Winter Storm, Northwest Carter
- When
- March 3, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.293, -82.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Tennessee, March 3, 1999
A late season snowfall brought varying amounts of snow to mainly mountain locations. Valley locations received no significant accumulations.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- 9
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 late season snowfall brought varying amounts of snow to mainly mountain locations. Valley locations received no significant accumulations. 12-14 inches were reported at Newfound Gap (5000 ft.) in Sevier Co. with only 2 inches at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park HQ at 2000 ft. Other snowfall totals were: Johnson Co.-4 to 8 inches with near 10 inches in Shady Valley; Carter Co.-2 to 3 inches in Elizabethton with higher amounts possible on Roan Mtn.; Unicoi Co.-4 to 6 inches in lower elevations, 7 to 8 inches in higher elevations; Cocke Co.-up to 9 inches at Macks Patch; Jefferson Co.-4 inches at Chestnut Hill (elev. 2000 ft.) near the base of English Mtn.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Northwest Cocke
- When
- March 3, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Cocke forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.925, -83.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Sevier/Smoky Mountains
- When
- March 3, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sevier/Smoky Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.785, -83.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southeast Carter
- When
- March 3, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.293, -82.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Unicoi
- When
- March 3, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Unicoi forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.111, -82.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cocke/Smoky Mountains
- When
- March 3, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cocke/Smoky Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.925, -83.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jefferson
- When
- March 3, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.051, -83.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Johnson
- When
- March 3, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.455, -81.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, North Sevier
- When
- March 3, 8:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- North Sevier forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.785, -83.524 (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
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 3, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 3, 1999
- Avalanche in Alaska, March 3 to 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, March 3, 1999
- Storm Surge in Washington, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Florida, March 3, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 3, 1999
More
Every storm in Tennessee in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, March 1999
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: 5688627, 5688628, 5688629, 5688630, 5688631, 5688901, 5688902, 5688903, 5688904.