Heavy Snow in Mcminn, Tennessee
Heavy Snow January 31, 2026 · Mcminn, Tennessee
What the National Weather Service wrote
Heavy snow fell across McMinn County with 4 inches measured in Etowah and 3.3 inches measured in Athens.
The wider storm
A significant snowstorm struck portions of East Tennessee at the end of the month, thanks to strong lift from a deep upper trough diving from north to south. A couple of long term cooperative weather stations saw top 10 snowfalls during this storm. This storm led to 3 confirmed fatalities in East Tennessee.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1314711. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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