Heavy Snow — West Polk, Tennessee

2014-02-13 · West Polk, Tennessee

Event narrative

A CoCoRaHS observation reported 8.6 inches of snow fell 2.3 miles east-southeast of Benton.

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 499688. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.