2010 Metro Mitigation Plan

WINTER STORMS-6
No.
Location
Historical
Event
Time
Type
Magnitude
(inches)
Death
(#)
Injury
(#)
Property
Damage
152 Middle Tennessee 16-Jan-03 11:00 AM heavy snow N/A 0 0 0 0
153 Middle Tennessee 9-Feb-03 9:00 PM heavy snow 0 0 0 0 3 to 5 inches of wet snow was common across the area.
Crop
Damage
Comment
Heavy snow moved into Middle Tennessee faster and heavier than forecasters thought. There was as much as 8 inches of snow in
Gallatin and 7 inches at the NWS Office at Old Hickory. Specific amounts as of 4 PM were: GALLATIN 8 INCHES (SPOTTER)
GAINESBORO 5 INCHES (SPOTTER) CLARKSVILLE 4 INCHES (SPOTTER) CROSSVILLE 3-5 INCHES WITH A FEW 5-6
INCHES. (LAW ENFORCEMENT) ALLARDT 2.8 INCHES (CO-OP OBSERVER) DICKSON 5.0 INCHES (CO-OP OBSERVER)
Source of
Information
154 Goodlettsville 6-Apr-03 1:55 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 NWS employee reported penny size hail.
155 Lakewood 6-Apr-03 12:30 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 NWS employee reported penny size hail.
156 Belle Meade 25-Apr-03 2:58 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 Nashville Metro EOC reported penny size hail.
157 Antioch 25-Apr-03 3:15 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 Spotter observed penny size hail.
158 Nashville 5-May-03 11:33 AM hail 1.0 0 0 0 0
Spotter reported quarter size hail at the intersection of Harding Place and Nolensville Roads. The White House granted Governor
Phil Bredesen's request for Presidential Disaster Declaration for 20 counties in West and Middle Tennessee for damage as a
result of tornadoes, flooding and severe thunderstorms which began on Sunday , May 4, 2003.
159 Hermitage 13-Jul-03 1:10 PM hail 0.9 0 0 0 0 Nickel size hail reported by Spotter at intersection of Lebanon Road and Andrew Jackson Parkway.
National Climatic Data Center
NCDC / Climate Resources / Climate Data / Events / Storm Events
http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms
160 Joelton 13-Jul-03 4:01 PM hail 1.0 0 0 0 0 Spotter reported quarter size hail on I-24 near the Davidson County and Cheatham county line.
161 Nashville Metro Airport 4-Aug-03 9:20 PM hail 1.0 0 0 0 0 Quarter size hail was observed at BNA airport.
162 Hermitage 4-Aug-03 9:30 PM hail 1.0 0 0 0 0 Quarter size hail reported by Spotter located on I-40 and Stewarts Ferry Pike.
163 Donelson 27-Aug-03 2:12 PM hail 0.8 0 0 0 0 Penny size hail was reported near BNA airport.
The winter storm peaked around 11 AM CST. Some of the problems noted by TDOT were : Counties and Conditions Stewart-
Icing on some roadways. Montgomery- Many roads icy. Ice on trees and power lines. About an inch of snow and sleet on ground.
Dickson- 1/4 inch of ice on trees. Cheatham- Icy roads in many spots. Benton- Ice on trees and roads. Houston- Ice on trees and
roads. Humphreys- Icing on trees and power lines. There were trees on some roads. Roberston- Numerous roads iced over. Trees
and power lines were down. Ice was 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick by 6:30 AM CST. Davidson - Icing on trees and power lines caused
scattered outages in the Belmont, Centennial Park and Nolensville Road area. Sumner- About 2 inches of slushy ice and snow on
164 Middle Tennessee 4-Dec-03 6:00 AM winter storm N/A 0 0 0 0
roads mainly north of Gallatin. Wilson- Ice on trees and power lines, mainly in the northern part of county. Macon- About a 1/4 inch
of ice on all surfaces. Roads were slick and trecherous. About an inch of snow was on the ground. Clay- Roads were slick and icy.
Ice on trees and power lines. Highway 52 east was in very bad shape. Pickett- 1/4 inch of ice on all surfaces. 2 inches of snow on
the ground. Roads were in very bad shape. Smith- About
1/4 inch of ice on trees and power lines. Northern section had very icy roads. Trousdale- 1/4 inch of ice on surfaces. Roads
in northern sections were in very bad shape. Jackson- About 1/4 inch of ice on power lines and trees. Secondary roads were
icy. Overton - 3 inches of ice and snow on roads. Ice accumulations were about an inch on all surfaces. Putnam - Icing on
trees. Fentress- Roads were icy. An inch of snow was on the ground. Dekalb- Some icing on trees and back roads.
165 Nashville 22-Dec-04 9:00 PM winter storm 0.5 0 0 0 0
Snow, sleet and freezing rain made an icy mix that brought down tree limbs and power lines. 22,000 NES customers were without
power.