Tag Archives: National Weather Service

Cookeville saw 11.6 inches of snow in February with four inches recorded on Wednesday. The Cookeville Weather Guy, Michael Detwiler, said that amount of accumulation is a rarity for Cookeville this time of year. “The average for February is 1.4 inches,” Detwiler said. “As you can tell, that is significantly above our average. In a typical winter season, we are ... Read More »

Crossville set a new annual rainfall record in 2020 with more than 75 inches of rain falling during the course of the year. The National Weather Service office at Crossville began keeping records in 1954. The final tally Thursday came in at 75.32 inches of rain. That breaks the 2018 record of 74.88 inches. 2021 will begin rainy with precipitation ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland residents are waking up to the rare White Christmas Friday after several inches of snow fell around 9pm Thursday. Road conditions are reported icy in most locations with more temperatures in the teens across the region. Crews in Overton County reported Highway 111 as a solid sheet of ice Thursday evening. Jackson County 911 reported dangerous driving conditions, ... Read More »

Flash flooding across Putnam and Overton Counties Sunday night causing damage. The worst problems in Putnam County were in the Baxter area where crews had to rescue an individual in a car. Double Springs Road, McBroom Chapel Road, Plunk Whiston Road, Martin Creek Road, Pharris Road, Locust Grove Road, Eaton Road, Highway 70 at Echo Valley all impassable Sunday night ... Read More »

Four Upper Cumberland counties are listed as Abnormally Dry. According to the National Drought Monitor, parts of Putnam, Overton, Fentress and most of Cumberland County are listed as a D0 category drought. Nashville National Weather Service Meteorologist Brendan Schater said the drought category should drop after expected rainfall this week. “The map covers intensity of drought from either none all ... Read More »

Northern areas of the Upper Cumberland saw training rain and thunder Saturday night as storms trained out of Kentucky. By 3:40am Sunday morning, one National Weather Service observer reported 2.77 inches of rain in Celina. A flash flood warning was issued as the storms began to unwind over Clay, Pickett and Fentress Counties Sunday morning. In Jackson County, EMS reported ... Read More »