Heavy Snow — Southeast Carter, Tennessee

2017-12-08 to 2017-12-09 · Southeast Carter, Tennessee

Event narrative

A snowfall total of 7 inches was measured three miles southwest of Roan Mountain.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system moved northeast from the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico along the Western Atlantic coastal waters generating heavy snowfall across the Carolinas extending west into the terrain along the Tennessee and North Carolina border. Snowfall generally ranged from around 4 to 8 inches with a few locally higher totals.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 724226. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.