Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Shelby, Tennessee

2024-01-14 to 2024-01-17 · Shelby, Tennessee

Event narrative

Wind chill values of 0 degrees to 15 below zero. Air temperature fell to 3 degrees below zero on the morning of the 17th.

Wider weather episode

An arctic air mass brought very cold air temperatures and sub-zero wind chills across West Tennessee during the January 14-17, 2024 timeframe. As a surface high shifted directly over the Mid-South, clear skies, light winds, and snowpack left the region bitterly cold with well below zero temperatures across parts of West Tennessee on the morning of January 17th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1157694. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.