Alert archive / Tennessee / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this winter storm warning at Jan 31, 2007, 2:28 PM CST for 18 counties in Tennessee; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina; 7 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Feb 1, 2007, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2007, 2:28 PM CST (20:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2007, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2007, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
All 27 counties
Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Marion County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Polk County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 271 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 900 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS44 KMRX 312028 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 328 PM EST WED JAN 31 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW OR A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF COAST STATES TONIGHT AND SPREAD A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION NORTHWARD INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON THURSDAY. THE INITIAL FORM OF PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE SNOW...THEN A MIX OF SNOW ...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES INTO THURSDAY EVENING. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OAK RIDGE TO GREENVILLE WILL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF GETTING MOSTLY SNOW AND SLEET. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SNOW SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA LINE...THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. SOME LIGHT ICING MAY ACCUMULATE...BETWEEN 1/10 AND 1/4 INCH...FROM ANY PERIODS OF SLEET AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY IN THE WARNING AREAS. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT AND MOSTLY LESS THAN 1/10 INCH. THERE MAY BE A BREAK IN THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION THURSDAY EVENING... BEFORE ANOTHER DISTURBANCE BRINGS ADDITIONAL SNOW OR LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THUS...BE SURE TO CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE LATEST FORECASTS BEFORE TRAVELING THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-010430- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0001.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN 328 PM EST WED JAN 31 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND LIGHT RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND LAST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES ...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/10 TO 1/4 INCH ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ TNZ012>014-035-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-010430- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0001.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...JONESVILLE...WISE...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 328 PM EST WED JAN 31 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND LAST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THERE MAY BE A MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AT TIMES...BUT SNOW AND SLEET SHOULD MOSTLY OCCUR. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1/10 INCH ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ TNZ081>083-098-099-010430- /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0001.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MARION-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA 328 PM EST WED JAN 31 2007 /228 PM CST WED JAN 31 2007/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND LAST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THERE MAY BE A MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS MOSTLY AT AND ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1/10 INCH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ TNZ015-010430- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.SN.Y.0004.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SNEEDVILLE 328 PM EST WED JAN 31 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND LAST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THERE MAY BE A MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AT TIMES...BUT SNOW WILL BE THE DOMINANT TYPE OF PRECIPITATION. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS MOSTLY AT AND ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1/10 INCH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ TNZ016-017-042-044-046-010430- /O.NEW.KMRX.SN.Y.0004.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL... GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 328 PM EST WED JAN 31 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND LAST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THERE MAY BE A MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AT TIMES...BUT SNOW WILL BE THE DOMINANT TYPE OF PRECIPITATION. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS MOSTLY AT AND ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1/10 INCH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ TNZ036>040-067>071-073-010430- /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0002.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE... RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY... KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 328 PM EST WED JAN 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND LAST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THERE MAY BE A MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING...AND WITH LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS MOSTLY AT AND ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1/10 INCH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ TNZ084>086-100-101-010430- /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0002.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-BRADLEY-WEST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... CLEVELAND...BENTON 328 PM EST WED JAN 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND LAST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THERE MAY BE A MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING...AND WITH LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS MOSTLY AT AND ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1/10 INCH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ TG
