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Dangerous Surf and Rip Currents for most of the Atlantic Shoreline; Record Heat for the West

Hurricane Erin continues to track northward. Tropical storm force winds, storm surge conditions will increase for the Outer Banks today and portions of coastal Virginia. Life-threatening surf and rip currents along much of the east coast of the U.S. this week. Major to extreme HeatRisk with new record high temperatures are expected for many areas of the western U.S. this week. Read More >

 

Knoxville Snow Depth Record

  • Knoxville confirmed the following this past week:
    • 4 consecutive days with 6" or more of snow on the ground (January 15-18)
    • 7 consecutive days of 4" or more of snow on the ground (January 15-21)
  • Snow depth data for Knoxville goes back to January of 1910
  • For 6" depth, this is the 2nd longest stretch, behind only February 2-6, 1996
  • For 4" depth, this is the longest stretch on record
  • Our office also had 7 consecutive days with 4" or more of snow on the ground, but our data only goes back to the 1995-1996 winter