Taking a look back at Middle Tennessee’s previous below-zero days

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It could seem to be that is the coldest climate ever to hit Nashville. The reality is, this isn’t a primary for our metropolis. If you happen to’ve lived right here awhile, you might keep in mind Nashville’s earlier below-zero days.

There have been icy roads and multi-car pile-ups on interstates within the days main as much as Feb. 5, 1996. Unfavorable one diploma.

“My automotive would not cease!” a girl mentioned, after her automotive lastly slid to a halt on the ice.

By the point these coldest temperatures of 1996 arrived, many have been avoiding roads altogether.

“On a day like this, it is safer than driving,” laughed one girl strolling within the snow and ice with some groceries.

Some have been nonetheless having fun with the chilly.

“Sledding!” mentioned one child, prepared to go down a hill. “Making snow angels! Spending time with my mates!”

In fact, there have been issues that adopted in 1996. There have been potholes, fears of a salt scarcity for the street, and crews having to repair damaged water mains.

Let’s go one other step again. The coldest December 23 on report is from 1989. Unfavorable eight levels.

“Murfreesboro Electrical Division?” a girl mentioned, answering a cellphone. “Sure, ma’am. Three-fourths of the town’s with out energy.”

That was when in Rutherford County a circuit overloaded, leaving 25,000 houses and companies with out energy. Site visitors lights have been out, with police having to direct site visitors.

Even nonetheless, there was a day colder than December 23, 2022, February 5, 1996, or December 23, 1989.

January 21, 1985 was destructive 17 levels.