Winter Storm in West Polk, Tennessee

Winter Storm March 13, 1999 – March 14, 1999 · West Polk, Tennessee

The wider storm

A very wet weather system brought heavy amounts of rain to East Tennessee. Heavy rain began early Saturday morning, changed to heavy snow in some places during the day Saturday, back to rain Saturday night, then finally to snow Sunday night. There were also isolated reports of freezing rain. The snow was confined to northeast Tennessee, generally northeast of Knoxville. Rainfall amounts across much of East Tennessee was 1-2 inches. Snowfall amounts in northeast Tennessee averaged 1-3 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5689023. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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