Tennessee, 2026

Cold in Tennessee, January 25 to 27, 2026

January 25 to 27, 2026 · NWS HUN · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

Wind chill temperatures dropped into the 5 above to 3 below zero range.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.

Wind chill temperatures dropped into the 5 above to 3 below zero range.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

4 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Moore

When
January 25, 7:00 PM CST to January 27, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Moore forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
35.285, -86.359 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind chill temperatures dropped as low as 3 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill, Franklin

When
January 25, 7:00 PM CST to January 27, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
35.155, -86.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind chill temperatures dropped as low as 3 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill, Lincoln

When
January 25, 9:00 PM CST to January 26, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
35.141, -86.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind chill temperatures dropped as low as 1 below zero.

Cold/Wind Chill, Lincoln

When
January 26, 11:00 PM CST to January 27, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
35.141, -86.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind chill temperatures dropped as low as zero.

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

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Sources

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: 1302629, 1302632, 1302630, 1302631.