

Elsewhere, softball-sized hail is reported at Pulaski, damaging numerous vehicles.

Overall, $4 million in damages are reported in the city. There is $400,000 in damage to the Pepsi Cola plant alone. Forty mature trees are uprooted at the Graymere Country Club. At the Shady Brook Mall, huge panes of glass at the entrance are shattered. The snow begins falling around 8:00 a.m., and by mid-day the city is paralyzed with blocked interstates, numerous accidents, and large-scale gridlock.ġ982- Temperature at Cheatham Lock & Dam drops to -18, an all-time record low.ġ999- About 350 homes and 25 businesses receive damage from straight-line winds in Columbia. During this stretch, the temperature has never risen above 31 degrees, nor fallen below 7 degrees.Ģ003- A major snowstorm strikes the mid state, with Nashville reporting 7" of snow - much more than was forecast - becoming the city's biggest snowfall in nearly 7 years. This is the 7th consecutive day in which temperatures have remained below freezing, tying a record. The twister cuts a 4 mile path, lifting at Bethesda (Williamson County), after causing 4 injuries.ġ916- Seven are injured in Madison after an F2 tornado rips a 5 mile path during the middle of the afternoon.ġ918- High temperature at Nashville reaches just 2 degrees - the lowest daily maximum temperature on record.ġ989- In Clarksville, 2.39" of rain leaves water in the streets as high as car doors.ġ978- The high temperature at Nashville reaches just 28 degrees. All three are records.ġ963- An F3 tornado touches down at Spring Hill (Maury County) just before midnight. 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.ġ913- Pinewood measures an even 8.00" of rainfall.ġ886- One of the coldest days in Nashville's history - high temperature tops out at 7 degrees, with a low of -8, making for a daily mean value of -1. A strong cold front brings 3.7" of snow to Nashville, and drops the temperature from a high of 35 degrees to -8 the following morning. Fall Creek Falls has a low of -8° and a high of only 8°.ġ886- A winter storm system ushers in one of the worst cold outbreaks in mid state history. The NWS Nashville office in Old Hickory sees a low of -1°, while Crossville drops down to -9°. Some snowfall totals include Lawrenceburg, with 10", Nashville, 8.1", and Crossville, 6".Ģ014- A bitterly cold Arctic airmass brings light snow and record cold temperatures to Middle Tennessee. Crossville measures 8" of snow, while Tullahoma reports 7.9", and Nashville, 7.3".ġ910- A winter storm buries Clarksville under 12" of snow, a single-day record there.ġ946- The Harpeth River at Kingston Springs reaches its highest stage to date - 32.2', which is 17.2' above flood stage.ġ988- A snowstorm brings widespread accumulation to the mid state. Wind damage (and possibly tornadoes) are reported elsewhere, including an estimated $500,000 worth at the Rivergate area in Madison.ġ924- Nashville's sea-level pressure climbs to 30.97" - the highest barometric pressure ever recorded.ġ960- A winter storm brings heavy snowfall to much of Middle Tennessee.

The mobile home is thrown 100 feet, and one man inside the mobile home is killed instantly. Elsewhere, Clarksville reports 71 degrees, Springfield, 69, Tullahoma, 68, Crossville, Lawrenceburg, and Murfreesboro, 66.ġ997- Strong thunderstorm winds (likely a tornado) estimated near 110 mph pick up a mobile home 5 miles east of Erin (Houston County) and wrap it around a tree. At Nashville, the high temperature reaches 72 degrees, with a low of 61. Grocery shopping in some cases is done Venetian style - by rowboat.ġ964- New Year's Day storm sets single day snowfall records in several locations, including Lawrenceburg, with 16", Waynesboro, 15½", Columbia and Mount Pleasant (1 N), 15", Lewisburg, 12½", Pulaski, 11½", Centerville and Neapolis, 11", Lebanon (7 N), Linden, and Old Hickory Dam, 10", and Shelbyville, 9".ġ904- A powerful cold front dunks Nashville's temperature 46 degrees, from a daytime high of 59 degrees, to a low of 13 the following morning.Ģ000- A very pleasant, almost spring-like day settles over the mid state. Water reaches as far inland as 3 rd Avenue.

One young man, whose Old Hickory girlfriend lives ½-mile across the river, has to drive 110 miles around the flooded area to get to her. Two persons are killed and 10,400 are left homeless. Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle Tennessee January 1ġ918- Dickson receives its greatest snowstorm ever, with an accumulation of 15".ġ927- The Cumberland River at Nashville crests at a record 56.2' - 16.2' above flood stage - in the "Great Flood of 1927." The river swells to 3 miles wide at one point.
