Heavy Snow in Southeast Carter, Tennessee

Heavy Snow January 15, 2024 – January 16, 2024 · Southeast Carter, Tennessee

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy snow fell across southeast Carter. A former NWS employee reported a storm total of 7 inches of snow in Roan Mountain. A nearby spotter reported 4.5 inches of snow, a public report of 5 inches of snow northeast of Limestone Cove, and a public report of 6 inches of snow was received from Hampton. Roan Mountain State Park recorded 2.5 inches of snowfall after starting the event with a trace of sleet.

The wider storm

A major snowstorm powered by strong upper level dynamics and widespread preexisting low level cold produced heavy snowfall across East Tennessee.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1159313. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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