Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this winter storm warning at Mar 4, 2012, 3:22 PM EST for 7 counties in Virginia; 4 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Mar 4, 2012, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 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
- Mar 4, 2012, 3:22 PM EST (20:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2012, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2012, 6:45 AM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Carter County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson 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), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 2013 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 135 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -260 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
248 WWUS44 KMRX 042022 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 322 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... .A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT... BRINGING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE ABOVE 2500 FEET. THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT...BUT MOISTURE WILL BE A LITTLE DEEPER WITH THE AIRMASS ALSO COLDER. THUS...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE. ALSO...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...AS WELL AS THE TRI CITIES AREA OF NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL SCHEDULED FOR LATE TONIGHT OR MONDAY. TNZ018-043-045-047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-050430- /O.UPG.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.120305T0300Z-120305T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0002.120305T0300Z-120305T1700Z/ JOHNSON-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN... ROAN MOUNTAIN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY... LEBANON...ABINGDON 322 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...HAVING BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING. * EVENT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON ELEVATION...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 2500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY AFTER MIDNIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. 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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035-042-044-046-050430- /O.EXA.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.120305T0300Z-120305T1700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 322 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY. * EVENT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON ELEVATION... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY AFTER MIDNIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ041-072-074-050430- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.120305T0300Z-120305T1700Z/ COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COSBY...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 322 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY... * EVENT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON ELEVATION...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 2500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY AFTER MIDNIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. 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. && $$ TG
3 follow-up statements
595 WWUS44 KMRX 050312 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1012 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... .A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS TONIGHT... BRINGING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE ABOVE 2500 FEET. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS...ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL SCHEDULED FOR LATE TONIGHT OR MONDAY. TNZ018-043-045-047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-051100- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T1700Z/ JOHNSON-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN... ROAN MOUNTAIN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY... LEBANON...ABINGDON 1012 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY... * EVENT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON ELEVATION... WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 2500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY AFTER MIDNIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. 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>017-035-041-042-044-046-072-074-051100- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120305T1700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... COSBY...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG 1012 PM EST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY... * EVENT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON ELEVATION... WITH UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING OR AROUND MIDNIGHT AND INTENSIFY LATER TONIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. 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. && $$ TD
177 WWUS44 KMRX 050812 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 312 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THIS MORNING OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... .A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS MORNING... BRINGING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OVER SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIKELY THIS MORNING...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. TNZ012>017-035-042-044-046-050915- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120305T1700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 312 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE TOO WARM THIS MORNING FOR MUCH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. $$ TNZ018-043-045-047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-051700- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T1700Z/ JOHNSON-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN... ROAN MOUNTAIN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY... LEBANON...ABINGDON 312 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY... * EVENT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON ELEVATION... WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 2500 FEET THIS MORNING. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. 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. && $$ TNZ041-072-074-051700- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120305T1700Z/ COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COSBY...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 312 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY... * EVENT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON ELEVATION... WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 2500 FEET THIS MORNING. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ DMG
145 WWUS44 KMRX 051145 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 645 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THIS MORNING OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... .A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS MORNING... BRINGING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OVER SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MAINLY BE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. TNZ018-043-045-047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-051700- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120305T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120305T1700Z/ JOHNSON-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN... ROAN MOUNTAIN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY... LEBANON...ABINGDON 645 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON ELEVATION...WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE...MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. 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. && $$ TNZ041-072-074-051700- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120305T1700Z/ COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COSBY...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 645 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * EVENT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON ELEVATION...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ DMG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:22 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 33 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Tennessee, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
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.