Heavy Snow — Northwest Cocke, Tennessee

2016-02-12 · Northwest Cocke, Tennessee

Event narrative

Three and a half inches of snow was reported at Newport.

Wider weather episode

During an extended period of predominant cold northwesterly flow across the Eastern United States, an upper level system moved across the Southern Appalachian Region producing snowfall amounts totaling less than three inches across most of the MRX forecast area. However, a few spots picked up slightly greater totals.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 617348. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.