Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this winter storm warning at Mar 24, 2013, 3:40 PM EDT for 7 counties in Virginia; 7 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Mar 24, 2013, 9:55 PM EDT. It was in force for 44 hr. 6 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 24, 2013, 3:40 PM EDT (19:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2013, 9:55 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 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 19:42 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 25, 8:15 AM EDT | SNOW 2.5 | Cosby, TN | |
| Mar 25, 8:15 AM EDT | SNOW 3 | Jonesville, VA | |
| Mar 25, 11:50 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Jonesville, VA | 2 TO 2.5 INCHES |
| Mar 26, 7:15 AM EDT | SNOW 2 | Cosby, TN | |
| Mar 26, 9:36 AM EDT | SNOW 10 | 6 E Big Stone Gap, VA | |
| Mar 26, 10:15 AM EDT | SNOW 1 | Greeneville, TN |
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
- 1325 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
928 WWUS44 KMRX 241940 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 340 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY THIS AFTERNOON...PUSHING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE OVERNIGHT...AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES FURTHER NORTHEAST. SHOWERS AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FROM MONDAY AT LEAST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-250500- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0005.130325T0600Z-130326T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0003.130325T0600Z-130326T2200Z/ 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 340 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY IMPEDE TRAVEL AND RESTRICT VISIBILITIES...AS STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACCOMPANY THE SNOW SHOWERS. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS...AND WILL CERTAINLY AFFECT ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR EARLY THIS WEEK. 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. && $$ TG
8 follow-up statements
683 WWUS44 KMRX 250155 AAA WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 955 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST FROM EASTERN KENTUCKY TONIGHT TO OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PUSH MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE OVERNIGHT...AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES FURTHER NORTHEAST. SHOWERS AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MONDAY THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-251000- /O.EXT.KMRX.WS.W.0003.130325T0155Z-130326T2200Z/ 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 955 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... * EVENT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY IMPEDE TRAVEL AND RESTRICT VISIBILITIES...AS STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACCOMPANY THE SNOW SHOWERS. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS...AND WILL CERTAINLY AFFECT ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR EARLY THIS WEEK. 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. && $$ TD
495 WWUS44 KMRX 250738 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 338 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL HELP TO GENERATE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-251600- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130326T2200Z/ 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 338 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY... * EVENT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY IMPEDE TRAVEL AND RESTRICT VISIBILITIES... AS STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACCOMPANY THE SNOW SHOWERS. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS...AND WILL CERTAINLY AFFECT ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR EARLY THIS WEEK. 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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035-042-044-046-251600- /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0011.130325T0738Z-130326T2200Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 338 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TUESDAY. * EVENT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. && $$ DMG
949 WWUS44 KMRX 251322 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 922 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL HELP TO GENERATE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-252130- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130326T2200Z/ 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 922 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... * EVENT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY IMPEDE TRAVEL AND RESTRICT VISIBILITIES... AS STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACCOMPANY THE SNOW SHOWERS. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS...AND WILL CERTAINLY AFFECT ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR EARLY THIS WEEK. 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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035-042-044-046-252130- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130326T2200Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 922 AM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... * EVENT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. && $$
248 WWUS44 KMRX 251853 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 253 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AID THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-260300- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130326T2200Z/ 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 253 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... * EVENT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY IMPEDE TRAVEL AND RESTRICT VISIBILITIES... AS STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACCOMPANY THE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS...AND WILL AFFECT ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR EARLY THIS WEEK. 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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035-042-044-046-260300- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130326T2200Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 253 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... * EVENT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. && $$
193 WWUS44 KMRX 260135 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 935 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AID THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-261000- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130326T2200Z/ 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 935 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... * EVENT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY IMPEDE TRAVEL AND RESTRICT VISIBILITIES... AS STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACCOMPANY THE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS...AND WILL AFFECT ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR EARLY THIS WEEK. 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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035-042-044-046-261000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130326T2200Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 935 PM EDT MON MAR 25 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT TUESDAY... * EVENT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. && $$
261 WWUS44 KMRX 260701 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 301 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRIGGER SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...BUT MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-261600- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130326T2200Z/ 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 301 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY IMPEDE TRAVEL AND RESTRICT VISIBILITIES...AS STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACCOMPANY THE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS...AND WILL AFFECT ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR EARLY THIS WEEK. 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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035-042-044-046-261600- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130326T2200Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 301 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. && $$
918 WWUS44 KMRX 261412 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1012 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRIGGER SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...BUT MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-262200- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130326T2200Z/ 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 1012 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY IMPEDE TRAVEL AND RESTRICT VISIBILITIES...AS STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACCOMPANY THE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS...AND WILL AFFECT ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR EARLY THIS WEEK. 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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035-042-044-046-262200- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130326T2200Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 1012 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. && $$
708 WWUS44 KMRX 261854 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 254 PM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .MOIST...UNSTABLE NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL CONTINUE TO TRIGGER SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH EARLY EVENING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EARLY BUT SNOWFALL RATES WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT AS THE LOWER LEVEL AIRMASS STABILIZES AND MOISTURE GRADUALLY DECREASES. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-262200- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130326T2200Z/ 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 254 PM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF UP TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...MODERATE SNOW MAY IMPEDE TRAVEL AND RESTRICT VISIBILITIES...AS WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACCOMPANY THE SNOW SHOWERS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. ROADS WILL LIKELY REMAIN HAZARDOUS AND SNOW COVERED...MAINLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035-042-044-046-262200- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130326T2200Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 254 PM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. && $$
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 24, 3:27 PM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 3:27 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
327 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013
.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...OTHER THAN THE SLIGHTLY
PROLONGED DRY SLOT THIS AFTERNOON...FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK. STRONG
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING NE FROM WRN KY THIS AFTERNOON WITH
CONVECTION DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. TSRA HAVE BEEN
PRODUCING 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH HAIL OVER MIDDLE TN...ALTHO INSTABILITY
MAY DIMINISH BY THE TIME THIS ACTIVITY REACHES OUR WRN COUNTIES.
