An arctic blast of unseasonably record cold produced an unprecedented hard freeze to the entire Tennessee Valley on the mornings of April 7 and 8, and either freezing or near freezing conditions on the preceding (6th) and following day (9th). This resulted in total losses of area fruit crops including strawberries, blueberries, and peaches.  Pecans, corn and wheat crops were also damaged.  Economic losses totalling in the millions of dollars are anticipated. Lows in many valley locations dropped into the upper 20s both mornings.  Many locations, especially rural, experienced temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit from 20 to 30 hours over the span of the 6th through 10th.
Normally, the probability of temperatures dipping into the 20s this late in the season is 10 percent or less. Also of note, NASA MODIS remote sensing satellite imagery over the central Tennessee Valley revealed distinct changes from green vegetative and tree color before to an auburn and brown color, especially notable atop the Cumberland Plateau region of northeast Alabama and southern middle Tennessee.

Frost/Freeze in MOORE, TENNESSEE
From 07-APR-07 00:00:00 to 08-APR-07 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

An arctic blast of unseasonably record cold produced an unprecedented hard freeze to the entire Tennessee Valley on the mornings of April 7 and 8, and either freezing or near freezing conditions on the preceding (6th) and following day (9th). This resulted in total losses of area fruit crops including strawberries, blueberries, and peaches. Pecans, corn and wheat crops were also damaged. Economic losses totalling in the millions of dollars are anticipated. Lows in many valley locations dropped into the upper 20s both mornings. Many locations, especially rural, experienced temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit from 20 to 30 hours over the span of the 6th through 10th.
Normally, the probability of temperatures dipping into the 20s this late in the season is 10 percent or less. Also of note, NASA MODIS remote sensing satellite imagery over the central Tennessee Valley revealed distinct changes from green vegetative and tree color before to an auburn and brown color, especially notable atop the Cumberland Plateau region of northeast Alabama and southern middle Tennessee.

Frost/Freeze in FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE
From 07-APR-07 22:00:00 to 08-APR-07 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

An arctic blast of unseasonably record cold produced an unprecedented hard freeze to the entire Tennessee Valley on the mornings of April 7 and 8, and either freezing or near freezing conditions on the preceding (6th) and following day (9th). This resulted in total losses of area fruit crops including strawberries, blueberries, and peaches. Pecans, corn and wheat crops were also damaged. Economic losses totalling in the millions of dollars are anticipated. Lows in many valley locations dropped into the upper 20s both mornings. Many locations, especially rural, experienced temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit from 20 to 30 hours over the span of the 6th through 10th.
Normally, the probability of temperatures dipping into the 20s this late in the season is 10 percent or less. Also of note, NASA MODIS remote sensing satellite imagery over the central Tennessee Valley revealed distinct changes from green vegetative and tree color before to an auburn and brown color, especially notable atop the Cumberland Plateau region of northeast Alabama and southern middle Tennessee.

Frost/Freeze in FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE
From 07-APR-07 01:00:00 to 07-APR-07 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

An arctic blast of unseasonably record cold produced an unprecedented hard freeze to the entire Tennessee Valley on the mornings of April 7 and 8, and either freezing or near freezing conditions on the preceding (6th) and following day (9th). This resulted in total losses of area fruit crops including strawberries, blueberries, and peaches. Pecans, corn and wheat crops were also damaged. Economic losses totalling in the millions of dollars are anticipated. Lows in many valley locations dropped into the upper 20s both mornings. Many locations, especially rural, experienced temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit from 20 to 30 hours over the span of the 6th through 10th.
Normally, the probability of temperatures dipping into the 20s this late in the season is 10 percent or less. Also of note, NASA MODIS remote sensing satellite imagery over the central Tennessee Valley revealed distinct changes from green vegetative and tree color before to an auburn and brown color, especially notable atop the Cumberland Plateau region of northeast Alabama and southern middle Tennessee.

Frost/Freeze in LINCOLN, TENNESSEE
From 08-APR-07 00:00:00 to 08-APR-07 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

An arctic blast of unseasonably record cold produced an unprecedented hard freeze to the entire Tennessee Valley on the mornings of April 7 and 8, and either freezing or near freezing conditions on the preceding (6th) and following day (9th). This resulted in total losses of area fruit crops including strawberries, blueberries, and peaches. Pecans, corn and wheat crops were also damaged. Economic losses totalling in the millions of dollars are anticipated. Lows in many valley locations dropped into the upper 20s both mornings. Many locations, especially rural, experienced temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit from 20 to 30 hours over the span of the 6th through 10th.
Normally, the probability of temperatures dipping into the 20s this late in the season is 10 percent or less. Also of note, NASA MODIS remote sensing satellite imagery over the central Tennessee Valley revealed distinct changes from green vegetative and tree color before to an auburn and brown color, especially notable atop the Cumberland Plateau region of northeast Alabama and southern middle Tennessee.

Frost/Freeze in LINCOLN, TENNESSEE
From 07-APR-07 02:00:00 to 07-APR-07 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

An arctic blast of unseasonably record cold produced an unprecedented hard freeze to the entire Tennessee Valley on the mornings of April 7 and 8, and either freezing or near freezing conditions on the preceding (6th) and following day (9th). This resulted in total losses of area fruit crops including strawberries, blueberries, and peaches. Pecans, corn and wheat crops were also damaged. Economic losses totalling in the millions of dollars are anticipated. Lows in many valley locations dropped into the upper 20s both mornings. Many locations, especially rural, experienced temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit from 20 to 30 hours over the span of the 6th through 10th.
Normally, the probability of temperatures dipping into the 20s this late in the season is 10 percent or less. Also of note, NASA MODIS remote sensing satellite imagery over the central Tennessee Valley revealed distinct changes from green vegetative and tree color before to an auburn and brown color, especially notable atop the Cumberland Plateau region of northeast Alabama and southern middle Tennessee.

Frost/Freeze in MOORE, TENNESSEE
From 07-APR-07 02:00:00 to 07-APR-07 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

An arctic blast of unseasonably record cold produced an unprecedented hard freeze to the entire Tennessee Valley on the mornings of April 7 and 8, and either freezing or near freezing conditions on the preceding (6th) and following day (9th). This resulted in total losses of area fruit crops including strawberries, blueberries, and peaches. Pecans, corn and wheat crops were also damaged. Economic losses totalling in the millions of dollars are anticipated. Lows in many valley locations dropped into the upper 20s both mornings. Many locations, especially rural, experienced temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit from 20 to 30 hours over the span of the 6th through 10th.
Normally, the probability of temperatures dipping into the 20s this late in the season is 10 percent or less. Also of note, NASA MODIS remote sensing satellite imagery over the central Tennessee Valley revealed distinct changes from green vegetative and tree color before to an auburn and brown color, especially notable atop the Cumberland Plateau region of northeast Alabama and southern middle Tennessee.