Overview
An 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. This led to ice forming on elevated surfaces such as trees and power lines, as well as bridges, overpasses, and some roadways. As a major winter storm brought additional freezing rain, sleet, and snow to the area from Sunday evening February 14 into Monday February 15, 2021, the previous ice combined with the new ice, sleet, and snow to cause significant ice storm damage across parts of east-central Middle Tennessee, as well as create massive travel disruptions areawide. Locations from Giles and Lincoln Counties northeastward to Pickett and northern Fentress Counties received anywhere from 0.5" to over 1" of ice accretion from the combination of the weekend freezing drizzle plus new freezing rain. Numerous trees and power lines were downed in many counties, resulting in tens of thousands of power outages, with the worst damage affecting Lincoln, Bedford, Coffee, Cannon, Putnam, Overton, and northern Fentress Counties. Elsewhere, 2 to 3 inches of combined sleet and snow along with the frigid temperatures caked most surfaces in a thick layer of ice, with travel coming to a standstill across the northwestern half of Middle Tennessee - including the Nashville metro area.
Photos & Video
Ice, Sleet, and Snow on February 14-15, 2021
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| Ice-covered Short Mountain (Canon County) (Source: Ashley Holman via Twitter) |
Sleet in Donelson (Source: Melissa McKinley via Facebook) |
Sleet in Donelson (Source: Melissa McKinley via Facebook) |
Sleet at NWS Nashville (Source: Sam Shamburger, NWS Nashville) |
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| Hart Road in Bedford County (Source: @ShelbvulWeather via Twitter) |
Tractor trailer accident, I-65 N at MM 43.2 (Source: @THPLawrencebur via Twitter) |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
130 PM CST TUE FEB 16 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1207 PM FREEZING RAIN SMYRNA 35.98N 86.52W
02/15/2021 U0.00 INCH RUTHERFORD TN SOCIAL MEDIA
FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET IN SMYRNA.
1225 PM SLEET 3 S DONELSON 36.12N 86.68W
02/15/2021 M0.5 INCH DAVIDSON TN OTHER FEDERAL
REPORTED BY WEATHER OBSERVER AT NASHVILLE INTL AIRPORT
0115 PM FREEZING RAIN 7 WNW LIVINGSTON 36.41N 85.45W
02/15/2021 E0.10 INCH OVERTON TN PUBLIC
SNAPCHAT VIDEO OF FREEZING RAIN WITH ACCUMULATION OF
ABOUT A GLAZE NEAR HILLHAM.
0135 PM SLEET 2 SW WEST NASHVILLE 36.14N 86.86W
02/15/2021 E1.5 INCH DAVIDSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
SIGNIFICANT SLEET ACCUMULATIONS.
0137 PM SNOW DOVER 36.48N 87.84W
02/15/2021 E1.5 INCH STEWART TN EMERGENCY MNGR
1.5 INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW COMBINED
0144 PM SNOW ERIN 36.32N 87.70W
02/15/2021 E1.5 INCH HOUSTON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
1.5 INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW COMBINED
0150 PM FREEZING RAIN ALLONS 36.44N 85.34W
02/15/2021 U0.00 INCH OVERTON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN DUE TO ICE
ACCUMULATION
0150 PM SLEET CLARKSVILLE 36.56N 87.35W
02/15/2021 E1.0 INCH MONTGOMERY TN SOCIAL MEDIA
SLEET/ICE COVERED ROADS ACROSS CLARKSVILLE.
0152 PM SLEET E WESTMORELAND 36.56N 86.25W
02/15/2021 M1.0 INCH SUMNER TN SOCIAL MEDIA
1" SLEET ACCUMULATION AND 2/10" ICE ACCUMULATION 2
MILES EAST OF WESTMORELAND.
0154 PM SLEET 1 NNE GREEN HILL 36.25N 86.56W
02/15/2021 M1.1 INCH WILSON TN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
1.1 INCHES OF SLEET HAS FALLEN SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON AT
NWS NASHVILLE. STORM TOTAL 1.3 INCHES OF SLEET.
0154 PM SLEET 1 S NOLENSVILLE 35.93N 86.65W
02/15/2021 M1.1 INCH WILLIAMSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
0158 PM SLEET 3 SE NASHVILLE 36.14N 86.74W
02/15/2021 E1.5 INCH DAVIDSON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
1.5 INCHES OF SLEET REPORTED AT FOSTER AVENUE NEAR
MURFREESBORO ROAD
0215 PM SLEET DICKSON 36.08N 87.38W
02/15/2021 E1.5 INCH DICKSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
0216 PM SLEET MOUNT PLEASANT 35.55N 87.19W
02/15/2021 E1.0 INCH MAURY TN EMERGENCY MNGR
0221 PM SLEET 3 SW LEWISBURG 35.42N 86.83W
02/15/2021 M1.5 INCH MARSHALL TN SOCIAL MEDIA
1.5" SLEET MEASURED 3 MILES SW OF LEWISBURG. ABOUT 0.2"
OF ICE ON TREES AS WELL.
0226 PM FREEZING RAIN 6 S SHELBYVILLE 35.40N 86.44W
02/15/2021 U0.00 INCH BEDFORD TN SOCIAL MEDIA
REPORTS OF A TREE THAT FELL ON A HOME IN SOUTHERN
BEDFORD COUNTY.
