The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5548013
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
PUTNAM
5548013
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,548,013 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,029,926 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1996-03-19T07:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1996-03-21T08:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | TENNESSEE |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | PUTNAM |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A heavy wet snow hit portions of middle Tennessee, especially the northern portions close to the Kentucky border. The weight of the snow brought large tree branches and power lines down across middle Tennessee. As a result, thousands were left without power. On Tuesday afternoon, March 19, the snow accumulated up to 12 inches in northern Sumner county with drifts up to 10 feet reported at the Tennessee Christian Medical Center at Portland. Also, many areas in the city of Portland lost power at 12:45 PM Tuesday. Around 11:00 AM Wednesday March 20, a Lear Jet slid off the runway at Portland Municipal airport. There were no injuries and only slight damage to the aircraft. Problems started with the snow at 4:30 AM on March 19, with 3 inches of snow across Williamson county. Reports of downed trees and power lines were being received across the county and also from Bellevue in southwest Davidson county. By 6:00 AM, the snow had accumulated to 3 to 4 inches across Williamson county and also at Bellevue. Specifically, there were 4 inches at Franklin in Williamson county and 3 inches at the Nashville airport. By 9:00 AM, Nashville received 4 inches of snow. The snow continued to accumulate. Snow reports by 1:00 PM were: 4-8 inches across Montgomery and Robertson counties, 5-6 feet drifts were common across Sumner county. The snow had settled to 3 inches at Nashville at 1:00 PM. There were 12,000 people without power in Fairview in Williamson county at 2:30 PM. On Wednesday March 20, 4:30 AM these were the following snow totals received by the National Weather Service: Lafayette in Macon county had 8 inches with 3 to 5 feet drifts. Many roads were closed across Macon county. Putnam and Overton counties had 3-4 inches of snow. |
| Yearyear | 1,996 |
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