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Tennessee Department of Health Confirms 29 Weather-Related fatalities due to Winter Storm Fern

By Ronni Chase Feb 6, 2026 | 1:24 PM

The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 29 weather-related fatalities due to Winter Storm Fern:

o   Six fatalities in Shelby

o   Three fatalities in Davidson

o   Three fatalities in Knox

o   Two fatalities in Fayette

o   Two fatalities in Hardin

o   Two fatalities in Hawkins

o   Two fatalities in Henderson

o   Two fatalities Hickman

o   Two fatalities in Obion

o   One fatality in Cheatham

o   One fatality in Dyer

o   One fatality in Hancock

o   One fatality in Haywood

o   One fatality in Johnson

The Tennessee Department of Health has also confirmed three weather-related fatality due to the separate winter weather that began impacting East Tennessee on Friday, Jan. 30.

o   One fatality in Greene

o   One fatality in Sullivan

o   One fatality in Washington