Shelbyville, Tennessee, 8,994 students in 14 schools

Bedford County School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How much snow does Shelbyville get?

About 3.1 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 14.1 miles away, averaged over 7 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 0.3 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 0.3 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Bedford?

6.2 inches on January 3, 2022, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 14.1 miles away in 7 winters. The snowiest winter was 2021 to 2022, with 9.8 inches.

Q: Does Bedford get more snow days than other Tennessee districts?

Bedford averages 0.3 weekday mornings a winter with 4 inches of new snow or more, more than 84 percent of the 106 Tennessee districts with a station record.

Q: How does the Bedford snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Shelbyville through the night and the 5 to 8 am bus run, adds winter alerts and the Winter Storm Severity Index, and measures the snow against Bedford’s own big snow morning: 4.7 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 14.1 miles away.

The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Bedford, measured against Bedford's own big snow morning of 4.7 inches.

The next three school mornings

Will Bedford close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in Shelbyville.

Ten winters of school mornings

Bedford’s snow record

3.1inches of snow a winter

0.3school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

0.3with 4 in or more

4.7 ina big snow morning in Bedford: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

0.3school mornings a winter at 0 F or colder

More 4 inch school mornings than 84% of the 106 Tennessee districts with a station record.

0Nov

0Dec

2.5Jan

0.2Feb

0.4Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 6.2 in on January 3, 2022
Snowiest winter 2021 to 2022, 9.8 in
6 in mornings 0.1 a winter
1 in mornings 0.9 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 14.1 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.

The Tennessee rule

How Tennessee counts a lost day

Tennessee requires at least 180 days of classroom instruction, with a 6.5 hour instructional day. A district that runs a half hour longer than the required 6.5 hour day all year banks the extra time as up to 13 stockpile days, which can cover days lost to dangerous or extreme weather.

The Tennessee rules in the agency’s own words, and every Tennessee district

Next door

Districts near Bedford

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings	Built in days
Tullahoma City School DistrictTullahoma	3.1 in	0.3
Coffee County School DistrictManchester	3.1 in	0.3
Rutherford County School DistrictMurfreesboro
Lincoln County School DistrictFayetteville	2.1 in	0.2
Franklin County School DistrictWinchester	3.7 in	0.1
Maury County School DistrictColumbia			8

The schools

14 schools

Every school in Bedford follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

High

Shelbyville Central High School
Cascade High School, Wartrace
Community High School, Unionville

Middle

Harris Middle School
Cascade Middle School, Wartrace
Community Middle School, Unionville

Elementary

Liberty Elementary
Learning Way Elementary
Cascade Elementary, Wartrace
Community Elementary School, Unionville
Eakin Elementary
Thomas Magnet School
East Side Elementary
South Side Elementary

Questions

Bedford snow day questions

How much snow does Shelbyville get?

What was the biggest snow day near Bedford?

Does Bedford get more snow days than other Tennessee districts?

How does the Bedford snow day predictor work?

How does Tennessee handle snow days?

More winter

More for Tennessee snow days

Snow day predictorClosing and delay odds for any ZIP, with the snowiest districts in the country.Snow depth mapHow much snow is on the ground right now, measured, across the country.First snow datesWhen the first measurable snow usually lands where you live.Frozen pipesThe nights cold enough to freeze a pipe, and what to do before one.Snow plow trackerWhere the plows are during a storm, city by city.Tennessee winter forecastThe season ahead for Tennessee: snowfall, cold and the first snow.

A residential street under deep snow on a bright blue morning, cars parked along the curb buried into smooth white mounds, one set of tire tracks down the middle — The morning after a big one: cars buried to the mirrors and one set of tracks down the middle. A street like this is a closing, no debate. Photo, Fairfax, Virginia, January 2016: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0

The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.