Heavy Snow — Southeast Carter, Tennessee

2014-11-01 · Southeast Carter, Tennessee

Event narrative

Eight miles southeast of Hampton on Roan Mountain 6 to 8 inches of snow was estimated.

Wider weather episode

A shortwave trough moved east across the Southeastern United States pulling moisture from the Gulf of Mexico across the Southern Appalachian region just in time for the arrival of an anomalous Arctic air mass resulting in mountain snowfall across Eastern Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 543678. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.