Winter Weather — West Polk, Tennessee

2025-01-10 · West Polk, Tennessee

Event narrative

Neighboring counties reported heavy snowfall during the daytime hours, however only 1 report of snow was received at 1030 AM EST from Polk County, 1.3 inches of snow south of Etowah TN just across the county line.

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 1235982. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.