Winter Storm — Benton, Tennessee

2015-02-20 to 2015-02-21 · Benton, Tennessee

Event narrative

Around a quarter of an inch of ice fell with less than an inch of sleet and snow. One death and one injury occurred with a car accident.

Wider weather episode

A warm front was located across Southern Arkansas and Central Mississippi during the day on February 20th, 2015. Overrunning precipitation spread north of the front beginning in the morning. Since arctic air was already in place, the precipitation first fell in the form of sleet and snow. However, the sleet and snow quickly changed over to freezing rain. The freezing rain continued for the majority of the day into the evening before changing to rain during the early morning hours of February 21st, 2015. A quarter of an inch of ice fell across West Tennessee. In addition, less than an inch of snow and sleet accumulated. Roads became hazardous and numerous accidents occurred as a result. Two deaths and two injuries occurred from the car accidents. Some trees and power lines also fell producing power outages.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 563356. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.