Winter Storm — Northwest Monroe, Tennessee

2024-01-14 to 2024-01-16 · Northwest Monroe, Tennessee

Event narrative

Heavy mixed precipitation fell across Monroe County, with northwest portions being more likely to have received all snow, and locations closer to the mountains more of a wintry mix or mostly rain per county emergency management. A Facebook report in Sweetwater reported a storm total of 7 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1159345. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.