Heavy Snow — Southeast Carter, Tennessee

2018-03-12 to 2018-03-13 · Southeast Carter, Tennessee

Event narrative

Six inches of snow was recorded on Roan Mountain.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure moved across the Southern Appalachian Region producing higher elevation snowfall; mainly across Southwest Virginia and Extreme Northeast Tennessee. The snow began late Sunday night and tapered off to flurries on Tuesday in these higher terrain areas. Amounts were generally one to three inches however, at elevations around four to five thousand feet, highs were between four to six inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 740169. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.