Winter Weather — Bledsoe, Tennessee

2026-01-24 to 2026-01-26 · Bledsoe, Tennessee

Event narrative

A burst of wintry mix followed by rain then ending as snow yielded 1.7 inches of snow west of Pikeville, with a brief light glaze of ice and sleet before rain erased the ice.

Wider weather episode

Broad scale upper lift led to a complex winter storm across East Tennessee, with onset precipitation of snow transitioning to freezing rain before ending as rain as the temperatures rose through the evening, night, and following morning. This storm led to 7 fatalities in East Tennessee. On the morning of the 25th the strengthening low level jet that was advancing warm air northwards led to a high end mountain wave wind event in portions of the East Tennessee mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1315028. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.