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS44 KMRX 010338 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1038 PM EST WED JAN 31 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW OR A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY NIGHT... .STRONG WINDS A FEW THOUSAND FEET INTO THE ATMOSPHERE WILL TRANSPORT MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE COLD AIR MASS THAT COVERS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY...THEN WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL TURN SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION INTO SLEET AND RAIN. COLD POCKETS OF AIR AT SOME LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AS WELL. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND WILL START AGAIN AT SOME LOCATIONS THURSDAY EVENING AS ANOTHER WEAKER SYSTEM RACES THROUGH THE AREA. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OAK RIDGE TO GREENEVILLE WILL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF GETTING MOSTLY SNOW AND SLEET. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SNOW SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA LINE...THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. SOME LIGHT ICING MAY ACCUMULATE UP TO AROUND 1/10 INCH...FROM ANY PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. BE SURE TO CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE LATEST FORECASTS BEFORE TRAVELING THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-011145- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0001.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN 1038 PM EST WED JAN 31 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND LIGHT RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND LAST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/10 TO 1/4 INCH ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ TNZ012>014-035-081>083-098-099-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-011145- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0001.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MARION- HAMILTON-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... JONESVILLE...WISE...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1038 PM EST WED JAN 31 2007 /938 PM CST WED JAN 31 2007/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ THURSDAY NIGHT. WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START AS SNOW...WITH SOME LOCATIONS MIXING WITH SLEET AND RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-011145- /O.CON.KMRX.SN.Y.0004.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 1038 PM EST WED JAN 31 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AROUND DAYBREAK AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE MORNING. SOME SLEET AND RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS MOSTLY AT AND ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION. SOME LOCALIZED LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ TNZ036>040-067>071-073-011145- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0002.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE... RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY... KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 1038 PM EST WED JAN 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY AND WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE MORNING. SLEET AND RAIN WILL LIKELY MIX IN THE PRECIPITATION AT TIMES LATER IN THE MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ TNZ084>086-100-101-011145- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0002.070201T0900Z-070202T0500Z/ MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-BRADLEY-WEST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... CLEVELAND...BENTON 1038 PM EST WED JAN 31 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP BEFORE DAYBREAK THURSDAY LAST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. THERE MAY BE A MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING...AND WITH LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1/10 INCH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$
000 WWUS44 KMRX 010916 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 416 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW OR A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT... .STRONG WINDS A FEW THOUSAND FEET INTO THE ATMOSPHERE WILL TRANSPORT MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO INTO THE COLD AIR MASS THAT COVERS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...THEN WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL TURN SOME OF THE PRECIPITATION INTO SLEET AND RAIN. COLD POCKETS OF AIR AT SOME LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AS WELL. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON... AND WILL START AGAIN AT MOSTLY THE NORTHERN LOCATIONS THURSDAY EVENING AS ANOTHER WEAKER SYSTEM RACES THROUGH THE AREA. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OAK RIDGE TO GREENEVILLE WILL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF GETTING MOSTLY SNOW AND SLEET. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SNOW SHOULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA LINE...THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. SOME LIGHT ICING MAY ACCUMULATE UP TO AROUND 1/10 INCH...FROM ANY PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. BE SURE TO CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE LATEST FORECASTS BEFORE TRAVELING THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TNZ012>014-035-011715- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070202T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KMRX.WW.Y.0002.070201T0916Z-070202T0900Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG 416 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE INTO THE REST OF THE AREA BY DAYBREAK TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE MORNING. SLEET AND RAIN WILL LIKELY MIX IN THE PRECIPITATION AT TIMES LATER IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ TNZ081>083-098-099-011715- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070202T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KMRX.WW.Y.0002.070201T0916Z-070201T2100Z/ SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MARION-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA 416 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 /316 AM CST THU FEB 1 2007/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE MORNING. SLEET AND RAIN WILL LIKELY MIX IN THE PRECIPITATION AT TIMES LATER IN THE MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO RAIN BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON MAY TOTAL FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-011715- /O.EXT.KMRX.WS.W.0001.070201T0916Z-070202T0900Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN 