Freeze Warning 3, NWS Morristown, TN

Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Anderson County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Marion County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Polk County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Union County, TN, Washington County, TN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
158 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2009

.AVIATION...PLENTY OF VORTICITY AND MOISTURE AVAILABLE AS UPPER
TROF ONLY SLOWLY ADVANCES ACROSS THE REGION. RELATIVELY ACTIVE
WEATHER WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF -SHSN WITH SOME -RA MIXED IN ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TN THROUGH AT LEAST THE FIRST HALF OF THE TAF PERIOD.
CEILINGS LOW ENOUGH FOR SOME IFR AT TRI AS ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES
A BIT DURING THE DAY LEADING TO SOME SHOWERS OF -SN AND -RA. BELIEVE
FLIGHT CONDITION SHOULD STAY GENERALLY MVFR AT TYS AND CHA FOR THE
MAIN EVENT WHICH BASICALLY WRAPS UP BY MID AFTERNOON TODAY AT THESE
SITES. WINDS A LITTLE STRONG TODAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 15
KTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS OR A LITTLE HIGHER OUT OF THE WEST
NORTHWEST.

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...FREEZE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.

TN...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
     JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST CARTER...
     SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...UNICOI.

     FREEZE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...BRADLEY...CAMPBELL...
     CLAIBORNE...EAST POLK...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HAMILTON...
     HANCOCK...HAWKINS...JEFFERSON...KNOX...LOUDON...MARION...
     MCMINN...MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER...
     NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE...
     NORTHWEST MONROE...RHEA...ROANE...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE...
     SOUTHEAST MONROE...SULLIVAN...UNION...WASHINGTON TN...WEST
     POLK.

     FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...CAMPBELL...
     CLAIBORNE...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HANCOCK...HAWKINS...
     JEFFERSON...KNOX...LOUDON...MARION...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...
     NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...
     NORTHWEST GREENE...ROANE...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE...
     SOUTHEAST MONROE...SULLIVAN...UNION...WASHINGTON TN.

VA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: LEE...WISE.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: RUSSELL...WASHINGTON.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
528 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-070930-
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-
SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-
WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
528 AM EDT MON APR 6 2009 /428 AM CDT MON APR 6 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY BEHIND A COLD
FRONT...WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ACROSS MOST OF THE
AREA TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. A WINTER
STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND WISE
COUNTY VIRGINIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
ALSO...TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING
AREAWIDE BY SUNRISE ON TUESDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN BY SUNRISE ON
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS TONIGHT AND ON
TUESDAY.