Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this winter storm warning at Oct 28, 2012, 3:43 PM EDT for 7 counties in Virginia; 7 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Oct 28, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 58 hr. 45 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
- Oct 28, 2012, 3:43 PM EDT (19:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2012, 6:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2012, 3:52 AM EDT
- In force
- 58 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson 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), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 7:30 AM EDT | SNOW 5 | Gatlinburg, TN | NEWFOUND GAP |
| Oct 29, 7:30 AM EDT | SNOW 7 | 5 Se Gatlinburg, TN | MOUNT LECONTE |
| Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.2 | 7 Sw Erwin, TN | DUSTING AT SAMS GAP |
| Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Wise, VA | |
| Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT | SNOW 5 | 5 Ese Big Stone Gap, VA | HIGH KNOB |
| Oct 29, 10:30 AM EDT | SNOW 0.2 | Roan Mountain, TN | DUSTING |
| Oct 29, 4:00 PM EDT | SNOW 1 | Unicoi, TN | |
| Oct 29, 4:40 PM EDT | SNOW 10 | 10 S Gatlinburg, TN | PARK SERVICE REPORTED AROUND 10 INCHES OF SNOW AT NEWFOUND GAP...ELEVATION OF 5000 FT MSL. |
| Oct 29, 4:49 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | 7 Sw Erwin, TN | DISPATCH REPORTED 2 INCHES MEASURED AT SAMS GAP...AROUND 3760 FT ELEVATION. |
| Oct 29, 4:49 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | 5 Ne Roan Mountain, TN | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED 4.0 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED AT CARVERS GAP...ELEVATION 5512 FT |
| Oct 29, 4:49 PM EDT | SNOW 4 | Roan Mountain, TN | DISPATCH REPORTED 4.0 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED AT ROAN MOUNTAIN...ELEVATION 5512 FT |
| Oct 29, 9:50 PM EDT | SNOW 2 | Wise, VA | DISPATCH REPORTED A TOTAL OF 2.0 INCHES OF SNOW IN WISE...ELEVATION OF ABOUT 2451 FT. |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | SNOW 3 | Shady Valley, TN | HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REPORTED 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN SHADY VALLEY. |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | SNOW 5 | 5 Ne Roan Mountain, TN | HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT REPORTED 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW N CARVERS GAP...ELEVATION AROUND 5512 FEET. |
| Oct 29, 11:06 PM EDT | SNOW 10 | 5 Ssw Roan Mountain, TN | JOHNSON CITY TN STORM TEAM 11 WEATHER WATCHER REPORTS 10 INCHES OF SNOW AT 4100 FEET ON ROAN MOUNTAIN. |
| Oct 30, 12:14 AM EDT | SNOW 9 | 3 Nw Honaker, VA | BRISTOL VIRGINIA CHANNEL 5 VIEWER REPORTS 9 INCHES OF SNOW ON BIG A MOUNTAIN NEAR HONAKER. |
| Oct 30, 12:14 AM EDT | SNOW 10 | 5 Ne Elizabethton, TN | BRISTOL VIRGINIA CHANNEL 5 EMPLOYEE REPORTS 10 INCHES OF SNOW ON HOLSTON MOUNTAIN. |
| Oct 30, 9:25 AM EDT | SNOW 18 | 7 Se Gatlinburg, TN | NEWFOUND GAP |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | Coeburn, VA | |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | 7 Ne Abingdon, VA | MEADOWVIEW,VA |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | SNOW 8 | Norton, VA | |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | SNOW 8 | Wise, VA | |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | SNOW 14 | 6 E Wise, VA | SANDY RIDGE |
| Oct 30, 9:35 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | Lebanon, VA | |
| Oct 30, 9:35 AM EDT | SNOW 8 | Honaker, VA | |
| Oct 30, 9:38 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Castlewood, VA | |
| Oct 30, 9:38 AM EDT | SNOW 12 | 7 Ne Lebanon, VA | BELFAST, VA |
| Oct 30, 9:40 AM EDT | SNOW 4 | Mountain City, TN | |
| Oct 30, 9:40 AM EDT | SNOW 17 | 5 Se Gatlinburg, TN | MOUNT LECONTE |
| Oct 30, 9:42 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | 4 Ese Unicoi, TN | LIMESTONE COVE IN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST. |
| Oct 30, 9:42 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | 7 Ssw Erwin, TN | FLAG POND, TN 3-6 INCHES |
| Oct 30, 9:44 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Bristol Va, VA | |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | 6 Nne Gate City, VA | FORT BLACKMORE |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM EDT | SNOW 5 | Mountain City, TN | |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Big Stone Gap, VA | |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | SNOW 6 | 10 Ssw Erwin, TN | |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | SNOW 12 | Wise, VA | |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | SNOW 24 | 2 S Norton, VA | HIGH KNOB |
| Oct 30, 11:35 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Cosby, TN | |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM EDT | SNOW 20 | 5 Se Gatlinburg, TN | MOUNT LECONTE |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM EDT | SNOW 22 | 7 Se Gatlinburg, TN | NEWFOUND GAP |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM EDT | SNOW 8 | Roan Mountain, TN | NEAR ROAN MOUNTAIN AT 2900 FEET. |
| Oct 30, 5:41 PM EDT | SNOW 19 | Roan Mountain, TN | 19 INCHES OF SNOW AT 4100 FEET WITH DRIFTS UP TO 4 FEET. |
| Oct 30, 8:51 PM EDT | SNOW 6 | Lebanon, VA | 6 INCHES OF SNOW AT DISPATCH STATION. |
| Oct 30, 8:51 PM EDT | SNOW 10 | Wise, VA | 10 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE CITY OF WISE AT THE DISPATCH STATION. |
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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 249 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
- 835 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 132 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
261 WWUS44 KMRX 281943 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 343 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...STRONG STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA... ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM MOVING IN MONDAY EVENING... .COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LINGER OVER PENNSYLVANIA BEFORE FINALLY LIFTING NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THIS STORM ARE FORECAST TO PUSH AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. WITH THE COLDER AIR MOVING IN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH MINOR OR NO ACCUMULATIONS IN MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS...AND HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-290400- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.121030T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0003.121029T0400Z-121031T1200Z/ 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...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 343 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME OF THE SNOW MAY BE A HEAVY WET SNOW. THE WEIGHT FROM THIS WET SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$
10 follow-up statements
