Heavy Snow — Unicoi, Tennessee

2022-01-16 to 2022-01-17 · Unicoi, Tennessee

Event narrative

Around Erwin, between 3 to 4.5 inches of snow was reported.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system tracked across West and Middle Tennessee into Kentucky and West Virginia through Sunday. Precipitation ahead of this system began as snow in the higher elevations of the Cumberland Plateau and mountains, while lower elevations began as rain. Behind the exiting system on Sunday night, a northwest flow developed and produced additional snow accumulations in the mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 998233. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.