TENNESSEE — While Tennessee is better known for colorful autumn foliage in October than for winter weather, history shows that measurable snowfall during the month has occurred, though it remains a rare event.
According to records from the National Weather Service, snowfall in Tennessee has been documented in October on multiple occasions, particularly in higher elevations of the Great Smoky Mountains.
Mount Le Conte, which rises to 6,593 feet in Sevier County, frequently sees its first snowflakes of the season earlier than the rest of the state. At such elevations, measurable October snowfall is not unusual, as colder mountain air can support wintry precipitation even when lower elevations experience milder fall temperatures…