Winter Storm, Morgan
- When
- February 4, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.135, -84.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Tennessee, February 4, 1998
A strong storm system over the southeast dumped generally 2-5 inches across the southern Cumberland Plateau. Across the northern part of the Plateau, 6-12 inches fell.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
A strong storm system over the southeast dumped generally 2-5 inches across the southern Cumberland Plateau. Across the northern part of the Plateau, 6-12 inches fell. As many as 50,000 customers were without power.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Blount/Smoky Mountains
- When
- February 4, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Blount/Smoky Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.687, -83.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Bradley
- When
- February 4, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Bradley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.154, -84.860 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Campbell
- When
- February 4, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.404, -84.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Claiborne
- When
- February 4, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Claiborne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.486, -83.660 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cumberland
- When
- February 4, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.950, -84.998 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Fentress
- When
- February 4, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Fentress forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.381, -84.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Knox
- When
- February 4, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.993, -83.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northwest Blount
- When
- February 4, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Blount forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.687, -83.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rhea
- When
- February 4, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Rhea forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.609, -84.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Roane
- When
- February 4, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Roane forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.848, -84.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scott
- When
- February 4, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.429, -84.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Unicoi
- When
- February 4, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Unicoi forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.111, -82.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, February 4 to 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- High Wind in Puerto Rico, February 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, February 4 to 5, 1998
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, February 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5636099, 5636100, 5636101, 5636102, 5636103, 5636104, 5636105, 5636106, 5636107, 5636108, 5636109, 5636110, 5636111.