Heavy Snow — Southeast Carter, Tennessee

2025-01-19 to 2025-01-20 · Southeast Carter, Tennessee

Event narrative

Midday snow followed by afternoon and evening snow bands led to snowfall of 4 inches at 3800 feet in Roan Mountain. A public report of 1.5 inches of snow was recorded in the village of Roan Mountain in the mountain valley.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front ushered in an initial burst of snow on the backside of the front, followed by several hours of highly banded northwest flow snow showers. The heaviest accumulations occurred at significant elevations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1235970. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.