881 WWUS44 KMRX 282200 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 600 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... .COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING...AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. STRONG WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THIS STORM ARE FORECAST TO PUSH AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. WITH THE COLDER AIR MOVING IN...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY MONDAY EVENING...AND LINGER INTO TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH MINOR OR NO ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-290600- /O.EXT.KMRX.WS.W.0003.121028T2200Z-121031T1200Z/ 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...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 600 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE... MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF ON TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SOME OF THE SNOW MAY BE A HEAVY WET SNOW. THE WEIGHT FROM THIS WET SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES... CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$
765 WWUS44 KMRX 290233 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1033 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... .COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT...AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES TOWARDS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. STRONG WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THIS STORM ARE FORECAST TO PUSH AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. WITH COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY MONDAY EVENING...AND LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH MINOR OR NO ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-291100- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ 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...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1033 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...MOST OF THIS SNOW SHOULD BE A HEAVY WET SNOW. THE WEIGHT FROM THIS WET SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES... CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$
047 WWUS44 KMRX 290716 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 316 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION... .COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS EARLY THIS WEEK...AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES TOWARDS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. STRONG WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THIS STORM ARE FORECAST TO PUSH AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. WITH COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TONIGHT... AND LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH MINOR OR NO ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-291530- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ 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...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 316 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 17 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MOST OF THIS SNOW SHOULD BE A HEAVY WET SNOW. THE WEIGHT FROM THIS WET SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. 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>017-035-037-038-042-044-046-291530- /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.121030T0000Z-121031T1900Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-UNION- GRAINGER-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON 316 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. * EVENT...A WINTRY MIX...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY WET SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DO TO HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS OFTEN DEVELOP FIRST. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND BRIEFLY COVERING ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
012 WWUS44 KMRX 291021 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 621 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION... .COLDER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS EARLY THIS WEEK...AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES TOWARDS THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. STRONG WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THIS STORM ARE FORECAST TO PUSH AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. WITH COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TONIGHT... AND LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF AND ENDING WEDNESDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH MINOR OR NO ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-291830- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ 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...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 621 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 17 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MOST OF THIS SNOW SHOULD BE A HEAVY WET SNOW. THE WEIGHT FROM THIS WET SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. 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>017-035-037-038-042-044-046-291830- /O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.121030T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-UNION- GRAINGER-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON 621 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... * EVENT...A WINTRY MIX...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY WET SNOW. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS OFTEN DEVELOP FIRST. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND BRIEFLY COVERING ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
936 WWUS44 KMRX 291958 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 358 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. WITH THE COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TONIGHT AS THE SYSTEM STRENGTHENS AND MOISTURE INCREASES. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE LIKELIHOOD FOR SOME SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AREAS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE...PARTICULARLY TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE IT BEGINS TO TAPER OFF AND END BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AS WELL...PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. HOWEVER...THESE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH ONE INCH OR LESS OF ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS BELOW 1500 FEET. VAZ002-300900- /O.NEW.KMRX.BZ.W.0001.121030T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121030T0000Z/ WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON 358 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. 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. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-005-006-008-300900- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 358 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 24 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALIZED AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET MAY RECEIVE BETWEEN 24 TO 35 INCHES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO NEAR A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WITH BLOWING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ TNZ087-300900- /O.EXA.