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WINTER STORMS-1 No. Location Historical Event Time Type Magnitude (inches) Death (#) Injury (#) Property Damage (in $1000) Crop Damage (in $1000) Comment Source of Information 1 Nashville Dec-Jan 1779-80 severe winter 2 Nashville 1787-88 severe winter 3 Statewide Feb 1823 severe winter 4 Middle Tennessee Dec-Jan 1831-32 severe winter Chronology of Disasters in TN (Including Natural and Man caused Disasters, Epidemics and Civil Disturbances) Allen P. Coggins, 1996 5 Statewide Mid April 1849 severe cold/snow 6 Middle Tennessee 22-Jan-1873 blizzard 0.0 0 0 0 0 7 Nashville 08-Jan-1886 snow 3.7 0 0 0 0 8 Nashville 2-Feb-1886 snow 6.5 0 0 0 0 Nashville receives 6½" of snow. A winter storm ushers in one of the worst cold outbreakes in mid state history. A strong cold front 3.7" of snow to Nashville, and drops the temperature from a high of 35 degrees to -8 the following morning. For the next 3 days, the temperature does not rise above 8 degrees, and the low temperature drops to 0 or below for five consecutive mornings, falling to -9 degrees on the morning of January 11. 9 Nashville 3-Feb-1886 snow 9.8 0 0 0 0 Nashville records greatest one-day snowfall for February, measuring 9.8". 10 Nashville 21-Jan-1888 snow 6.1 0 0 0 0 Nashville receives 6.1" of snow. 11 Nashville 17-Mar-1892 snow 17.0 0 0 0 0 Nashville records its greatest one-day snowfall ever, measuring 17". The snow starts after midnight, and continues until noon. No street cars are running. Morning trains are delayed. And the "arteries of trade" are clogged. Suburban workers have to walk to town. Mailmen don't leave the post office on their rounds until 10:00 a.m. A freight train from Chattanooga slides off the track at the Winton community, near Murfreesboro, and a passenger train from Memphis due at 7:00 a.m. doesn't arrives until 2:00 p.m. Riddleton, a few miles northwest of Carthage, receives 18.7" in what is believed to be the greatest single-day snowfall in Middle Tennessee's history. National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN; Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN 12 Nashville 11-Feb-1895 snow 6.0 0 0 0 0 Nashville receives 6" of snow. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/climate/calendar.htm 13 Nashville 14-Feb-02 snow 8.0 0 0 0 0 Nashville receives 8.0" of snow. 14 Nashville 29-Jan-05 snow 8.5 0 0 0 0 Nashville records greatest one-day snowfall for January, measuring 8.5" 15 Nashville 8-Feb-10 snow 8.8 0 0 0 0 Nashville receives 8.8" of snow. 16 Nashville 25-Apr-10 snow/ice 1.5 0 0 0 0 Temperature at Nashville drops to 32 -- the latest freeze ever. Snowfall measuring 1½" also represents the greatest one-day snowfall for April, and is the latest date for measurable snowfall. 17 Nashville 18-Dec-16 snow 6.0 0 0 0 0 Nashville records greatest one-day snowfall for December, measuring 6". 18 Nashville 4-Mar-17 snow 7.5 0 0 0 0 Nashville receives 7½" of snow. 19 Nashville 11-Jan-18 snow 6.5 0 0 0 0 Nashville receives 6½" of snow. 20 statewide Winter 1917-18 winter storm Chronology of Disasters in TN (Including Natural and Man caused Disasters, Epidemics and Civil Disturbances) Allen P. Coggins, 1990 21 Nashville 30-Oct-25 snow 1.0 0 0 0 0 Nashville records earliest measurable snowfall, with 1". 22 Nashville 20-Feb-29 snow 7.0 0 0 0 0 Nashville receives 7" of snow. 23 Nashville 21-Feb-29 snow 8.0 0 0 0 0 Nashville receives 8" of snow, for a two-day total of 15". The entire event occurs during a 13-hour period. 24 Nashville 22-Nov-29 snow 5.0 0 0 0 0 Five inches of snow fall at Nashville, the most ever measured on this date. 25 Nashville 19-Jan-36 snow 6.2 0 0 0 0 Nashville receives 6.2" of snow. 26 Nashville 16-Jan-48 snow 7.0 0 0 0 0 Nashville receives 7" of snow. 27 Nashville 24-Nov-50 snow 7.2 0 0 0 0 Nashville records greatest one-day snowfall for November, measuring 7.2". 28 Nashville 29-Jan-51 snow/ice 1.6 0 0 0 0 The worst ice storm in Nashville's history begins, causing a complete stalemate of transportation in Nashville for two days. Frozen precipitation starts during the evening, with 1.6" of snow and ice accumulating by midnight. National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN; Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/climate/calendar.htm 29 Nashville 31-Jan-51 snow 5.0 0 0 0 0 30 Nashville 1-Feb-51 snow 5.2 0 0 0 0 Five inches of snow and ice fall, much of it during the evening, producing a water equivalent of 3.83". This is the greatest one-day precipitation event for January in Nashville's history. Precipitation continues at Nashville through the morning, most of it as snow, and finally ends around noon. An additional 5.2" are measured, leaving the city buried under 8" of ice and snow. 31 Nashville 2-Apr-51 snow 1.0 0 0 0 0 32 Davidson County 7-Jun-55 11:30 AM hail 1.0 0 0 0 0 None Reported 33 Davidson County 14-Aug-56 4:10 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported 34 Davidson County 27-Aug-56 7:30 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported A rare late-season winter weather event produces an inch of snow at Nashville. The high of 43 is the lowest high temperature ever recorded on this date. National Climatic Data Center NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms
