Heavy Snow — Northwest Blount, Tennessee

2014-02-13 · Northwest Blount, Tennessee

Event narrative

The McGee-Tyson Airport located 2 miles north-northwest of Alcoa reported a total of 5.9 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

Heavy snow blanketed the area as strong upper level disturbance combined with deep moisture pulled from the Carolina coast over a 2 day period. The largest snowfall totals were in the mountains where up to 16 inches was reported at Newfound Gap.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 496505. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.