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.121030T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COKER CREEK 358 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. * EVENT...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY IN ELEVATIONS AT OR ABOVE 2500 FEET. TOTAL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS OFTEN DEVELOP FIRST. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND BRIEFLY COVERING ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ012>017-035-037-038-042-044-046-300900- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.121030T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-UNION- GRAINGER-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON 358 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... * EVENT...A WINTRY MIX...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 1 INCH...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS OFTEN DEVELOP FIRST. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND BRIEFLY COVERING ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ AP/DGS
235 WWUS44 KMRX 300020 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 820 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING AS DEEPER MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE REGION... RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE. SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING AS WELL... PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. HOWEVER...THESE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH ONE INCH OR LESS OF ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS BELOW 2000 FEET. VAZ002-301000- /O.EXP.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121030T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON 820 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-005-006-008-301000- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 820 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 24 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALIZED AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET MAY RECEIVE BETWEEN 24 TO 35 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE DECREASED VISIBILITIES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035-037-038-042-044-046-301000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-UNION- GRAINGER-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON 820 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY EVENING... * EVENT...RAIN SLOWLY CHANGING TO SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS MAY BE AROUND AN INCH...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WET AND HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS OFTEN DEVELOP FIRST. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND BRIEFLY COVERING ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ087-301000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COKER CREEK 820 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM TUESDAY EVENING... * EVENT...RAIN SLOWLY CHANGING TO SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS MAY BE AROUND AN INCH...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WET AND HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS OFTEN DEVELOP FIRST. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND BRIEFLY COVERING ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
381 WWUS44 KMRX 301020 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 620 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION... SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE ARE OCCURRING. SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING AS WELL... PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. HOWEVER...THESE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH ONE INCH OR LESS OF ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS BELOW 2000 FEET. VAZ002-301830- /O.CON.KMRX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON 620 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-005-006-008-301830- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 620 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 24 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALIZED AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET MAY RECEIVE BETWEEN 24 TO 35 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE DECREASED VISIBILITIES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035-037-038-042-044-046-301830- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-UNION- GRAINGER-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON 620 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...RAIN SLOWLY CHANGING TO SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS MAY BE AROUND AN INCH...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WET AND HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS OFTEN DEVELOP FIRST. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND BRIEFLY COVERING ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ087-301830- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COKER CREEK 620 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...RAIN SLOWLY CHANGING TO SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS MAY BE AROUND AN INCH...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE WET AND HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINS. MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS OFTEN DEVELOP FIRST. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND BRIEFLY COVERING ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
369 WWUS44 KMRX 301946 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 346 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE OF 1 TO 2 FEET HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT. SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING AS WELL...PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. HOWEVER...THESE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT...WITH ONE INCH OR LESS OF ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS BELOW 2000 FEET. TNZ012>017-035-037-038-042-044-046-087-302100- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-UNION- GRAINGER-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...COKER CREEK 346 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. VERY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...BUT ANY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL SHOULD BE VERY LIGHT...WITH MOST AREAS EXPERIENCING NOW SNOWFALL. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ VAZ002-310515- /O.CON.KMRX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON 346 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-005-006-008-310515- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 346 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. STRONG WINDS WITH HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE DECREASED VISIBILITIES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION... SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
