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Tennessee snow slows travel and closes schools, libraries, government offices

Char DastonandNina Cardona

February 18, 2025

Much of Middle Tennessee woke up to about 2 to 3 inches of snow, prompting widespread closures and warnings of difficult travel conditions.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Austin Peay State University, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Metro Social Services, NDOT, Rutherford County Schools, severe weather, snow, Sumner County Schools, TDOT, TEMA, tennessee emergency management agency, Wilson County Schools

Winter storm brings challenges — and snow joy — to Tennessee

Cynthia Abrams, Char Daston, Tony GonzalezandRachel Iacovone

January 8, 2025

Life in Middle Tennessee is expected to grind to a halt Friday as a major snowfall sweeps through — the culmination of days of escalating warnings and the potential for 8 inches of snow in some places.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Cold weather, National Weather Service, severe weather, snow, TEMA, winter weather

Federal and state disaster relief efforts continue in wake of deadly tornadoes

Rose Gilbert

December 26, 2023

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Wearing a FEMA windbreaker and holding a stack of pamphlets, Mekelle Aviles knocks on the door of a home in Madison, just a few blocks away from Nesbitt Lane, where tornados tore through several homes earlier this month and left three dead.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: December 2023 tornadoes, FEMA, Madison, Nesbitt Lane, TEMA

Tennessee Valley Authority says it’s suspending rolling blackouts as electric grid stabilizes

Chas SiskandBlake Farmer

December 23, 2022

Power demand has surged since temperatures plummeted Thursday night set a new record for TVA, though the utility said it was also dealing with units that were down because of the weather.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Electric Service, Nashville International Airport, severe weather, snow, TEMA, Tennessee Valley Authority

Denied federal aid for Tennessee disasters? FEMA says Tennesseans should appeal.

Damon Mitchell

January 31, 2022

Residents have 60 days from the date of their FEMA determination letter to submit an appeal. The letter should contain information on what’s needed from residents for FEMA to continue processing their application.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: FEMA, Flooding, severe weather, TEMA, tennessee flooding

The latest numbers on Tennessee’s storms: 23 tornadoes, 5 deaths

Emily Siner

December 17, 2021

A home in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, with a fallen tree in the front yard and damaged windows.

Five people died in the tornadoes on Dec. 10 and 11 in Tennessee, the state’s emergency management agency said Friday. That’s one more than the previous number of lives thought to be lost in the storms.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: TEMA, Tennessee Tornadoes

In Tennessee, natural disasters aren’t going away. Here’s how TEMA wants to make them less severe.

Damon Mitchell

November 9, 2021

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Tennessee has had nearly a dozen federally declared disasters since 2019. Now, the state’s emergency management agency is asking Tennessee officials to beef up its operations after another year of deadly weather.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Flooding, severe weather, TEMA, tennessee flooding

Tennessee’s March Floods Get Disaster Declaration From FEMA, With Funding To Follow

Paige Pfleger

May 10, 2021

Rutherford County water rescue

The federal government has officially declared the flash floods on March 27 and March 28 to have been a major disaster. That means federal money will be available to pay for response efforts and infrastructure repair in 23 Tennessee counties.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: FEMA, March 2021 Flood, TEMA

Tennessee Emergency Officials Send Help To Texas, But Keep A Close Eye On The Weather Here

Blake Farmer

August 30, 2017

Listen Tennesseans are answering the call for help in rescuing people from the floodwaters caused by Hurricane Harvey. Eight water rescue teams left Nashville Wednesday for the Texas coast. But Tennessee officials are considering the possibility that rescuers could also be needed closer to home.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Hurricane Harvey, TEMA

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