Tennessee, 2022Extreme Cold and Cold in Tennessee, December 22 to 24, 2022
December 22 to 24, 2022 · NWS MEG · 42 events in 21 counties and zones
The coldest airmass since December of 1989 descended upon the Mid-South right before Christmas. Gusty north winds combined with very cold temperatures produced wind chills of 20 to 25 degrees below zero across West Tennessee from late Thursday, December 22nd into Friday, December 23rd.
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The coldest airmass since December of 1989 descended upon the Mid-South right before Christmas. Gusty north winds combined with very cold temperatures produced wind chills of 20 to 25 degrees below zero across West Tennessee from late Thursday, December 22nd into Friday, December 23rd. Temperatures dropped to between 0 and 5 degrees below zero during the morning of Friday, December 23rd. Numerous frozen pipes occurred in residential houses and businesses across the region. Wind chills remained below zero into the morning hours of December 24th.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lake
- When
- December 22, 10:00 PM CST to December 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.335, -89.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to around 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached zero to 5 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Obion
- When
- December 22, 10:00 PM CST to December 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Obion forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.358, -89.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to around 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached 4 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Dyer
- When
- December 22, 10:00 PM CST to December 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dyer forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.059, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to around 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached 3 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lauderdale
- When
- December 22, 10:00 PM CST to December 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.761, -89.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to around 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached zero to 5 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Gibson
- When
- December 22, 11:00 PM CST to December 23, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gibson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.997, -88.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 20 to 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached 2 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Crockett
- When
- December 22, 11:00 PM CST to December 23, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crockett forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.814, -89.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 20 to 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached zero to 5 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Haywood
- When
- December 22, 11:00 PM CST to December 23, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Haywood forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.583, -89.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 20 to 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached zero to 5 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Tipton
- When
- December 22, 11:00 PM CST to December 23, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tipton forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.497, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 20 to 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached 3 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Shelby
- When
- December 22, 11:00 PM CST to December 23, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 20 to 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached 3 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Henry
- When
- December 22, 11:00 PM CST to December 23, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.332, -88.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 20 to 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached 4 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Weakley
- When
- December 22, 11:00 PM CST to December 23, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Weakley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.298, -88.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 20 to 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached 4 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Benton
- When
- December 23, 12:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -88.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 20 to 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached 4 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Carroll
- When
- December 23, 12:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.973, -88.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 20 to 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached 4 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Madison
- When
- December 23, 12:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 35.608, -88.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 20 to 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached 6 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Fayette
- When
- December 23, 12:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.197, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 20 to 25 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached zero degrees.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Decatur
- When
- December 23, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.603, -88.109 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 15 to 20 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached zero degrees.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Henderson
- When
- December 23, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.654, -88.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 15 to 20 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached zero to 5 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Chester
- When
- December 23, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Chester forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.422, -88.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 15 to 20 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached 2 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Hardeman
- When
- December 23, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hardeman forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.207, -88.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 15 to 20 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached 2 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, McNairy
- When
- December 23, 3:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- McNairy forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.175, -88.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 15 to 20 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached zero to 5 degrees below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Hardin
- When
- December 23, 3:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.199, -88.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values fell to 15 to 20 degrees below zero and low temperatures reached zero degrees.
Cold/Wind Chill, Madison
- When
- December 23, 10:00 AM CST to December 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 35.608, -88.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Carroll
- When
- December 23, 10:00 AM CST to December 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.973, -88.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Fayette
- When
- December 23, 10:00 AM CST to December 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.197, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Hardeman
- When
- December 23, 10:00 AM CST to December 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hardeman forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.207, -88.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Chester
- When
- December 23, 10:00 AM CST to December 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Chester forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.422, -88.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, McNairy
- When
- December 23, 10:00 AM CST to December 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- McNairy forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.175, -88.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Henderson
- When
- December 23, 10:00 AM CST to December 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.654, -88.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Benton
- When
- December 23, 10:00 AM CST to December 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -88.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Decatur
- When
- December 23, 10:00 AM CST to December 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.603, -88.109 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Hardin
- When
- December 23, 10:00 AM CST to December 24, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.199, -88.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Shelby
- When
- December 23, 11:00 AM CST to December 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Tipton
- When
- December 23, 11:00 AM CST to December 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tipton forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.497, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Haywood
- When
- December 23, 11:00 AM CST to December 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Haywood forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.583, -89.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Crockett
- When
- December 23, 11:00 AM CST to December 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crockett forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.814, -89.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Gibson
- When
- December 23, 11:00 AM CST to December 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gibson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.997, -88.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Weakley
- When
- December 23, 11:00 AM CST to December 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Weakley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.298, -88.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Henry
- When
- December 23, 11:00 AM CST to December 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.332, -88.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Lake
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM CST to December 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.335, -89.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Obion
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM CST to December 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Obion forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.358, -89.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Dyer
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM CST to December 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dyer forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.059, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
Cold/Wind Chill, Lauderdale
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM CST to December 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.761, -89.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wind chill values remained below zero.
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
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