Many Middle Tennessee communities had more or near a half-inch of ice accumulation, which explains the damage and power outage totals in the region after a winter storm Jan. 24-25.
An accumulation of 0.25 of an inch of ice is considered significant with hazardous travel, tree damage, and power outages as likely fallout. Ice accumulations greater than 0.50 can be “crippling,” according to the National Weather Service. Much of the region experienced that level or more.
The weather service released accumulation amounts that include:
- Brentwood: 0.75 inches
- Old Hickory: 0.70
- Gallatin: 0.63
- Mt. Juliet (Green Hill): 0.60.
“There is widespread damage across the area in the form of trees and power poles broken and down, power outages, and dangerous travel,” National Weather Service meteorologist Alyssa Clements said. “That’s the kind of damage that occurs with accumulations of over half an inch of ice – which we had numerous reports of.”…