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Old 11-26-2013, 06:43 AM
 
Location: Brentwood, Tennessee
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We get more hail during warm weather storms.

Tornados are more common than ice storms.

Here is an entire history of significant weather events in Middle Tennessee:

Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle Tennessee
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Old 11-26-2013, 07:10 AM
 
Location: Tennessee
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People in TN always say if the weather is bad today, wait until tomorrow because it can change.
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Old 11-26-2013, 07:30 AM
 
Location: Gallatin, TN
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We get more hail during warm weather storms.

Tornados are more common than ice storms.

Here is an entire history of significant weather events in Middle Tennessee:

Calendar of Significant Weather Events in Middle Tennessee
Great link...gives you a good idea of the worst of the worst we've experienced in the last 100-150 years.

Part of the paranoia of Nashvillians stocking up on grocery items before the slightest mention of a dusting of snow is due to the "Storm of the Century" in March 1993. (Though I think people did it before, too, but that storm only reinforced it) The link above only discusses the extremes in the Plateau area, but middle TN was hit with a severe icestorm with that storm, knocking out power to a sizeable number of residents for greater than 1 week. I recall seeing at least a half inch of ice on powerlines and limbs and NES was overwhelmed at the time.

So, yes we do get icestorms, but as Wmsn stated, tornadic activity and severe weather are more common in the winter than icestorms...but recognize that when we do have severe winter weather (ice/snow) we lack the infrastructure to clear roads and restore power as quickly as states up north do.
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Old 11-26-2013, 08:29 AM
 
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Great link...gives you a good idea of the worst of the worst we've experienced in the last 100-150 years.

Part of the paranoia of Nashvillians stocking up on grocery items before the slightest mention of a dusting of snow is due to the "Storm of the Century" in March 1993. (Though I think people did it before, too, but that storm only reinforced it) The link above only discusses the extremes in the Plateau area, but middle TN was hit with a severe icestorm with that storm, knocking out power to a sizeable number of residents for greater than 1 week. I recall seeing at least a half inch of ice on powerlines and limbs and NES was overwhelmed at the time.

So, yes we do get icestorms, but as Wmsn stated, tornadic activity and severe weather are more common in the winter than icestorms...but recognize that when we do have severe winter weather (ice/snow) we lack the infrastructure to clear roads and restore power as quickly as states up north do.
Nashville/Davidson County has more of the infrastructure than the surrounding counties, but the problem comes in with our road ways and terrain that are different than northern states where the major cities are built more on flatter ground with grid system roads, also more walkable communites. We have several more narrow, back roads that are hilly and cury, with neighborhoods nested throughout, that make it a lot harder to get to, as as well as ice.
But as far as heavy coats, don't get rid of them. You never know how the winters are going to be in this area. The past 2 winters were abnormaly warm, (throughout much of the eastern U.S) where as 3 winters ago was abnormaly cold and snowy, so we never really know, we just know we can get our cold and snow from time to time.
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Old 11-26-2013, 08:41 AM
 
Location: Franklin, TN
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Going to the grocery store for milk and bread before a storm is universal! I think it's just so you can share the experience of the storm coming. Once it arrives, you hunker down.

We go and we don't even drink milk . . . .
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Old 11-26-2013, 10:14 AM
 
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Going to the grocery store for milk and bread before a storm is universal! I think it's just so you can share the experience of the storm coming. Once it arrives, you hunker down.

We go and we don't even drink milk . . . .
Its just something people do out of habit, especially older generations... Also the media hypes it way up to and makes it seem like its the end of the world... I've always though, why go get bread and milk, etc., if you never even get it on a regular basis??? What good would milk be if the power goes out? I guess you could let it sit out in the snow to stay cold, LOL...
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Old 11-26-2013, 06:27 PM
 
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Its just something people do out of habit, especially older generations... Also the media hypes it way up to and makes it seem like its the end of the world... I've always though, why go get bread and milk, etc., if you never even get it on a regular basis??? What good would milk be if the power goes out? I guess you could let it sit out in the snow to stay cold, LOL...
Beer>>>>>Milk.
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Old 11-27-2013, 05:48 AM
 
Location: Hendersonville, TN
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OMG, I read that link last night and couldn't sleep. Now I'm freaked out. How many people have storm shelters?
Can they narrow down exactly where the tornadoes are traveling?

Has anyone lost their home, or worse a loved one from a tornado?

That is very scary

Honestly, snow storms are of no concern to me. I am use to severe snow storms. Just a hassle to shovel IMO. And ice storms, they are a big pain in the butt
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Old 11-27-2013, 07:11 AM
 
Location: Franklin, TN
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OMG, I read that link last night and couldn't sleep. Now I'm freaked out. How many people have storm shelters?
Can they narrow down exactly where the tornadoes are traveling?

Has anyone lost their home, or worse a loved one from a tornado?

That is very scary

Honestly, snow storms are of no concern to me. I am use to severe snow storms. Just a hassle to shovel IMO. And ice storms, they are a big pain in the butt
I knew that link was going to be trouble.

Tornadoes shouldn't be taken lightly, but your chances of being hit are very small.

The local news does an excellent job trying to scare the crap out of you during every severe storm. They don't let any tornadoes (or in reality, most non-tornadoes -- as in every wind rotation) get by them. They'll tell you which podunk street the thing is going to cross in some community name that most life-long residents have never heard of.
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Old 11-27-2013, 07:39 AM
 
Location: Hendersonville, TN
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I knew that link was going to be trouble.

Tornadoes shouldn't be taken lightly, but your chances of being hit are very small.

The local news does an excellent job trying to scare the crap out of you during every severe storm. They don't let any tornadoes (or in reality, most non-tornadoes -- as in every wind rotation) get by them. They'll tell you which podunk street the thing is going to cross in some community name that most life-long residents have never heard of.
Still scary. I think I might have to consider building a safe room for peace of mind. I think the night time tornadoes would freak me out the most.
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