Winter Storm in Tennessee

Events

1,940

Deaths

23

Injuries

25

Damage

$82 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.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 24 to 27, 20267 deaths · 48 eventsA major winter storm system impacted the State of Tennessee starting late Friday, January 23 and continuing into Sunday, January 25, 2026. Cold air moved into Tennessee Friday evening, setting the stage for winter weather through the weekend.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Tennessee, January 24 to 26, 20267 deaths · 81 kt wind · 19 eventsBroad scale upper lift led to a complex winter storm across East Tennessee, with onset precipitation of snow transitioning to freezing rain before ending as rain as the temperatures rose through the evening, night, and following morning.
• 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.
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, February 20 to 21, 20152 deaths · 2 injured · 21 eventsA warm front was located across Southern Arkansas and Central Mississippi during the day on February 20th, 2015. Overrunning precipitation spread north of the front beginning in the morning.
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 27 to 28, 19981 death · $1.0 million · 15 eventsHeavy snow fell throughout most of northeast Tennessee. Most snowfall totals ranged from 5 to 10 inches. However, in the high mountain elevations of Johnson, Carter, Greene, Cocke, Sevier and Blount counties, as much as 2-3 feet of snow fell.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Tennessee, February 3 to 4, 20221 death · $180,000 · 15 eventsAn arctic front slowly pushed across the Mid-South on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. This front edged south into northeast Mississippi by 12 am Thursday, February 3, 2022, and then stalled.
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 23 to 24, 199811 injured · $1.5 million · 40 eventsNewspaper accounts reported trecherous driving conditions across Franklin county. 1/2 to 3/4 inch of ice was observed at 105 PM on December 24 and there was one injury. In Fentress county, 40 percent of the county was without power and numerous trees were down.
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 29 to 30, 20101 death · 2 injured · $25,000 · 20 eventsThe Mid-South had a favorable set-up for winter weather during the time frame of January 28th-January 30th, 2010. A cold front moved through the area on January 27th allowing cold arctic air to filter into the region behind the front.
• Winter Storm and Flooding in Tennessee, February 20 to 21, 2015$63 million · 29 eventsAn historic winter storm struck Middle Tennessee just 2 days after a widespread snowfall and only 4 days after another major winter storm affected the area. Light snow moved into the area during the afternoon hours on February 20.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, February 7, 20111 death · 1 injured · 20 eventsA low pressure system tracked northeast from Northwest Louisiana into Northeast Mississippi during the early morning hours into the early afternoon of February 7, 2011.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 14 to 15, 20241 death · 21 eventsA 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.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Tennessee, February 23 to 24, 20221 death · 15 eventsA cold front sagged southward through the Mid-South on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, eventually stalling across central Mississippi by Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Cold air gradually deepened across northern sections of the Mid-South.
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, February 14 to 15, 2021$13 million · 24 eventsAn Arctic airmass spread across Middle Tennessee from Thursday February 11 through Sunday February 14, 2021, bringing very cold temperatures in the teens and 20s along with lengthy periods of freezing drizzle.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, December 25 to 26, 20121 death · 9 eventsA powerful upper level low pressure system tracked across the Mid-South into the Ohio Valley the night of December 25th, 2012 into the morning of December 26th, 2012. The system brought snow and gusty winds to much of West Tennessee.
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 15 to 16, 20081 death · 4 eventsA strong cold front pushed into extreme Northwest Tennessee during the early morning hours of December 15th, 2008. Very shallow arctic air filtered into the region behind the front. Rain changed over to freezing rain and sleet.
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 29, 20101 death · 3 eventsA mixture of sleet and snow began Friday night and continued through the day on Saturday. Between 1 and 5 inches of sleet and snow accumulation ocurred from this system in Lincoln and Moore counties, with the highest totals in the northern portion of these counties.
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, March 5, 20151 death · 3 eventsA strong Arctic cold front pushed southeast through the region during the late afternoon and early evening hours on the 3rd, dropping temperatures from the upper 60s and lower 70s into the upper 20s to lower 30s by the morning of the 4th.
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, February 16, 2015$1.5 million · 32 eventsA major winter storm affected Middle Tennessee through much of the day on February 16, with a wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow. Freezing rain and sleet predominated along and south of I-40, with a mix of sleet and snow north of I-40.
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 15 to 16, 1998$970,000 · 13 eventsA winter storm brought a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow to much of southwest Tennessee. Numerous trees, power lines and phone lines were brought down by the freezing rain and sleet leaving more than 75,000 homes without power.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 21 to 23, 2016$65,000 · 37 eventsA powerful upper level low pressure system moved across the Tennessee Valley on Friday, January 22, 2016. Light to moderate rain developed ahead of this system and spread across Middle Tennessee late in the day on Thursday, January 21.
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 13, 2000$200,000 · 10 events
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 22 to 23, 2004$115,000 · 19 eventsA winter storm brought a mix of sleet and snow to West Tennessee. Southern sections of West Tennessee picked up between 2 and 3 inches of sleet. Northern sections of West Tennessee saw between 4 and 7 inches of snow.
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, February 17 to 18, 2021$30,000 · 36 eventsAfter a major winter storm brought significant freezing rain, sleet, and snow to Middle Tennessee earlier in the week, another winter storm from Wednesday February 17 into Thursday February 18, 2021, brought the most widespread, heavy snowfall Middle Tennessee had seen in 5…
• Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 22 to 23, 20046 injured · 6 eventsA mix of snow and ice, caused by snow, sleet and freezing rain, accumulated around 1 to 2 inches with the most, 3 inches across Houston County. In Humphreys County, a portion of Interstate 40 was closed across the Tennessee River bridge for a while due to icy conditions.

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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.