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Cold/Wind Chill — Shelby, Tennessee

February 13, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Shelby

Event narrative (NOAA)

Record cold settled over Shelby County in mid-February. Thin ice formed on area ponds. A boy was killed and a girl was injured when they fell through the ice on a pond near Millington during the morning of February 14th. There were several deaths due to exposure to the cold. Temperatures dropped to around zero degrees during the morning of February 16th. Wind chills dropped as low as 15 degrees below zero.

Other notable cold/wind chill events in Tennessee

Shelby · February 17, 20153 killedShelby · January 2, 20103 killedHenderson · January 27, 20262 killedHenry · February 17, 20152 killedHardin · February 2, 19962 killedHardin · January 27, 20262 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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