Heavy Snow — Mcminn, Tennessee

2025-01-10 · Mcminn, Tennessee

Event narrative

Heavy snow fell during the day across McMinn County, before eventually transitioning to a wintry mix and then finally ending. Snow totals reported were as follows: 4 inches in Athens, 3.5 inches in Englewood and Etowah, and 3.5 inches in Riceville.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure cyclone passing to the south with upper level forcing induced a broad and significant snowstorm across the region, including East Tennessee, which experienced heavy snowfall. A frontogenesis band across southern Tennessee and northern Georgia helped power higher snowfall rates early into the event across southeastern Tennessee, resulting in locally heavier snowfall before warm air advection brought a changeover in precipitation type to icing and eventually to rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1235289. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.