499 WWUS44 KMRX 302350 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 750 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL TONIGHT OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. VAZ002-310900- /O.CAN.KMRX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON 750 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. 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. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-005-006-008-310900- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 750 PM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING... * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THIS SNOWFALL MAY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
671 WWUS44 KMRX 310752 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 352 AM EDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MOSTLY LIGHT SNOWFALL TODAY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY... MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-311600- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121031T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0009.121031T0752Z-121031T2000Z/ 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...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 352 AM EDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY THIS MORNING...OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT FROM THE LARGE AMOUNT OF SNOW THAT HAS FALLEN SINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WARMING TEMPERATURES TODAY MAY DOWN MORE TREES AND POWER LINES...CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL STAY HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. 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. && $$
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 Oct 28, 3:42 PM EDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 3:42 PM EDT, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
342 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
DIFFICULT FORECAST AS LOOKING LIKE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND WIND...BUT
VERY ELEVATION DEPENDENT AS LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE MAINLY RAIN
AND NOT AS WINDY. MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT IN HANDLING
SANDY...AND IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH OFFICIAL FORECAST SO WILL LEAN
TOWARD A GFS/NAM BLEND. SHOULD SEE SOME SNOW STARTING TONIGHT OVER
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SW VA AND E TN. SHOULD NOT BE THAT
SIGNIFICANT EARLY ON...BUT TO KEEP THINGS SIMPLE WILL START WINTER
STORM WARNING TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT. LOOKS LIKE SIGNIFICANT SNOW
POSSIBLE FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ESPECIALLY MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SHOULD BE STRONG
AND GUSTY SO WILL ISSUE WIND ADVISORY FOR SW VA AND E TN AS WELL AS
SW NC. WILL KEEP FREEZE WARNING FOR HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS...BUT
WILL CANCEL FROST ADVISORY AS SHOULD BE TOO WINDY/CLOUDY FOR FROST
AND EXPECT TEMPS TO STAY MAINLY IN THE UPPER 30S IN VALLEY
LOCATIONS.
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
SOME LINGERING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN ZONES FROM SOME WRAP
AROUND MOISTURE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC. MOST OF THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD BE
FAIRLY LIGHT...WITH ANY MINOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS STAYING
CONFINED TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THEREAFTER...THE FORECAST
BECOMES FAIRLY BENIGN AS A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO ON THURSDAY GRADUALLY MOVES EAST AND BUILDS
INTO THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE AREA AS SKIES CLEAR...ALONG WITH SOME WARMER
TEMPERATURES HEADING INTO THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. BY THE WEEKEND A
RETURN TO THE MID TO UPPER 60S LOOKS POSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS...WITH
LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA FINALLY RETURNING TO THE UPPER
50S TO AROUND 60 DEGREES.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 38 55 36 56 35 / 10 10 10 10 0
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 38 49 35 49 34 / 30 30 30 20 20
OAK RIDGE, TN 37 49 36 50 34 / 20 20 20 20 10
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 39 45 34 44 33 / 60 60 60 60 50
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
/8 AM CDT/ MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLEDSOE...BLOUNT
SMOKY MOUNTAINS...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...COCKE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...HANCOCK...JOHNSON...MARION...
MORGAN...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...
UNICOI.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...
UNICOI.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE
SMOKY MOUNTAINS...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...UNICOI.
VA...FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...WISE.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...WISE.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...
WASHINGTON...WISE.
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LW/AMPHazardous weather outlook, Oct 28, 3:41 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 341 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-292000- 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- 341 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 /241 PM CDT SUN OCT 28 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TODAY. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL EFFECT THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BEFORE DEPARTING THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION...DROPPING OVERNIGHT LOWS INTO THE 30S...WITH NORTHERN AREAS AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN LIKELY FALLING BELOW THE FREEZING MARK. ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...RESULTING IN A WIND ADVISORY ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. ALSO...WITH ADDITIONAL MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY REACHING INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUED COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE AREA...SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THESE AREAS...GENERALLY ABOVE 3000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 8 AM EDT ON WEDNESDAY. LOCATIONS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND CUMBERLAND PLATEAU WILL RECEIVE LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 3:13 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 65 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:39 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:51 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:13 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:39 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Carter, Cocke, Grainger and 17 more | 12 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.