I believe this is the lowest temperature I have ever seen in the Great Smoky Mountains. I am sure it is not an all time record however. Here is the official data:
22 below zero atop Mt. Leconte with 6 inches of snow
9 above in Cades Cove with 2 inches of snow
11 above Gatlinburg, one inch of snow (National Park Headquarters)
No temperature for Newfound Gap but they have 3 inches of snow
The official NWS forecast for that region is the responsibility of the Knoxville Forecast Office. Here is their amazing forecast, word-for-word:
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…COSBY…CADES COVE…GATLINBURG
415 AM EST WED FEB 4 2009
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY…
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…
.TODAY…SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHS
11 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 80 PERCENT.
WIND CHILL READINGS 15 BELOW TO ZERO.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
EVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION
2 TO 8 INCHES. LOWS 5 BELOW TO 10 ABOVE ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 60 PERCENT. WIND CHILL READINGS 5 BELOW TO
15 BELOW ZERO.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH OR LESS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS 14 TO 21. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH OR
LESS.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH OR LESS.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER
30S.
.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO MID 30S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
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NOTE ABOUT ALABAMA LOWS
I am compiling what may be a record long list. I will wait to post them until around 10:30. Some of the official coop observers reports do not come in until around 10.
