Winter Weather — Hawkins, Tennessee

2024-01-18 to 2024-01-19 · Hawkins, Tennessee

Event narrative

Light freezing rain up to 0.08 inches was measured overnight in Church Hill, TN. Additional snowfall totaling 1.3 inches was measured during the evening. Freezing rain led to significant impacts across East Tennessee, with dozens of road accidents noted across East Tennessee.

Wider weather episode

Light wintry mix including light freezing rain and snow, combined with the re-freeze of snowmelt, led to significant travel hazards for motorists on wet roads and interstates the night of Jan 18th. A light snow then followed during the day and evening.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1155968. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.