Winter Weather — Clay, Tennessee

2018-01-12 · Clay, Tennessee

Event narrative

CoCoRaHS reports indicated up to 1 inch of snow fell across Clay County. 0.7 inches of snow was reported 1 mile south-southeast of Gamaliel, and 0.5 inches of snow was measured in Celina.

Wider weather episode

A major winter storm affected Middle Tennessee from late in the evening on January 11 and through January 12 before ending early in the morning on January 13. Rain spread across the area from the evening of January 11 into the early morning hours on January 12. As an Arctic cold front moved across early on January 12, the rain briefly changed to freezing rain before becoming all snow. When snow ended late in the evening on January 12 into the early morning hours on January 13, snow accumulations ranged from none in southeast Middle Tennessee up to 6 inches in northwest Middle Tennessee.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 733034. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.