Light snow fell across Middle Tennessee from the evening hours on February 6 through the morning hours on February 7. 5 inches falling on the Cumberland Plateau.
Every event with a place to put it; 32 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.
Light snow fell across Middle Tennessee from the evening hours on February 6 through the morning hours on February 7. Nearly every county in Middle Tennessee reported measurable snowfall, with up to 3.5 inches falling on the Cumberland Plateau.
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 6, 5:31 PM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Nashville TN 511 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2020 TNZ005>011-023>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-071115- 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- 511 AM CST Thu Feb 6 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Middle Tennessee. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Light to moderate rain will continue to affect southeastern Middle Tennessee this morning. Some flooding of roads and other low lying areas will continue before waters recede later today. Light rain is expected to redevelop this evening, then mix with and change to light snow tonight across Middle Tennessee. A dusting to a few tenths of an inch is possible, with up to 1 inch on the Cumberland Plateau. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Several more waves of heavy rainfall are likely from Monday through Friday of next week, which could lead to additional significant flooding across the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated until the middle of next week. Shamburger
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
32 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Up to 1 inch of snow fell across Stewart County. CoCoRaHS station Dover 7.8 NNE measured 0.7 inches of snow.
Up to 1 inch of snow fell across Montgomery County. CoCoRaHS station Clarksville 3.4 NNW measured 1.0 inch of snow, CoCoRaHS station Clarksville 13.6 SSE measured 1.0 inch of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Clarksville 10.2 WSW measured 0.8 inches of snow.
Up to 1 inch of snow fell across Robertson County. CoCoRaHS station White House 1.0 N measured 1.0 inch of snow, CoCoRaHS station Greenbrier 1.4 N measured 0.7 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Cedar Hill 2.6 N measured 0.5 inches of snow. The Springfield COOP observer measured 0.5 inches of snow.
Up to 1.5 inches of snow fell across Sumner County. CoCoRaHS station Bethpage 4.5 NW measured 1.5 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Portland 1.2 NNE measured 1.0 inch of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Hendersonville 2.9 NE measured 0.9 inches of snow. The White House COOP observer measured 1.0 inch of snow.
Up to 2.5 inches of snow fell across Clay County. CoCoRaHS station Red Boiling Springs 6.7 NNE measured 2.5 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Celina 0.3 NNE measured 0.8 inches of snow. The Celina COOP observer measured 1.3 inches of snow.
Up to 1.0 inch of snow fell across Pickett County. CoCoRaHS station Byrdstown 2.8 SSW measured 1.0 inch of snow. The Byrdstown COOP observer measured 0.5 inches of snow.
Up to 1.0 inch of snow fell across Houston County. CoCoRaHS station Tennessee Ridge 1.4 SW measured 1.0 inch of snow.
Up to 1.5 inches of snow fell across Dickson County. CoCoRaHS station Dickson 12.7 NW measured 1.2 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Dickson 5.8 NW measured 1.2 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Dickson 6.3 WSW measured 1.0 inch of snow.
Up to 1.0 inch of snow fell across Cheatham County. The Cheatham Dam COOP observer measured 0.5 inches of snow.
Up to 1.5 inches of snow fell across Davidson County. CoCoRaHS station Hermitage 2.6 E measured 1.5 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Goodlettsville 1.5 W measured 1.0 inch of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Nashville 5.2 S measured 0.8 inches of snow. Trained spotters reported 1.2 inches of snow fell in Antioch, 0.8 inches of snow fell in Donelson, and 0.8 inches of snow fell in Forest Hills. Social media reports indicated 1.2 inches of snow fell in Joelton.
Up to 2.5 inches of snow fell across Wilson County. CoCoRaHS station Lebanon 11.5 SSE measured 2.5 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Mount Juliet 2.9 WSW measured 1.5 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Green Hill 1.7 S measured 1.3 inches of snow. The NWS Nashville office in Old Hickory measured 0.9 inches of snow.
Up to 2.5 inches of snow fell across Smith County. CoCoRaHS station Carthage 8.7 NNE measured 2.2 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Elmwood 4.5 NNE measured 2.0 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Gordonsville 1.4 ENE measured 1.5 inches of snow. The Carthage COOP observer measured 2.0 inches of snow.
Up to 2.5 inches of snow fell across Overton County. CoCoRaHS station Rickman 3.8 ESE measured 2.2 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Livingston 1.9 NNW measured 1.7 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Livingston 4.1 WSW ENE measured 1.3 inches of snow.
Up to 3.0 inches of snow fell across Putnam County. CoCoRaHS station Monterey 3.9 W measured 3.0 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Cookeville 3.3 SSW measured 1.7 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Cookeville 3.9 E measured 1.0 inch of snow. Media reports indicated 1.5 inches of snow fell in Cookeville.
