Heavy Snow — Unicoi, Tennessee

2021-01-07 to 2021-01-08 · Unicoi, Tennessee

Event narrative

About 4 to 6 inches of snow was estimated across the higher elevations of the county.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system tracked northeast across Georgia and the Carolinas in the early morning hours of January 8. Precipitation fell as a mix of rain and snow before changing to all snow. A few locations in southwest Virginia and the East Tennessee mountains reported several inches of snow accumulation.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 930534. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.