A mix of light rain and light snow fell across Middle Tennessee during the morning hours on February 28. Measurable snowfall was reported across the eastern counties of Middle Tennessee, mainly at elevations above 1000 feet MSL.
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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 mix of light rain and light snow fell across Middle Tennessee during the morning hours on February 28. Measurable snowfall was reported across the eastern counties of Middle Tennessee, mainly at elevations above 1000 feet MSL.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Up to 1 inch of snow fell across Overton County. Social media reports indicate 0.8 inches of snow fell 5 miles northeast of Monterey in the Lovejoy community.
Up to 1.0 inch of snow fell across Fentress County. CoCoRaHS station Jamestown 3.1 SE measured 1.0 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Jamestown 12.9 S measured 0.8 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Clarkrange 6.0 NE measured 0.8 inches of snow.
Up to 2.0 inches of snow fell across Putnam County. CoCoRaHS station Monterey 3.9 W measured 1.8 inches of snow. Social media reports indicated 1.5 inches of snow fell 2 miles east of Cookeville on Buck Mountain. Putnam County Emergency Management measured 0.75 inches of snow in Cookeville.
Up to 0.5 inches of snow fell across Cumberland County. CoCoRaHS station Fairfield Glade 0.1 NNW measured 0.5 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Crossville 4.7 S measured 0.4 inches of snow.
Up to 1.0 inch of snow fell across parts of Rutherford County. CoCoRaHS station Murfreesboro 8.7 E measured 0.8 inches of snow. Social media reports indicated 0.5 inches of snow fell 5 miles southwest of Murfreesboro on grassy areas.
Up to 1.5 inches of snow fell across Cannon County. A trained spotter reported 1.5 inches of snow fell in the Iconium community.
Up to 2.0 inches of snow fell across Warren County. CoCoRaHS station Mcminnville 8.5 ESE measured 2.0 inches of snow.
Up to 0.5 inches of snow fell across Bedford County. CoCoRaHS station Bell Buckle 2.0 SE measured 0.5 inches of snow.
Up to 1.0 inch of snow fell across Coffee County. Social media reports indicated 0.75 inches of snow fell in Beechgrove.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, February 2020
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: 879284, 879285, 879286, 879287, 879288, 879289, 879290, 879291, 879292.