Winter Weather — Northwest Cocke, Tennessee

2024-01-15 to 2024-01-16 · Northwest Cocke, Tennessee

Event narrative

Precipitation fell mainly as rain in Cocke County for a significant portion of the event, but freezing rain and light snow combined to make transportation extremely hazardous, with the county emergency manager reporting extremely icy roads that were near impassable with several wrecks including tractor trailers.

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 1159658. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.