A midlevel shortwave generated light precipitation that resulted in a light snowfall across higher elevations of the Tennessee Mountains.
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The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
A midlevel shortwave generated light precipitation that resulted in a light snowfall across higher elevations of the Tennessee Mountains.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
A total of four inches of snow fell at 3,800 feet in Roan Mountain, TN over the course of the day. Only 0.8 inches of snow was recorded at 2,800 feet in Roan Mountain State Park.
Two inches of snow fell at 5,000 feet elevation at Newfound Gap and 4 inches of snow fell at 6,400 feet of elevation on Mount LeConte. Both locations reside in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Tennessee, December 2025
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1307571, 1307551.