Alert archive / Tennessee / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this winter storm warning at Mar 5, 2013, 4:21 AM EST for 8 counties in Tennessee; Wise County, City of Norton, Virginia. It took effect at Mar 5, 2013, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr. 8 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
- Mar 5, 2013, 4:21 AM EST (09:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2013, 3:18 PM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, City of Norton, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 8:55 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Greeneville, TN | AROUND TWO INCHES OF SNOW...WITH SNOW COVERING THE ROADS. |
| Mar 6, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Big Stone Gap, VA | AROUND THREE INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Mar 6, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Roan Mountain, TN | AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW OBSERVED IN ELIZABETHTON...AND 3 TO 4 INCHES NEAR ROAN MOUNTAIN. |
| Mar 6, 9:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Trade, TN | AROUND TWO INCHES OF SNOW OBSERVED IN MOUNTAIN CITY AND SHADY VALLEY...WITH 4 TO 5 INCHES NEAR TRADE. |
| Mar 6, 9:34 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Parrottsville, TN | 2 INCHES AT PARROTTSVILLE |
| Mar 6, 9:34 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Erwin, TN | SNOWFALL OF 1 INCH AT ERWIN AND 4 INCHES AT SAMS GAP. |
| Mar 6, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Wears Valley, TN | 3 INCHES IN WEARS VALLEY. |
| Mar 6, 2:30 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 4 E Townsend, TN | 6 INCHES AT GRACEHILL BED AND BREAKFAST...2500FT ELEVATION. |
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 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 273 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
- 3793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
016 WWUS44 KMRX 050921 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 421 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...EAST TENNESSEE... AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TODAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PUSH IN BEHIND THE FRONT...AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS...AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-051930- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0004.130306T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0002.130306T0000Z-130307T1100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 421 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY...FOR THE NORTHERN AND SMOKY MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...HAVING BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING. * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS OF THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING...FIRST IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEN ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AROUND OR AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ102-051930- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0004.130306T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.130306T0000Z-130307T1100Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUCKTOWN 421 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR EASTERN POLK...CHEROKEE AND CLAY COUNTIES. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...HAVING BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING...FIRST IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEN ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AROUND OR AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ012>014-035-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-051930- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.A.0004.130306T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 421 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND MUCH OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA... * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING...FIRST ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND THEN ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. MOSTLY SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AS WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ TG
5 follow-up statements
368 WWUS44 KMRX 052034 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 334 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...EAST TENNESSEE... AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .A COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT. EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP BY LATE EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...TAPERING OFF DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. VAZ002-060500- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0004.130306T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KMRX.WS.W.0002.130306T0000Z-130307T1100Z/ WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON 334 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING...FIRST IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND THEN ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-060500- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0002.130306T0000Z-130307T1100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 334 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS OF THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING...FIRST IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND THEN ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ TNZ012>014-035-060500- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0004.130306T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.130306T0300Z-130307T0500Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG 334 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ VAZ001-005-006-008-060500- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0004.130306T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.130306T0300Z-130307T0500Z/ LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 334 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-060500- /O.EXB.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.130306T0300Z-130307T0500Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 334 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ102-060500- /O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.130306T0300Z-130307T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUCKTOWN 334 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$
110 WWUS44 KMRX 060426 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1126 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...EAST TENNESSEE...AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .A COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...TAPERING OFF DURING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-VAZ002-061000- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T1100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK... WISE...NORTON 1126 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS OF THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING...FIRST IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND THEN ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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-TNZ102-061000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130307T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUCKTOWN 1126 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ TNZ012>014-035-061000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG 1126 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ VAZ001-005-006-008-061000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 1126 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-061000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 1126 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
163 WWUS44 KMRX 060937 AAA WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 437 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...EAST TENNESSEE...AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... .IN WAKE OF A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...MUCH COLDER AIR HAS FILTERED INTO THE REGION. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-VAZ002-061800- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T1100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK... WISE...NORTON 437 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS OF THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOWFALL TOTALS APPROACHING 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ102-061800- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130307T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUCKTOWN 437 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ012>014-035-061800- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG 437 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ VAZ001-005-006-008-061800- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 437 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-061800- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 437 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * EVENT...SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
261 WWUS44 KMRX 061740 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1240 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW LINGERING OVER SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... .COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. TNZ012>014-035-061845- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG 1240 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-VAZ002-070145- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T1100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK... WISE...NORTON 1240 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH ONE TO FOUR INCHES EXPECTED BELOW 2500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ102-070000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130307T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUCKTOWN 1240 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. && $$ VAZ001-005-006-008-070145- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 1240 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-070145- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 1240 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. && $$
652 WWUS44 KMRX 062018 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 318 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EARLIER SNOWFALL... WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT...AWAY FROM THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-VAZ002-062130- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T1100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK... WISE...NORTON 318 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-005-006-008-062130- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130307T0500Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON... JONESVILLE...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 318 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ102-062130- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130307T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUCKTOWN 318 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH. $$
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 Mar 5, 4:01 AM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 4:01 AM EST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
401 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...RAIN STARTING TO INCREASE
OVER MIDDLE TN AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. OTHER
THAN SLOWING DOWN THE ONSET OF LIGHT RAIN THIS MORNING...LITTLE
CHANGES WERE MADE FOR TODAY. KEPT SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...WHEN SOUNDINGS SUGGEST SOME ELEVATED
INSTABILITY.
