Heavy Snow in Tennessee

Events

1,588

Deaths

14

Injuries

21

Damage

$5.9 million

• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 14 to 16, 202412 deaths · 36 eventsA major snowstorm powered by strong upper level dynamics and widespread preexisting low level cold produced heavy snowfall across East Tennessee.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Tennessee, February 9, 201167 injured · 39 eventsWith temperatures from the afternoon through evening hours remaining in the 20s, there was enough moisture associated with a west to east moving cold frontal passage and southwesterly upper level flow aloft, across the mid state for a significant snowfall event to occur across…
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Tennessee, February 16 to 17, 20153 deaths · 53 eventsA winter storm tracked through area on the 16-17th with the atmosphere favorable for both heavy snow and ice accretion. The highest peaks had up to 6 inches of snow while ice accumulations had up to an inch. In addition, cold weather accounted for 3 deaths.
• Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 14 to 17, 20243 deaths · 44 eventsA major winter storm impacted all of Middle Tennessee beginning late Sunday, January 14, 2024. With a very cold airmass already in place, snow fell either into the late hours of January 15th or into the early morning hours of January 16th.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 30 to 31, 20263 deaths · 36 eventsA significant snowstorm struck portions of East Tennessee at the end of the month, thanks to strong lift from a deep upper trough diving from north to south. A couple of long term cooperative weather stations saw top 10 snowfalls during this storm.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Tennessee, December 12 to 13, 20101 death · 15 injured · 39 eventsAs an upper level low pressure system moved across Middle Tennessee during the early morning hours on Sunday, December 12th through, Monday, December 13th, enough moisture was available across the mid state to produce a widespread snowfall accumulation event across the entire…
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Tennessee, December 24 to 26, 20101 death · 4 injured · 38 eventsA surface cold front moved eastward across Middle Tennessee from the evening hours on Friday, December 24th through the early morning hours on Saturday, December 25th.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 26, 20111 death · 36 eventsA broad upper level trough moved across Middle Tennessee during the morning hours on Wednesday, January 26th. Low level moisture spread across Middle Tennessee during this time period also.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 3 to 4, 1998$5.0 million · 19 eventsThe heavy snow brought treacherous driving conditions, school closures, and widespread power outages across the eastern part of Middle Tennessee. Interstate 40 was closed at Monterey due to the heavy snow. Winds gusted to 50 mph at times during the snowstorm.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 29 to 30, 2010$850,000 · 37 eventsA low pressure system passed to the south of Middle Tennessee, spreading precipitation across the area starting Friday morning, January 29th. Snow developed across Middle Tennessee and continued through 12 PM on Saturday, January 30th.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 12 to 13, 201492 eventsHeavy snow blanketed the area as strong upper level disturbance combined with deep moisture pulled from the Carolina coast over a 2 day period. The largest snowfall totals were in the mountains where up to 16 inches was reported at Newfound Gap.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 25 to 26, 201580 eventsAn area of low pressure tracked through the area. Conditions were favorable for snow production. Even the valley had significant snow over the 2 day period.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 20, 20112 injured · 39 eventsAs a passing cold front, along with the passage of an upper level trough, and deep low level moisture, produced a significant snowfall event across Middle Tennessee during the later afternoon through evening hours on Thursday, January 20th.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 9 to 10, 20111 injured · 39 eventsAs a surface low pressure system developed across southern Texas and moved across northern portions of the Gulf of Mexico, a wide area of moisture spread across Middle Tennessee.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 9 to 10, 201847 eventsA strong low pressure system moved eastward across the Gulf Coast on its way through the Carolinas. Deep moisture was lifted in the colder resident air mass across the Southern Appalachian region.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 29 to 30, 201040 eventsHeavy snow occurred across east Tennessee, with snowfall amounts ranging from four to eight inches in the lower elevations to ten to fourteen inches across the higher elevations.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 22 to 24, 201638 eventsA strengthening low pressure system moved northeast from the Lower Mississippi Valley across the Southern Appalachians with a modified Arctic air mass in place prior to the system's arrival.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 10 to 11, 202537 eventsLow pressure cyclone passing to the south with upper level forcing induced a broad and significant snowstorm across the region, including East Tennessee, which experienced heavy snowfall.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Tennessee, February 19 to 20, 202537 eventsA baroclinic cyclone originating near the Gulf and moving by to Tennessee's south, combined with a strong upper level jet, provided for two rounds of snow across East Tennessee.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 6 to 7, 201736 eventsDeep and moist air was lifted over a chilly air mass in place across the Southeastern United States as a low pressure system moved northeast from the Central Gulf of Mexico through the Middle Atlantic Coast.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 6, 2003$20,000 · 20 eventsHeavy snow fell across much of West Tennessee. Most of the region received between 3 and 5 inches of snow with some isolated location reporting as much as 6 inches of snow.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 24 to 27, 201031 eventsAn area of low pressure tracked through region producing snow over a 3 day period. Generally 1 to 4 inches of snow was reported in the lower elevations, while up to 15 inches of snow fell across the higher elevations.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, March 11 to 12, 202231 eventsA low pressure system tracking across the southeastern states brought an anomalously late season heavy snowfall event to the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachian region.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Tennessee, March 1, 200929 eventsAn upper level low passage provided for development of a deformation zone that resulted in accumulations of snow and ice across a large portion of southern middle Tennessee, with snow accumulations as high as 10 inches in Wartrace located in Bedford County.
• Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 12 to 13, 201029 eventsAn area of low pressure brought heavy snow mainly across the higher elevations for a 2 day period. The mountains received up to 16 of snow, while the valley had 1 to 4 inches of snow.

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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 2026-09-24.