0237 PM FREEZING RAIN SMITHVILLE 35.96N 85.82W
02/15/2021 U0.00 INCH DE KALB TN PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY
WITH POWER OUTAGES DUE TO ICE
0241 PM SLEET 9 SSW MURFREESBORO 35.73N 86.46W
02/15/2021 M0.5 INCH RUTHERFORD TN SOCIAL MEDIA
REPORT OF 1/2" MEASURED SLEET/ICE IN CHRISTIANA ON HWY
231-S ON THE MURFREESBORO/CHRISTIANA LINE
0248 PM SLEET LAWRENCEBURG 35.25N 87.34W
02/15/2021 M2.0 INCH LAWRENCE TN MEDIA
0250 PM SLEET 4 ESE OLD HICKORY 36.24N 86.58W
02/15/2021 M1.5 INCH WILSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
REPORT OF 1.5" OF SLEET MEASURED IN OLD HICKORY.
0305 PM FREEZING RAIN COOKEVILLE 36.16N 85.51W
02/15/2021 E0.10 INCH PUTNAM TN PUBLIC
SNAPMAPS PHOTO OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON CARS IN
COOKEVILLE.
0315 PM SLEET GALLATIN 36.38N 86.45W
02/15/2021 M0.8 INCH SUMNER TN SOCIAL MEDIA
REPORT OF 0.75" SLEET ACCUMULATION NEAR STATION CAMP.
0337 PM FREEZING RAIN COOKEVILLE 36.16N 85.51W
02/15/2021 E0.25 INCH PUTNAM TN SOCIAL MEDIA
PHOTO OF TREE LIMBS BREAKING AND SAGGING BECAUSE OF ICE
ACCUMULATION IN COOKEVILLE.
0338 PM SLEET 4 WSW EAGLEVILLE 35.72N 86.72W
02/15/2021 M0.8 INCH WILLIAMSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
TSPOTTER REPORT OF 0.75" FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
ACCUMULATION NEAR EAGLEVILLE.
0359 PM FREEZING RAIN 3 SSW COOKEVILLE 36.11N 85.53W
02/15/2021 M0.25 INCH PUTNAM TN COCORAHS
COCORAHS REPORT OF 1/4" FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION NEAR
COOKEVILLE. POWER OUTAGES REPORTED AS WELL.
0520 PM FREEZING RAIN 3 SW LINWOOD 36.13N 86.23W
02/15/2021 E0.25 INCH WILSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
PHOTOS OF ICE ACCUMULATION AROUND 0.25" IN SHOP SPRINGS
AREA.
0639 PM SLEET ERIN 36.32N 87.70W
02/15/2021 M2.0 INCH HOUSTON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
2" OF SLEET/SNOW MIX
0645 PM FREEZING RAIN WOODBURY 35.82N 86.07W
02/15/2021 U0.00 INCH CANNON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORT OF OVER 25 TREES ON ROADS ACROSS CANNON CO. WITH
ADDITIONAL FALLING LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES.
0652 PM FREEZING RAIN LIVINGSTON 36.39N 85.33W
02/15/2021 U0.00 INCH OVERTON TN PUBLIC
REPORT OF TREES DOWN ON AIRPORT ROAD LEADING TO A FIRE.
0709 PM SLEET 3 ESE FRANKLIN 35.92N 86.80W
02/15/2021 E2.0 INCH WILLIAMSON TN SOCIAL MEDIA
0731 PM FREEZING RAIN JAMESTOWN 36.43N 84.94W
02/15/2021 E0.50 INCH FENTRESS TN SOCIAL MEDIA
POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN THE AREA
0744 PM FREEZING RAIN JAMESTOWN 36.43N 84.94W
02/15/2021 U0.00 INCH FENTRESS TN SOCIAL MEDIA
REPORT OF SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON ROADS ACROSS JAMESTOWN.
0855 PM SLEET HENDERSONVILLE 36.29N 86.60W
02/15/2021 M2.0 INCH SUMNER TN SOCIAL MEDIA
TSPOTTER REPORT OF 2" OF A SLEET/SNOW MIX IN
HENDERSONVILLE.
1100 AM SLEET 1 NNE GREEN HILL 36.25N 86.56W
02/16/2021 M2.5 INCH WILSON TN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SLEET AND SNOW AT NWS NASHVILLE FOR THE
FEBRUARY 14-16 2021 WINTER STORM.
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EVENT NUMBER OHX2100118 OHX2100110 OHX2100132 OHX2100133 OHX2100111
OHX2100112 OHX2100118 OHX2100131 OHX2100125 OHX2100113 OHX2100120
OHX2100114 OHX2100119 OHX2100115 OHX2100128 OHX2100138 OHX2100126
OHX2100127 OHX2100130 OHX2100129 OHX2100134 OHX2100135 OHX2100136
OHX2100137 OHX2100139 OHX2100146 OHX2100140 OHX2100141 OHX2100142
OHX2100144 OHX2100143 OHX2100145 OHX2100147 OHX2100148
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SHAMBURGER
Ice, Sleet & Snow Totals
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| Estimated Ice, Sleet and Snowfall Totals Based on COOP, CoCoRaHS, EMA and other local reports |
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