Event narrative (NOAA)
One quarter to one half of an inch of ice accumulations on trees, power lines, and other exposed surfaces caused scattered to widespread power outages across the county. Newspaper reported that county emergency management officials had determined that an ice covered tree killed a women when the weight of ice on tree limbs above the women's bedroom caused the tree to collapse into the family trailer and land on her. Newspaper also reported that Columbia Power and Water System reported that about 800 customers lost power near Tom J. Hitch Parkway in Columbia.
Other notable ice storm events in Tennessee
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.