WINTER STORMS-2 No. Location Historical Event Time Type 35 TN and other states 23-31-Jan-1957 ice storm Magnitude (inches) Death (#) Injury (#) Property Damage (in $1000) Crop Damage (in $1000) 36 Davidson County 17-May-57 11:10 AM hail 1.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported 37 Nashville 5-Jan-60 snow 7.3 0 0 0 0 A winter storm brings heavy snowfall to much of Middle TN. 38 Nashville 8-Feb-60 snow 7.4 0 0 0 0 Nashville receives 7.4" of snow. 39 statewide 2-Mar-60 ice storm 40 Nashville 26-Feb-62 snow 9.7 0 0 0 0 Nashville gets 9.7" of snow 41 Davidson County 30-Apr-62 3:45 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported 42 Nashville 11-Dec-62 snow/cold 2.8 0 0 0 0 43 Davidson County 10-Jan-63 9:00 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported 44 Davidson County 10-Jan-63 11:35 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported Comment It's the beginning of a record cold outbreak in Middle Tennessee. Nashville's temperature drops to 3 degrees after a snowfall of 2.8". Source of Information Chronology of Disasters in TN (Including Natural and Man caused Disasters, Epidemics and Civil Disturbances) Allen P. Coggins, 1989 National Climatic Data Center NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN; Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/climate/calendar.htm Chronology of Disasters in TN (Including Natural and Man caused Disasters, Epidemics and Civil Disturbances) Allen P. Coggins, 1988 National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN; Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/climate/calendar.htm National Climatic Data Center NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN; Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN National Climatic Data Center NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms 45 Nashville 23-Jan-63 snow 6.2 0 0 0 0 46 Davidson County 7-Jul-63 10:30 AM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported The strongest cold front in mid state history brings heavy snow and an unprecedented drop in temperature. Nashville receives 6.2" of snow. In addition, the high temperature reaches 48 degrees, but plummets to -13 degrees by midnight, for a range of 61 degrees. This is the greatest daily range of temperatures in Nashville's history. National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN; Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/climate/calendar.htm 47 Davidson County 20-Mar-64 5:08 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported 48 Davidson County 24-Dec-64 4:30 PM hail 1.0 0 0 0 0 None Reported National Climatic Data Center NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms 49 Davidson County 11-Apr-65 6:56 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported 50 Nashville 22-Jan-66 snow 7.5 0 0 0 0 Nashville receives 7.5" of snow. National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN; Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN 51 Davidson County 12-Apr-66 6:15 PM hail 1.0 0 0 0 0 None Reported National Climatic Data Center NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events 52 Davidson County 12-Apr-66 7:05 PM hail 3.0 0 0 0 0 None Reported http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms 53 Nashville 2-Nov-66 snow 7.2 0 0 0 0 54 Davidson County 23-Apr-67 1:10 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported 55 Davidson County 19-May-67 4:30 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported A rare, early-season snowstorm strikes the mid state, as Nashville ties its record for greatest one-day snowfall for November, measuring 7.2". 56 Nashville 20-Mar-68 snow 8.2 0 0 0 0 Nashville measures 8.2" of snow in a rare late-season winter weather event. 57 Davidson County 23-Apr-68 12:15 PM hail 1.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported 58 Davidson County 21-Apr-69 9:35 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported 59 Nashville 25-Dec-69 snow 2.7 0 0 0 0 Nashville records greatest Christmas Day snowfall ever, measuring 2.7". 60 Davidson County 4-Mar-70 6:15 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported 61 Nashville 6-Apr-71 snow 1.1 0 0 0 0 62 Davidson County 27-Apr-71 7:35 PM hail 1.0 0 0 0 0 None Reported 63 Davidson County 27-Jun-71 4:15 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported 64 Davidson County 7-Apr-72 5:17 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 None Reported A rare late-season winter weather event produces 1.1" of snow at Nashville. The high temperature of 42 is the lowest high temperature ever recorded on this date National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN; Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN National Climatic Data Center NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN; Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN National Climatic Data Center NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN; Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/climate/calendar.htm National Climatic Data Center NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms National Weather Service Forecast Office; Nashville, TN; Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle TN National Climatic Data Center NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms
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