While it’s been a few years since Tennessee has been hit with hard and heavy snow, many folks in the Volunteer state can probably remember the last good snow. But there are few native Tennesseans that still remember the greatest winter storm in the state’s history: The Great Blizzard of 1951. With over 8 inches of snow and thick, heavy ice, the storm completely shut down Middle Tennessee for nearly a week. These pictures give you an idea of just how devastating this storm was.

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