FOR TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...00Z GFS MODEL SEEMS MUCH CLOSER TO NAM
IN TIMING THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD AIR. THIS SUPPORTS VIRTUALLY NO
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UNTIL TONIGHT...OF COURSE STARTING EARLIEST ON
THE NRN PLATEAU COUNTIES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SMOKIES. ONE
TROUBLESOME FEATURE IS THE HINT OF A DRY SLOT INITIALLY BEHIND THE
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...WHILE ANOTHER IS THE DIFFERING PATHS OF
HEAVIER QPF. SOME CONCERN THAT NRN PLATEAU COUNTIES COULD EXCEED 4
INCHES OF SNOW IN 12 HOURS...AND ALSO HIGHER TERRAIN OF SW VA.
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...COLD AIR AND MORE MOISTURE WRAP AROUND INTO
THE REGION...WITH PLENTY OF PRECIPITABLE WATER TO GENERATE MORE
SNOWFALL. THERE IS A PERIOD OF GOOD UPSLOPE FLOW INTO THE FAVORED
AREAS SUCH AS SMOKIES...GENERALLY FROM 15Z TO 21Z WEDNESDAY. THESE
AREAS SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM GETTING 6 INCHES OR MORE OF TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. CUTTING MAX TEMPS CONSIDERABLY ON WEDNESDAY AS IN
PREVIOUS GRIDS...WHICH ALLOWS FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW INTO WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
BASED ON ALL OF THE ABOVE REASONING AND PER COORDINATION WITH NWS
NEIGHBORS...DECISION WAS MADE TO UPGRADE NRN AND SMOKY MTNS TO A
WARNING. WENT WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ERN POLK...CLAY
AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES. TOUGHER CALL ON NRN PLATEAU AND SW VA...
SO OPTED TO GIVE THE DAY SHIFT SOME TIME TO LOOK AT THE 06Z AND 12Z
MODEL RUNS. KEEPING THOSE AREAS AS A WATCH FOR NOW. EXTENDED THE
WARNING AND ADVISORY GROUPS ENDING TIME TO 11Z THURSDAY IN LINE
WITH ERN NWS NEIGHBORS. WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MAY REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA.
.LONG TERM.../WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE
UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS EAST INTO THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION. STILL...SOME SCATTERED NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EAST TENNESSEE AND ACROSS
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY...WITH SOME LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. THEREAFTER...WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WORK WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND
AS AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. SW FLOW...ABUNDANT
SUNSHINE AND INCREASED THICKNESS VALUES WILL ALLOW HIGHS TO JUMP
BACK INTO THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S BY FRIDAY AND INTO THE MID TO
UPPER 60S IN MANY LOCATIONS BY THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER UPPER-TROUGH
WILL EVENTUALLY PUSH TOWARD THE FORECAST AREA LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK...BRINGING INCREASED CLOUD COVER/PRECIP CHANCES LATE IN
THE PERIOD...ALONG WITH SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES HEADING
INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 62 32 44 32 54 / 100 40 20 10 0
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 57 32 40 30 51 / 100 70 50 10 10
OAK RIDGE, TN 55 32 40 30 52 / 100 70 50 10 10
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 53 30 39 29 47 / 100 80 60 20 10
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE
SMOKY MOUNTAINS...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...
UNICOI.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...MORGAN...
SCOTT TN.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: EAST POLK.
VA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...
WASHINGTON...WISE.
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TG/AMPHazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 3:32 PM EST, 12 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 332 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-052045- 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- 332 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013 /232 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TUESDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PUSH IN BEHIND THE FRONT...AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THIS SYSTEM TUESDAY NIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT...AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS. FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM...PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WATCH PRODUCT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE HELPFUL.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 4:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins and 5 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:28 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:53 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 3 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Tennessee, 2013Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2013Every winter storm warning in 2013
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.