Heavy Snow — Rhea, Tennessee

2024-01-14 to 2024-01-16 · Rhea, Tennessee

Event narrative

Heavy snow fell across Rhea County, with multiple reports of heavy snowfall. A COOP observer in Dayton recorded 2 inches of snow, a COOP observer in Spring City recorded 5 inches of snow. Public reports of heavy snow included 7.5 inches of snow in Spring City and 7.5 inches of snow on Dayton Mountain.

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 1159565. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.