Tennessee, 2020

Winter Weather in Tennessee, February 26 to 27, 2020

February 26 to 27, 2020 · NWS OHX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Light rain showers affected parts of Middle Tennessee from the evening hours on February 26 into the early morning hours on February 27. On the higher elevations of the northern Cumberland Plateau, precipitation fell as light snow showers, with up to 1 inch of snow reported.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS OHX wrote it up.

Light rain showers affected parts of Middle Tennessee from the evening hours on February 26 into the early morning hours on February 27. On the higher elevations of the northern Cumberland Plateau, precipitation fell as light snow showers, with up to 1 inch of snow reported.

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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Cumberland

When
February 26, 6:00 PM CST to February 27, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
35.950, -84.998 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Up to 1.0 inch of snow fell across Cumberland County. CoCoRaHS station Crossville 4.7 S measured 0.9 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Fairfield Glade 0.1 NNW measured 0.5 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Crossville 11.3 ENE measured 0.5 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Crossville 6.9 S measured 0.5 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Fentress

When
February 26, 6:00 PM CST to February 27, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Fentress forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
36.381, -84.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Up to 0.5 inches of snow fell across Fentress County. CoCoRaHS station Clarkrange 6.0 NE measured 0.5 inches of snow.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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Sources

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 879293, 879294.