Heavy Snow — Northwest Greene, Tennessee

2018-12-09 to 2018-12-10 · Northwest Greene, Tennessee

Event narrative

Six inches of snow was reported 2 miles west northwest of Greeneville.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system moved eastward across the Gulf Coast on its way through the Carolinas. Deep moisture was lifted in the colder resident air mass across the Southern Appalachian region. This pattern resulted in heavy snowfall amounts in the range of five to ten inches with locally greater totals across Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 792959. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.