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Winter Weather in Johnson, Tennessee

Winter Weather January 24, 2026 – January 26, 2026 · Johnson, Tennessee

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Two bouts of winter weather occurred in Johnson County, with the Coop observer in Mountain City reporting 2.6 inches of snowfall. Freezing rain likely occurred, but no direct measurements were reported.

The wider storm

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 1315047. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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