WESTERLY WINDS KICK IN AND RAIN SHOWERS CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS
AFTER 06Z MONDAY...AS THE LOW TRACKS FURTHER NE. TRENDED CLOSE TO
PREVIOUS SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE WATCH AREA...WITH THE ADDITION OF
GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCH AMOUNTS FOR OUR PLATEAU COUNTIES AND LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF NE TN BY TUESDAY. LAPSE RATES ARE QUITE STEEP ON
TUESDAY WITH LOW LEVEL CAPE NEAR 100 J/KG...SO ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMS AT LEAST THROUGH DAYTIME TUESDAY.
WATCH AREA WAS UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. STRONG GRADIENT
IN PLACE BEHIND THE PASSING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...SO POSTED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
HEAVY RAIN IN CHA AREA OVERNIGHT HAS SENT THE SOUTH CHICKAMAUGA
CREEK ON A MINOR RISE TODAY...BUT APPEARS TO BE HEADED TOWARD A
CREST BETWEEN 17 AND 18 FEET AT THIS POINT...JUST BELOW THE FLOOD
STAGE OF 18 FEET.
THANKS TO ADJACENT NWS OFFICES FOR COORDINATION ON THIS LATE MARCH
WINTRY WEATHER SYSTEM.
.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...NASTY EASTERN U.S. UPPER
TROUGH WILL BE IN NO HURRY TO EXIT WITH HINTS OF SUFFICIENT MOISTURE
AND WEAK SHORT WAVE ENERGY DROPPING THROUGH THE PREVAILING NORTHWEST
FLOW MAINLY TUESDAY NIGHT. LEFT A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SNOW SHOWER IN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND ALONG THE TN-NC
BORDER THROUGH WEDNESDAY IN THIS PATTERN. WAS ABLE TO HOLD ONTO THE
DRY PERIOD FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. FORECAST UNCERTAINTY
DEFINITELY INCREASES DURING THE LAST PART OF THE EXTENDED WITH
GFS/ECMWF SOLUTIONS DIVERGING INTO THE WEEKEND. APPLIED A PERIOD OF
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR RAIN SHOWERS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR REMOTE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER WEAK SHORT WAVE
DROPPING OUT OF THE GREAT LAKES/NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIAN REGION. STAYED SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW MOS TEMPERATURE
GUIDANCE IN THE NEVER ENDING EASTERN U.S. COLD PATTERN.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 36 43 32 46 29 / 50 20 10 30 10
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 36 40 31 42 29 / 60 40 40 30 10
OAK RIDGE, TN 35 40 32 42 29 / 60 40 40 30 10
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 32 38 29 39 26 / 80 60 70 40 20
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 AM EDT /1 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...BLOUNT
SMOKY MOUNTAINS...BRADLEY...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...COCKE
SMOKY MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...
HAMILTON...HANCOCK...HAWKINS...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...KNOX...
LOUDON...MARION...MCMINN...MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...
NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...
NORTHWEST GREENE...NORTHWEST MONROE...RHEA...ROANE...SCOTT
TN...SEQUATCHIE...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...SULLIVAN...
UNICOI...UNION...WASHINGTON TN...WEST POLK.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...UNICOI.
VA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...WISE.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...
WISE.
&&
TGHazardous weather outlook, Mar 24, 5:00 AM EDT, 10 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 500 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-251000- 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- 500 AM EDT (400 AM CDT) SUN MAR 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...CREATING A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT...WITH RAIN QUICKLY CHANGING OVER TO SNOW. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE SUNRISE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... WESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY...WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING TO AFFECT THE REGION. MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS COULD DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR HAIL AND WIND REPORTS...AND THEN AGAIN ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS. DMG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 3:45 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 28 hr |
Nearby
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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.