February 15-16, 1969 Snowstorm

February 15, 1969 Snow

Overview

FROM THE FEBRUARY 1969 STORM DATA PUBLICATION: Snowfall accumulation of mostly 4 to 6 inches, with a few greater depths locally in high elevations and some lesser depths in southern counties where precipitation changed to freezing rain and rain before ending. Weather was a contributing factor to most auto accidents, with numerous injuries and seven traffic deaths. Trees and branches, awnings and some roof damage resulted by the weight of the heavy, wet snow.

February 15-16, 1969 Snowfall Totals in & around Middle Tennessee
Snow Total	City	County
15.0"	Orlinda	Robertson
12.5"	Elkton KY	Todd KY
11.1"	Allardt	Fentress
10.5"	Cookeville	Putnam
10.1"	Clarksville	Montgomery
10.0"	Dickson	Dickson
10.0"	Lebanon	Wilson
9.5"	Portland	Sumner
9.0"	Jamestown	Fentress
9.0"	Old Hickory Dam	Davidson
9.0"	Oneida	Scott
8.5"	Cheatham Dam	Cheatham
8.0"	Springfield	Robertson
7.6"	Livingston	Overton
7.5"	Hopkinsville KY	Christian KY
7.0"	Bowling Green KY	Warren KY
7.0"	Knoxville	Knox
7.0"	Lafayette	Macon
6.9"	Nashville	Davidson
6.5"	Monterey	Putnam
6.5"	Scottsville KY	Allen KY
6.3"	Dover	Stewart
5.5"	Monticello KY	Wayne KY
5.0"	Carthage	Smith
5.0"	Kingston Springs	Cheatham
5.0"	Paducah KY	McCracken KY
5.0"	Paris	Henry
5.0"	Princeton KY	Caldwell KY
5.0"	Tullahoma	Coffee
4.8"	Crossville Ag Center	Cumberland
4.0"	Crossville	Cumberland
4.0"	Burkesville KY	Cumberland KY
3.1"	Albany, KY	Clinton KY
3.0"	Lawrenceburg	Lawrence
3.0"	Linden	Perry
3.0"	Sparta	White
3.0"	Woodbury	Cannon
2.9"	Dyersburg	Dyer
2.7"	Fort Payne AL	DeKalb AL
2.5"	Murray KY	Calloway KY
2.2"	Franklin	Williamson
2.0"	McMinnville	Warren
2.0"	Murfreesboro	Rutherford
2.0"	Muscle Shoals AL	Colbert AL
2.0"	Savannah	Hardin
2.0"	Shelbyville	Bedford
2.0"	Waynesboro	Wayne
1.7"	Jackson	Madison
1.0"	Columbia	Maury
1.0"	Lewisburg	Marshall
0.9"	Monteagle	Grundy
0.8"	Chattanooga	Hamilton
0.5"	Huntsville AL	Madison AL