416 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND LIGHT RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND MOST OF TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/10 TO 1/4 INCH ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ VAZ001-002-005-006-008-011715- /O.EXT.KMRX.WS.W.0001.070201T0916Z-070202T0900Z/ LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...WISE...GATE CITY... LEBANON...ABINGDON 416 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. WINTER PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START AS SNOW...WITH SOME LOCATIONS MIXING WITH SLEET AND RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-011715- /O.EXT.KMRX.SN.Y.0004.070201T0916Z-070202T0900Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 416 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEFORE DAYBREAK TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE MORNING. SOME SLEET AND RAIN MAY MIX IN WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TODAY BUT INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT BEFORE ENDING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS MOSTLY AT AND ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION. SOME LOCALIZED LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ TNZ036>040-067>071-073-011715- /O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0002.070201T0916Z-070202T0900Z/ ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE... RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY... KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 416 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY AND WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE MORNING. SLEET AND RAIN WILL LIKELY MIX IN THE PRECIPITATION AT TIMES LATER IN THE MORNING AND CONTINUE IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING EARLY FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ TNZ084>086-100-101-011715- /O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0002.070201T0916Z-070201T2100Z/ MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-BRADLEY-WEST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... CLEVELAND...BENTON 416 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. LATE IN THE MORNING THERE MAY BE A MIX WITH LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND THEN LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TODAY EVENING MAY TOTAL FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1/10 INCH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ TD
000 WWUS44 KMRX 011540 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1040 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...LIGHT SNOW OR A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TODAY... .MOISTURE CONTINUED TO TRACK NORTHEAST INTO MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING...ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION AND BETTER LIFT WAS MOVING ACROSS THE CAROLINAS. THUS...INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN HAD GENERALLY BEEN LESS THAN EARLIER EXPECTED FOR MOST OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL...AND BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN HAD OCCURRED ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE INTO SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. ELSEWHERE...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAD MAINLY BEEN A DUSTING TO AROUND AN INCH. A WINTRY MIX WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...BUT LESS AMOUNTS OF ANY TYPE ARE NOW ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL WORK TO GRADUALLY CHANGE THE SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN TO MOSTLY RAIN IN MANY AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS HAS ALLOWED SOME WARNING AREAS TO BE DOWNGRADED TO ADVISORIES ...AND A FEW OF THE ADVISORIES TO BE CANCELED. A FAST AND WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY BRUSH THE REGION TONIGHT ...PRODUCING SOME LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW AGAIN TO PARTS OF THE AREA. SO...BE SURE TO CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS AND THE LATEST FORECASTS BEFORE TRAVELING TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TNZ018-043-045-047-VAZ005-006-008-012100- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070202T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KMRX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070201T2100Z/ JOHNSON-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN... ROAN MOUNTAIN...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1040 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. A LIGHTER WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TODAY...IN THE FORM OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. THE MIX MAY GRADUALLY CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN BY LATE IN THE DAY. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE GENERALLY UP TO 3 INCHES...AND ICING AMOUNTS OF ONLY 1/10 INCH OR LESS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ VAZ001-002-011645- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070202T0900Z/ LEE-WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...WISE 1040 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET MAY AFFECT LEE AND WISE COUNTIES TODAY ...AND POSSIBLY CHANGE OVER TO MOSTLY RAIN BY LATE IN THE DAY. HOWEVER...ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE ONLY AN INCH OR LESS. $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-012100- /O.CAN.KMRX.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070202T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KMRX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070201T2100Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 1040 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. A LIGHTER WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TODAY...IN THE FORM OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. THE MIX MAY GRADUALLY CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN BY LATE IN THE DAY. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE GENERALLY UP TO 2 INCHES...AND ICING AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN 1/10 INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ TNZ012>014-035-011645- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070202T0900Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG 1040 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET MAY AFFECT NORTHEAST PLATEAU COUNTIES TODAY..AND POSSIBLY CHANGE OVER TO MOSTLY RAIN BY LATE IN THE DAY. HOWEVER...ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE ONLY AN INCH OR LESS. $$ TNZ081>086-098>101-011645- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070201T2100Z/ SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION- HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR... ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON 1040 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 /940 AM CST THU FEB 1 2007/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTRY MIX HAD GENERALLY ENDED OR CHANGED OVER TO MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN THIS MORNING ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE...ALLOWING THE ADVISORY TO BE CANCELED. $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ041-072-074-087-102-012100- /O.EXT.KMRX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070201T2100Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COSBY... CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN 1040 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW HAD FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE INTO CHEROKEE AND CLAY COUNTIES. A LINGERING MIX OF SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN SHOULD GRADUALLY CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES MAY STILL OCCUR IN THE SMOKIES... BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO RAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ TNZ036>040-067>071-073-012100- /O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070201T2100Z/ ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE... RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY... KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 1040 AM EST THU FEB 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A LIGHTER WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TODAY...IN THE FORM OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. THE MIX MAY GRADUALLY CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN BY LATE IN THE DAY. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE GENERALLY UP TO 2 INCHES...AND ICING AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN 1/10 INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ TG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 31, 8:40 AM CST, 5 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 8:40 AM CST, 5 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
940 AM EST WED JAN 31 2007
.DISCUSSION...MAIN CONCERNS ARE OF COURSE BY THIS TIME THURSDAY AS
THE WINTRY WEATHER EVENT WILL BE UNDERWAY. FORECAST FOR THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT APPEARS TO BE GENERALLY ON TRACK...AWAITING
INCOMING 31/12Z MODEL DATA. DECISIONS TO BE MADE THIS AFTERNOON
WILL INVOLVE TWEAKS TO PRECIPITATION TYPES...AS WELL AS AMOUNTS OF
ANY ICE AND/OR SNOW. THE POTENTIAL FOR CHANGING TO RAIN OR A MIX BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN PERHAPS ALL BUT SW VA AND EXTREME NRN PARTS OF
E TN...STILL COMPLICATES AMOUNTS. WE WILL DEFINITELY ISSUE
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS...AS APPLICABLE...FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH
AREAS AT LEAST WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
OTHERWISE...FOR TODAY...WILL PROBABLY NEED TO LOWER MAX TEMPS IN
SOME AREAS AS CURRENT TEMPS ARE LAGGING BEHIND HOURLY TEMPS IN THE
GRIDS. OHX AND RNK SOUNDINGS FROM 12Z TODAY DONT SHOW POTENTIAL
FOR WARMING OUT OF THE 20S TO UPPER 30S...SO THIS FURTHER SUPPORTS
LOWERING HIGHS A BIT. NO SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CLOUDS EXCEPT
PERHAPS WRN MOST AREAS THIS AFTERNOON...SO AT LEAST SOME SUNSHINE TO
HELP TEMPS WARM.
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...
HANCOCK...JOHNSON...MORGAN...SCOTT TN...SEVIER SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST
MONROE...UNICOI.
VA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...
WASHINGTON...WISE.
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TGHazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 4:40 AM CST, 9 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 540 AM EST WED JAN 31 2007 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005- 006-008-011130- ANDERSON-BLEDSOE-BLOUNT SMOKY MTN-BRADLEY-CAMPBELL-CHEROKEE- CLAIBORNE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MTN-EAST POLK-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-HAMILTON- HANCOCK-HAWKINS-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LEE-LOUDON-MARION-MCMINN- MEIGS-MORGAN-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST CARTER-NORTHWEST COCKE- NORTHWEST GREENE-NORTHWEST MONROE-NW BLOUNT-RHEA-ROANE-RUSSELL- SCOTT TN-SCOTT VA-SEQUATCHIE-SEVIER SMOKY MTN-SOUTHEAST CARTER- SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-SULLIVAN-UNICOI-UNION- WASHINGTON TN-WASHINGTON VA-WEST POLK-WISE- 540 AM EST (440 AM CST) WED JAN 31 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT...AS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF COAST MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW WILL FALL LATE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND SPREAD EAST AND NORTH ACROSS THE REST OF EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BEFORE MORNING. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY MORNING. .DAY TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... THURSDAY THE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL PASS BY TO THE SOUTH BUT STILL BRING ENOUGH WARM AIR NORTH TO CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN LATE IN THE DAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE...CENTRAL EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. FARTHER NORTH...ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...AND THE NORTHEAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOSTLY SNOW...MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND SOME ICING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING FRIDAY. SEVERAL WEAK IMPULSES MAY PRODUCE MORE SNOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS MONDAY AND BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF SNOWFALL SPOTTERS IS EXPECTED FOR LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2:28 PM CST | Snow Advisory | MRX | Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 19 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:28 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more | 25 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Tennessee, 2007Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2007Winter Storm Warnings in North Carolina, 2007Every winter storm warning in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.