Alert archive / Tennessee / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this winter storm warning at Jan 25, 2011, 3:14 PM EST for 12 counties in Tennessee; 7 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Jan 26, 2011, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2011, 3:14 PM EST (20:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2011, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Washington 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), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 3:30 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Wise, VA | TWO TO THREE INCHES IN WISE. FOUR INCHES AND MORE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. |
| Jan 26, 3:45 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Mountain City, TN | TWO TO THREE INCHES IN MOUNTAIN CITY. FOUR INCHES AND MORE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. |
| Jan 26, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 2 Sw Gatlinburg, TN | ONE HALF INCH OF SNOW AT GSMNP HEADQUARTERS. |
| Jan 26, 5:40 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 3 Se Erwin, TN | FOUR INCHES SNOW HIGHER ELEVATIONS. |
| Jan 26, 5:40 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 4 S Roan Mountain, TN | FOUR INCHES SNOW HIGHER ELEVATIONS. |
| Jan 26, 5:55 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Rosedale, VA | ONE INCH OR MORE SNOWFALL IN ROSEDALE. |
| Jan 26, 6:15 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Cosby, TN | ONE INCH OF SNOW IN COSBY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 258 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
- 1831 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
612 WWUS44 KMRX 252014 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 314 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW OR WINTRY MIX EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST TONIGHT...THEN LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD A LARGE AREA OF RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS REGION THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT THEN SWITCH TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY WHEN THE COLDER AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION...CAUSING THE SNOW TO ACCUMULATE BY WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE WEDNESDAY MID MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH AREA. A GENERAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE VERY HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-260415- /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0003.110126T1200Z-110127T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMRX.WS.A.0002.110127T0100Z-110127T0600Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN... ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE...WISE... NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 314 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW ..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: A GENERAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARING AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE VERY HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-087-260415- /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0003.110126T1200Z-110127T0000Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON...COKER CREEK 314 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: A GENERAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARING AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE VERY HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035>040-067>071-073-081-082-098-102-260415- /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.110126T1200Z-110127T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION- GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...LENOIR CITY... KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...JASPER...DUCKTOWN 314 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 /214 PM CST TUE JAN 25 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: A GENERAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
130 WWUS44 KMRX 252025 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 325 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW OR WINTRY MIX EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST TONIGHT...THEN LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD A LARGE AREA OF RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS REGION THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT THEN SWITCH TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY WHEN THE COLDER AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION...CAUSING THE SNOW TO ACCUMULATE BY WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE WEDNESDAY MID MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH AREA. A GENERAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE VERY HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-260430- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.A.0002.110127T0100Z-110127T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.110126T1200Z-110127T0000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...*MOUNTAIN CITY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN... ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE...WISE... NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 325 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: A GENERAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE VERY HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-087-260430- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.110126T1200Z-110127T0000Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON...COKER CREEK 325 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: A GENERAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARING AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE VERY HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION... SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035>040-067>071-073-081-082-098-102-260430- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.110126T1200Z-110127T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION- GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...LENOIR CITY... KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...JASPER...DUCKTOWN 325 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 /225 PM CST TUE JAN 25 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: A GENERAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
591 WWUS44 KMRX 260151 AAA WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 851 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW OR WINTRY MIX EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. COLDER AIR BEHIND THE LOW WILL PUSH INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...CHANGING RAIN TO SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. TNZ015>018-041>047-072-074-087-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-261000- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.110126T1200Z-110127T0000Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... MOUNTAIN CITY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY... ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG... COKER CREEK...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 851 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING...CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION... SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-261000- /O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.110126T0900Z-110127T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER 851 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 /751 PM CST TUE JAN 25 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ036>040-067>071-073-261000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.110126T1200Z-110127T0000Z/ 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...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 851 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ102-261000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.110126T1200Z-110127T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUCKTOWN 851 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
497 WWUS44 KMRX 260814 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 314 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW OR WINTRY MIX EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. COLDER AIR BEHIND THE LOW WILL PUSH INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS MORNING...CHANGING RAIN TO SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD OCCUR LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING AREAS. ACTUAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS MAY VARY FROM FORECASTED ESTIMATES...DUE MOSTLY TO INITIAL SNOWFALL MELTING WHERE SURFACE TEMPERATURES HOLD IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. THIS SYSTEM MAY ALSO MOVE FASTER EAST ACROSS AND OUT OF THE REGION...CAUSING SNOW TO END MORE ABRUPTLY. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED FORECASTS DURING THE DAY. TNZ015>018-041>047-072-074-087-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-261700- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.110126T1200Z-110127T0000Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... MOUNTAIN CITY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY... ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG... COKER CREEK...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 314 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING...CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH BY THIS EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION... SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-261700- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.110126T0900Z-110127T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER 314 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 /214 AM CST WED JAN 26 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH BY THIS EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ036>040-067>071-073-261700- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.110126T1200Z-110127T0000Z/ 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...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 314 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH BY THIS EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ102-261700- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.110126T1200Z-110127T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUCKTOWN 314 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS EVENING...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH BY THIS EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THURSDAY MORNING WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ LCM/TG
