Heavy Snow in Northwest Carter, Tennessee

Heavy Snow January 30, 2026 – January 31, 2026 · Northwest Carter, Tennessee

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy snow fell in Carter County, with 8.6 inches of snow near Johnson City, and 8.4 inches of snow in Elizabethton.

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 1314757. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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