Tennessee, 2024Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 14 to 15, 2024
January 14 to 15, 2024 · NWS MEG · 21 events in 21 counties and zones
A major winter storm impacted the Mid-South on January 14-15, 2024. Transportation was greatly affected.
Every event with a place to put it; 21 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 21
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.
A major winter storm impacted the Mid-South on January 14-15, 2024. Transportation was greatly affected. Snow spread across the Mid-South during the afternoon hours on January 14th as an upper jet intensified across the region in advance of a potent upper trough. By early morning Monday, areas along and south of I-40 and especially near the Tennessee/Mississippi border were located under the right entrance region of the upper jet streak. The lift associated with the jet streak combined with a steady influx of mid-level moisture and strong mid-level frontogenesis resulted in heavy snowfall. The heaviest snowfall in West Tennessee fell from I-40 south to the Tennessee/Mississippi state line where four to eight inches fell. The entrance region of the upper jet slowly sagged south through north Mississippi during the day on January 15th and snow gradually tapered off.
Winter Storm, Shelby
- When
- January 14, 2:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three to seven inches fell across Shelby County.
Winter Storm, Fayette
- When
- January 14, 2:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.197, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Six to seven inches fell across Fayette County.
Winter Storm, Tipton
- When
- January 14, 2:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tipton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.497, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three to four inches fell across Tipton County.
Winter Storm, Haywood
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Haywood forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.583, -89.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three to four inches fell across Haywood County.
Winter Storm, Lauderdale
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.761, -89.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Around four inches of snow fell across Lauderdale County.
Winter Storm, Hardeman
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.207, -88.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Around seven inches of snow fell across Hardeman County.
Winter Storm, Crockett
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crockett forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.814, -89.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three to four inches of snow fell across Crockett County.
Winter Storm, Madison
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Deaths
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.608, -88.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Around four inches of snow fell across Madison County.
Winter Storm, Gibson
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gibson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.997, -88.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Around four inches of snow fell across Gibson County.
Winter Storm, McNairy
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- McNairy forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.175, -88.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Six to eight inches of snow fell across McNairy County.
Winter Storm, Chester
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Chester forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.422, -88.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Six to seven inches of snow fell across Chester County.
Winter Storm, Henderson
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.654, -88.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Five to six inches of snow fell across Henderson County.
Winter Storm, Carroll
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.973, -88.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three to six inches of snow fell across Carroll County.
Winter Storm, Weakley
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Weakley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.298, -88.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Around three inches of snow fell across Weakley County.
Winter Storm, Henry
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.332, -88.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Around four inches of snow fell across Henry County.
Winter Storm, Decatur
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.603, -88.109 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Six to eight inches of snow fell across Decatur County.
Winter Storm, Benton
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -88.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Four to seven inches of snow fell across Benton County.
Winter Weather, Obion
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Obion forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.358, -89.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Less than three inches of snow fell across Obion County.
Winter Weather, Dyer
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dyer forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.059, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Less than three inches of snow fell across Dyer County.
Winter Weather, Lake
- When
- January 14, 3:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.335, -89.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Less than two inches of snow fell across Lake County.
Winter Storm, Hardin
- When
- January 14, 4:00 PM CST to January 15, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.199, -88.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Six to eight inches of snow fell across Hardin County.
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 14 to 16, 202412 deaths · 36 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 14 to 18, 20247 deaths · 22 injured · $540,000 · 23 events
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Tennessee, January 14 to 17, 20247 deaths · 21 events
- Dense Fog in California, January 14 to 15, 20244 deaths · 1 event
- Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 14 to 17, 20243 deaths · 44 events
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Illinois, January 14 to 17, 20242 deaths · 44 events
- Ice Storm and Cold in Texas, January 14 to 17, 20241 death · 1 injured · 32 events
- Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 14 to 16, 20241 death · 1 injured · 26 events
- Avalanche in Wyoming, January 14, 20241 death · 1 event
- Cold in Indiana, January 14 to 15, 20241 death · 1 event
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Texas, January 14 to 17, 202467 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 14 to 15, 202452 events
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: 1157605, 1157607, 1157608, 1157609, 1157610, 1157611, 1157612, 1157613, 1157614, 1157615, 1157616, 1157619, 1157620, 1157621, 1157622, 1157623, 1157624, 1157650, 1157651, 1157652, 1157617.