996 WWUS44 KMRX 261534 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1034 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING COLDER AIR BEHIND IT INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY. AS A RESULT...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S IN THE VALLEYS WILL LIKELY KEEP THIS SNOW FROM ACCUMULATING VERY WELL...BUT SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE VALLEYS. TNZ015>018-041>047-072-074-087-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-270000- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... MOUNTAIN CITY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY... ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG... COKER CREEK...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 1034 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: RAIN WILL SLOWLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH BY THIS EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED LATER TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION... SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-270000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER 1034 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 /934 AM CST WED JAN 26 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: RAIN WILL SLOWLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH BY THIS EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED LATER TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ036>040-067>071-073-270000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ 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...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 1034 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: RAIN WILL SLOWLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH BY THIS EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED LATER TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ102-270000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUCKTOWN 1034 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: RAIN WILL SLOWLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH BY THIS EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED LATER TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ DMG
073 WWUS44 KMRX 261804 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 104 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING COLDER AIR BEHIND IT INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY. AS A RESULT...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S IN THE VALLEYS WILL LIKELY KEEP THIS SNOW FROM ACCUMULATING VERY WELL...BUT SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE VALLEYS. TNZ081-082-098-261915- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER 1204 PM CST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ANY ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ TNZ015>018-041>047-072-074-087-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-270000- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... MOUNTAIN CITY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY... ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG... COKER CREEK...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 104 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: RAIN WILL SLOWLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH BY THIS EVENING TO CREATE HAZARDOUS ROADS. SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED LATER TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION... SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ012>014-035-270000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG 104 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: RAIN WILL SLOWLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED LATER TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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. && $$ TNZ036>040-067>071-073-270000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE... RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 104 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: RAIN WILL SLOWLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED LATER TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ102-270000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUCKTOWN 104 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: RAIN WILL SLOWLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED LATER TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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. && $$ DMG
435 WWUS44 KMRX 262000 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 300 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL AFTER SUNSET... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION...WITH SNOW GRADUALLY DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. SOME SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL AFTER SUNSET...BUT MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TNZ015>017-042-044-046-270000- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0006.110126T2000Z-110127T0000Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 300 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER SUNSET. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. && $$ TNZ087-262100- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COKER CREEK 300 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035>040-067>071-073-102-262100- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION- GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...LENOIR CITY... KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DUCKTOWN 300 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT ANY ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-270000- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T0000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN... ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE...WISE... NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 300 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AFTER SUNSET. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BELOW 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED BY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION... SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ DMG
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 25, 12:42 PM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 12:42 PM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1242 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011
.AVIATION...MVFR CONDITIONS HAVE MOVED INTO CHA WHILE TYS AND TRI
SHOULD REMAIN VFR FOR SEVERAL HOURS...THEN BECOME MVFR IN THE
EVENING HOURS AT TYS AND TRI. IFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS SHOULD
DEVELOPING TONIGHT AS LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE FALLS.
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...UNICOI.
VA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...
WASHINGTON...WISE.
&&
GHHazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 4:22 AM EST, 10 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 422 AM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-260930- 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- 422 AM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 /322 AM CST TUE JAN 25 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING WILL TRACK EAST...THEN LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD A LARGE AREA OF RAIN INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...BY WEDNESDAY...COLDER AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE REGION...CAUSING THE RAIN TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE WEDNESDAY MID MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING... IN THE WINTER STORM WATCH AREA. A GENERAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE VERY HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL REPORTS WILL BE HELPFUL ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. TG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sevier and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:14 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke and 13 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Tennessee, 2011Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2011Every winter storm warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.