Light snow fell across much of southern and eastern Middle Tennessee throughout the day on January 11. 5 inches of snow was reported.
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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 much of southern and eastern Middle Tennessee throughout the day on January 11. Up to 2.5 inches of snow was reported.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
15 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Up to 1 inch of snow fell across Hickman County. CoCoRaHS station Centerville 9.5 N measured 1.0 inch of snow.
Up to 2.5 inches of snow fell across Williamson County. CoCoRaHS station Centerville 9.5 N measured 2.4 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Spring Hill 3.2 NE measured 1.8 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Eagleville 3.9 WSW measured 1.5 inches of snow. A trained spotter reported 1.7 inches of snow 1 mile south of Thompson's Station.
Up to 2 inches of snow fell across Rutherford County. CoCoRaHS station Murfreesboro 8.7 E measured 2.0 inches of snow, CoCoRaHS station Rock Vale 4.5 S measured 1.5 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Christiana 3.0 W measured 1.0 inches of snow.
Up to 1 inch of snow fell across Cannon County. CoCoRaHS station Centertown 9.0 WSW measured 0.5 inches of snow, and a trained spotter reported 1 inch of snow 4 miles WSW of Center Hill.
Up to 2 inches of snow fell across DeKalb County. CoCoRaHS station Smithville 4.9 WSW measured 1.8 inches of snow.
Up to 2 inches of snow fell across Putnam County. CoCoRaHS station Cookeville 3.3 SSW measured 1.5 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Cookeville 5.4 WNW measured 0.5 inches of snow. The public reported 1.2 inches of snow fell 1 mile north of Cookeville.
Up to 1 inch of snow fell across Overton County. CoCoRaHS station Rickman 3.8 ESE measured 1.0 inch of snow.
Up to 2 inches of snow fell across Fentress County. CoCoRaHS station Clarkrange 6.0 NE measured 1.8 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Jamestown 12.9 S measured 1.3 inches of snow. The COOP observer in Allardt measured 1.0 inch of snow.
Up to 1 inch of snow fell across Cumberland County. CoCoRaHS station Crossville 5.8 SSW measured 1.0 inch of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Fairfield Glade 0.1 NNW measured 1.0 inch of snow.
Up to 2 inches of snow fell across White County. CoCoRaHS station Sparta 4.6 NE measured 1.1 inches of snow. Social media reports indicated 2 inches of snow fell 3 miles WSW of Bakers Crossroads, and 1 inch of snow fell 2 miles southeast of Sparta.
Up to 1.5 inches of snow fell across Warren County. CoCoRaHS station Mcminnville 8.5 ESE measured 1.5 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Morrison 1.9 SSW measured 1.5 inches of snow.
Up to 1 inch of snow fell across Lawrence County. CoCoRaHS station Loretto 5.2 NE measured 1.0 inches of snow. Media and spotter reports indicated 1 inch of snow fell in Lawrenceburg and in St. Joseph.
Up to 2 inches of snow fell across Marshall County. CoCoRaHS station Lewisburg 5.1 SW measured 1.8 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Lewisburg 6.2 SSE measured 1.5 inches of snow. A trained spotter 3 miles west of Chapel Hill measured 1 inch of snow.
Up to 1 inch of snow fell across Bedford County. CoCoRaHS station Bell Buckle 2.0 SE measured 1.0 inch of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Shelbyville 3.1 ESE measured 0.5 inches of snow. Social media reports indicated 1 inch of snow fell in Shelbyville.
Up to 1 inch of snow fell across Coffee County. CoCoRaHS station Manchester 6.5 ENE measured 0.8 inches of snow, and CoCoRaHS station Manchester 2.4 NNW measured 0.7 inches of snow.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2021Every state in 2021This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, January 2021
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: 941548, 941549, 941550, 941551, 941552, 941553, 941554, 941555, 941556, 941558, 941560, 941561, 941562, 941563, 941564.