A major winter storm affected Middle Tennessee from late in the evening on January 11 and through January 12 before ending early in the morning on January 13. Rain spread across the area from the evening of January 11 into the early morning hours on January 12.
Every event with a place to put it; 20 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.
A major winter storm affected Middle Tennessee from late in the evening on January 11 and through January 12 before ending early in the morning on January 13. Rain spread across the area from the evening of January 11 into the early morning hours on January 12. As an Arctic cold front moved across early on January 12, the rain briefly changed to freezing rain before becoming all snow. When snow ended late in the evening on January 12 into the early morning hours on January 13, snow accumulations ranged from none in southeast Middle Tennessee up to 6 inches in northwest Middle 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 Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 11, 5:34 PM CST, 6 hours 26 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
15 winter weather, 5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Stewart County Emergency Management and social media reports indicated 5 to 7 inches of snow fell across Stewart County. 7 inches of snow was reported in Indian Mound, 6 inches of snow was reported in Dover, and 5 inches of snow was reported in Carlisle.
Media and social media reports indicated 3 to 5 inches of snow fell across Humphreys County. 5 inches of snow was reported in New Johnsonville, and 3.5 inches of snow was reported in Waverly.
CoCoRaHS, ham radio, and social media reports indicated 2 to 5 inches of snow fell across Montgomery County. 5 inches of snow was reported 3 miles northeast of Clarksville, 4 inches of snow was measured 10 miles west-southeast of Clarksville, and 2.7 inches of snow was reported 9 miles east-southeast of Clarksville.
CoCoRaHS and COOP reports indicated 0.5 to 4 inches of snow fell across Sumner County. 4 inches of snow was measured near Portland, 2.7 inches of snow was reported in White House, 1.5 inches of snow was measured near Bethpage, and 0.8 inches of snow was reported near Gallatin.
CoCoRaHS and spotter reports indicated 1 to 3 inches of snow fell across Dickson County. 2.5 inches of snow was measured 6 miles south-southwest of Dickson, 2.4 inches of snow was reported 2 miles east-southeast of Vanleer, and 1.2 inches of snow was measured in White Bluff.
CoCoRaHS reports indicated up to 2 inches of snow fell across Perry County. 1.3 inches of snow was measured 5 miles west-southwest of Lobelville.
CoCoRaHS and COOP reports indicated up to 1 inch of snow fell across Hickman County. 1.0 inch of snow was measured 3 miles east-southeast of Bon Aqua, 0.8 inches of snow was reported 9.5 miles north of Centerville, and 0.5 inches of snow was measured 4 miles northeast of Centerville.
CoCoRaHS and river gauge reports indicated up to 1 inch of snow fell across Lewis County. 1.0 inches of snow was measured in Hohenwald, and 0.1 inches of snow was reported 2 miles southeast of Hohenwald.
CoCoRaHS, COOP, and ASOS reported indicated up to 2 inches of snow fell across Davidson County. 1.6 inches of snow was measured 1 mile west of Goodlettsville, 1 inch of snow was reported 1 mile northeast of Forest Hills, 0.8 inches of snow was measured in Belle Meade, 0.6 inches of snow was measured at the Nashville International Airport, and 0.5 inches of snow was reported 6 miles south of Lakewood.
COOP reports indicated up to 1 inch of snow fell across Cheatham County. 1.0 inch of snow was measured at the Cheatham Lock and Dam.
NWS observations and CoCoRaHS reports indicated up to 1 inch of snow fell across Wilson County. 0.8 inches of snow was measured at NWS Nashville, 0.8 inches of snow was measured 2 miles west-southwest of Mount Juliet, and 0.3 inches of snow 5 miles southwest of Watertown.
CoCoRaHS reports indicated up to 1 inch of snow fell across Williamson County. 0.5 inches of snow was measured 4 miles west-southwest of Forest Hills, 0.3 inches of snow was reported in Brentwood, and 0.1 inches of snow was reported in Nolensville.
CoCoRaHS reports indicated up to 0.5 inches of snow fell across Rutherford County. 0.5 inches of snow was measured 2 miles southwest of La Vergne, and 0.1 inches of snow was reported 2 miles west of Walterhill.
CoCoRaHS reports indicated up to 1 inch of snow fell across Smith County. 0.6 inches of snow was measured 8 miles north-northeast of Carthage, and 0.2 inches of snow was reported 1 mile west of South Carthage.
CoCoRaHS and COOP reports indicated up to 1 inch of snow fell across Putnam County. 0.6 inches of snow was measured in Monterey, 0.4 inches of snow was reported 3 miles west of Monterey, and 0.3 inches of snow was reported 3 miles south-southwest of Cookeville.
CoCoRaHS reports indicated up to 1 inch of snow fell across Clay County. 0.7 inches of snow was reported 1 mile south-southeast of Gamaliel, and 0.5 inches of snow was measured in Celina.
CoCoRaHS and COOP reports indicated up to 1 inch of snow fell across Pickett County. 1.0 inch of snow was measured at Dale Hollow Lake, and 0.2 inches of snow was measured 2 miles southwest of Byrdstown.
CoCoRaHS reports indicated up to 1 inch of snow fell across Overton County. 0.6 inches of snow was measured 4 miles west-southwest of Livingston, 0.5 inches of snow was reported 1 mile northwest of Livingston, and 0.4 inches of snow was measured 8 miles east-northeast of Algood.
CoCoRaHS and COOP reports indicated up to 1 inch of snow fell across Fentress County. 1.0 inch of snow was measured 1 mile west-northwest of Jamestown, 0.7 inches of snow was reported 3 miles southeast of Jamestown, and 0.1 inch of snow was measured in Allardt.
CoCoRaHS reports indicated up to 0.1 inches of snow fell across Cumberland County. 0.1 inches of snow was reported 4 miles south of Crossville.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, January 2018
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: 733019, 733020, 733021, 733022, 733023, 733024, 733025, 733026, 733027, 733028, 733029, 733030, 733031, 733032, 733033, 733034, 733035, 733036, 733037, 733038.