TERM..................06/BARNWELL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 648 AM CST WED FEB 10 2016 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-111100- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON- MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD- COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-GILES- 648 AM CST WED FEB 10 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ICE AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON AT LEAST SECONDARY ROADWAYS THROUGH TONIGHT. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON AREA ROADWAYS THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ICE AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON AT LEAST SECONDARY ROADWAYS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ON AREA ROADWAYS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 31
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 612 PM CST WED FEB 10 2016 TNZ005>011-023>034-057-059>066-075-077>080-111200- STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-HOUSTON- HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH- JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-HICKMAN-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL- RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN- GRUNDY-VAN BUREN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD... GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...ERIN...WAVERLY... DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET... HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON... JAMESTOWN...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA... LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA... CROSSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE... ALTAMONT...SPENCER 612 PM CST WED FEB 10 2016 ...SNOW SHOWERS TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING... SNOW SHOWERS HAVE MOVED INTO THE AREA...AND LOOK TO CONTINUE OFF TO THE EAST DURING THE EVENING AND EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...WITH MAINLY A DUSTING UP TO AROUND A HALF INCH ACROSS THE AREA. WITH CONTINUED BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES...SOME SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS MAY DEVELOP AND MAY CREATE SOME HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Snow amounts around 1/2 inch were measured across Robertson County. CoCoRaHS station Adams 2.9 WSW measured 0.5 inches of snow.
Snow amounts around 1/2 inch were measured across Cheatham County. CoCoRaHS station Kingston Springs 0.3 ENE measured 0.5 inches of snow.
Snow amounts up to 1 inch were measured across Davidson County. CoCoRaHS station Hermitage 2.6 E measured 0.7 inches of snow. Nashville International Airport measured 0.4 inches of snow.
Snow amounts up to 1 inch were measured across Wilson County. The NWS Nashville office in Old Hickory measured 0.8 inches of snow. CoCoRaHS station Lebanon 2.7 SSE measured 0.8 inches of snow, while CoCoRaHS station Watertown 5.5 SW measured 0.7 inches of snow.
Snow amounts up to 1 inch were measured across DeKalb County. CoCoRaHS station Smithville 4.9 WSW measured 1.0 inch of snow, while a trained spotter 3 miles east of Smithville measured 0.7 inches of snow.
Snow amounts up to 1 inch were measured across Rutherford County. CoCoRaHS station Murfreesboro 8.7 E measured 0.7 inches of snow, while CoCoRaHS station Murfreesboro 3.2 WSW measured 0.5 inches of snow.
Snow amounts up to 1 inch were measured across Cannon County. A trained spotter measured 1.0 inch of snow 4 miles southeast of Woodbury.
Snow amounts up to 1.5 inches were measured across Warren County. CoCoRaHS station McMinnville 8.5 ESE measured 1.4 inches of snow.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, February 2016
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: 620891, 620892, 620893, 620894, 620895, 620896, 620897, 620898.