Up to 3.5 inches of snow fell across Fentress County. CoCoRaHS station Clarkrange 6.0 NE measured 3.5 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Jamestown 3.1 SE measured 2.5 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Jamestown 12.9 S measured 1.8 inches of snow. Media reports indicated 3 inches of snow fell in Jamestown, and 1.7 inches of snow fell in Grimsley.
Up to 2.5 inches of snow fell across Cumberland County. CoCoRaHS station Crossville 4.7 S measured 2.3 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Crossville 6.9 S measured 2.0 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Fairfield Glade 0.1 NNW measured 1.3 inches of snow. Media reports indicated 3 inches of snow fell in Pleasant Hill, and 2 inches of snow fell in Crossville.
Up to 0.5 inches of snow fell across Perry County. The Mousetail Landing State Park COOP observer measured 0.5 inches of snow, and the Lobelville COOP observer measured 0.1 inches of snow.
Up to 1.0 inch of snow fell across Hickman County. CoCoRaHS station Bon Aqua 3.0 ESE measured 1.0 inch of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Centerville 9.5 N measured 0.8 inches of snow. The Centerville COOP observer measured 1.0 inch of snow.
Up to 2.0 inches of snow fell across Williamson County. CoCoRaHS station Brentwood 0.5 SSW measured 2.0 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Nolensville 2.4 SW measured 1.9 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Franklin 0.5 NE measured 1.2 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Spring Hill 2.8 ENE measured 0.9 inches of snow. The Fairview COOP observer measured 0.5 inches of snow.
Up to 2.5 inches of snow fell across Rutherford County. CoCoRaHS station Rock Vale 4.5 S measured 2.2 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Murfreesboro 8.7 E measured 1.9 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Murfreesboro 3.2 WSW measured 2.0 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station La Vergne 2.1 SW measured 1.6 inches of snow. Media reports indicated 2.2 inches of snow fell in Milton, and social media reports indicated 0.8 inches of snow fell in Smyrna.
Up to 2.5 inches of snow fell across Cannon County. Social media reports indicated 2.2 inches of snow fell on Short Mountain.
Up to 2.0 inches of snow fell across De Kalb County. CoCoRaHS station Smithville 4.9 WSW measured 2.0 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Dowelltown 5.8 NE measured 1.8 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Silver Point 3.0 SSE measured 1.0 inch of snow. The Smithville COOP observer measured 1.5 inches of snow.
Up to 2.5 inches of snow fell across White County. CoCoRaHS station Sparta 3.0 WNW measured 2.5 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Sparta 4.6 NE measured 2.5 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Sparta 8.6 NW measured 1.1 inch of snow.
Up to 0.5 inches of snow fell across Lewis County. CoCoRaHS station Hohenwald 2.2 SE measured 0.5 inches of snow.
Up to 0.5 inches of snow fell across Maury County. CoCoRaHS station Columbia 1.2 SSW measured 0.5 inches of snow.
Up to 1.0 inch of snow fell across Marshall County. CoCoRaHS station Lewisburg 4.2 NNE measured 1.0 inch of snow, CoCoRaHS station Lewisburg 6.2 SSE measured 0.7 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Cornersville 3.6 SE measured 0.5 inches of snow.
Up to 2.5 inches of snow fell across Coffee County. CoCoRaHS station Manchester 9.2 NNW measured 2.5 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Manchester 2.4 NNW measured 1.2 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Manchester 6.5 ENE measured 1.0 inch of snow. Social media reports indicated 0.5 inches of snow fell in Tullahoma.
Up to 3.5 inches of snow fell across Warren County. CoCoRaHS station Mcminnville 8.5 ESE measured 3.5 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Morrison 1.9 SSW measured 1.0 inch of snow.
Up to 2.0 inches of snow fell across Bedford County. CoCoRaHS station Bell Buckle 2.0 SE measured 1.8 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Shelbyville 7.5 NW measured 1.0 inch of snow. Social media reports indicated 2 inches of snow fell 4 miles south of Rover.
Up to 1.0 inch of snow fell across Grundy County. CoCoRaHS station Beersheba Springs 2.1 ENE measured 0.5 inches of snow. The Coalmont COOP observer measured 0.7 inches of snow.
Up to 2.0 inches of snow fell across Wayne County. CoCoRaHS station Clifton 1.8 ENE measured 1.0 inch of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Waynesboro 4.7 WSW measured 0.2 inches of snow. Social media reports indicated 2 inches of snow fell in Waynesboro.
Up to 1.5 inches of snow fell across Lawrence County. CoCoRaHS station Lawrenceburg 5.2 SW measured 1.0 inch of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Lawrenceburg 8.8 SE measured 1.0 inches of snow. Lawrence County Emergency Management reported 1.2 inches of snow fell in Lawrenceburg.
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: 879218, 879219, 879220, 879221, 879224, 879225, 879226, 879227, 879228, 879229, 879230, 879236, 879237, 879238, 879239, 879240, 879241, 879242, 879243, 879244, 879245, 879246, 879247, 879248, 879249, 879250, 879251, 879252, 879253, 879254, 879255, 879256.