Alert archive / Tennessee / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this winter storm warning at Nov 26, 2013, 3:35 PM EST for 7 counties in Virginia; 8 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Nov 27, 2013, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 19 hr. 30 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
- Nov 26, 2013, 3:35 PM EST (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 27, 2013, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 19 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 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), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 4:30 AM EST | SNOW 0.1 | 1 Nnw Elizabethton, TN | |
| Nov 27, 5:20 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 Sw Gatlinburg, TN | 1.0 INCH |
| Nov 27, 5:52 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Jonesville, VA | SNOW GENERALLY 1 INCH ACROSS LEE COUNTY. |
| Nov 27, 5:52 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Wise, VA | SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AT WISE AND NORTON AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES. |
| Nov 27, 6:30 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Se Gatlinburg, TN | 1.5 INCHES |
| Nov 27, 6:53 AM EST | SNOW 0.8 | 1 Nnw Alcoa, TN | |
| Nov 27, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 0 | 2 Nw Mount Vernon, TN | 0.4 INCHES |
| Nov 27, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 0 | 4 N Harrisburg, TN | 0.5 INCHES |
| Nov 27, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.2 | Vonore, TN | 0.2 INCHES |
| Nov 27, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 E Cades Cove, TN | |
| Nov 27, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Abingdon, VA | SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1 INCH. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Maryville, TN | SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 1 1/2 INCHES. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Maryville, TN | SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 1 1/2 INCHES. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Lebanon, VA | SNOW ACCUMULATIONS VARIED FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE COUNTY. ONLY MINOR ROAD PROBLEMS THIS MORNING. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.3 | 3 S Greeneville, TN | |
| Nov 27, 7:55 AM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 7 W Roan Mountain, TN | |
| Nov 27, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 0 | 4 Se Fort Blackmore, VA | 1.5 INCHES |
| Nov 27, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 0 | 5 Se Gatlinburg, TN | 1.5 IN ON THE TOP OF MT LECONTE |
| Nov 27, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 0 | 6 Sw Greeneville, TN | 2.0 INCHES |
| Nov 27, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 W Tusculum, TN | |
| Nov 27, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 4 Se Fort Blackmore, VA | 1.5 INCHES |
| Nov 27, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 5 Se Gatlinburg, TN | 1.5 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE TOP OF MOUNT LECONTE. |
| Nov 27, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Greeneville, TN | |
| Nov 27, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | 6 Sw Greeneville, TN | 2.0 INCHES |
| Nov 27, 8:45 AM EST | SNOW 1.9 | 2 Sw Roan Mountain, TN | |
| Nov 27, 12:00 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Roan Mountain, TN | ROAN MT STATE PARK EST 2 TO 3 INCHES |
| Nov 27, 12:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Roan Mountain, TN | ROAN MOUNTAIN STATE PARK ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Nov 27, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 0 | Roan Mountain, TN | ROAD CREWS CLEARS 3 T0 3.5 INCHES ON SNOW ON ROADS NEAR ROAN MT AND BUCK MT |
| Nov 27, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Roan Mountain, TN | ROAD CREWS CLEARED 3 TO 3.5 INCHES OF SNOW ON ROADS NEAR ROAN MOUNTAIN AND BUCK MOUNTAIN. |
| Nov 27, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 5 Se Gatlinburg, 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 258 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 530 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 477 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 640 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
896 WWUS44 KMRX 262035 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 335 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT...WITH RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER AS NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER TO FLURRIES OVER THE GREAT VALLEY AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA BY EARLY AFTERNOON WHERE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR MAINLY ON GRASS COVERED SURFACES. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-270445- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0006.131127T0500Z-131128T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0004.131127T0500Z-131128T0500Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 335 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. * EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND LINGERING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...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. 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ101-102-270445- /O.EXB.KMRX.WW.Y.0012.131127T0500Z-131127T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 335 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * EVENT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND LINGERING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-086-270445- /O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0012.131127T0500Z-131127T1800Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE- WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE... MADISONVILLE 335 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND LINGERING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...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. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
159 WWUS44 KMRX 270237 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 937 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT...WITH RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER AS NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE REGION. HOWEVER...THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER TO FLURRIES OVER THE GREAT VALLEY AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA BY EARLY AFTERNOON WHERE ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR MAINLY ON GRASS COVERED SURFACES. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-271000- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0004.131127T0500Z-131128T0500Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 937 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...WITH 3 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND LINGERING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>017-035>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-086-101-102- 271000- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0012.131127T0500Z-131127T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE- NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST MONROE-WEST POLK- EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE... RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 937 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN PLATEAU. * TIMING...BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND LINGERING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...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. 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. && $$
513 WWUS44 KMRX 270842 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 342 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS MORNING...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING PRODUCING SNOW OVER MUCH OF EAST TENNESSEE..SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA EARLY TODAY. REPORTS FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS INDICATED LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER MAINLY GRASSY SURFACES. HOWEVER...IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN... MORE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. THE SNOW WILL END ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...BUT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. VAZ001-005-008-271645- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131128T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KMRX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-131127T1800Z/ LEE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY...ABINGDON 342 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST 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 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH BY MID TO LATE MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ARE ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES...BUT SOME SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS REPORTED...MAINLY ACROSS SECONDARY ROADWAYS..BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 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. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-VAZ002-006-271645- /O.EXT.KMRX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131127T2100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE-RUSSELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK... WISE...NORTON...LEBANON 342 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035>040-067>071-073-086-101-102-271500- /O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-131127T1500Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION- GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST MONROE-WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE... MADISONVILLE...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 342 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS AND PLATEAU. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE ON GRASSY SURFACES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH BY MID- MORNING. FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES...BUT SOME SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS REPORTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-271645- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-131127T1800Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 342 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE ON GRASSY SURFACES. * TIMING...BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND LINGERING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES...BUT SOME SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS REPORTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...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. && $$
785 WWUS44 KMRX 271045 AAA WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 545 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...FIRST TASTE OF WINTER ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING PRODUCING SNOW OVER MUCH OF EAST TENNESSEE..SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA EARLY TODAY. REPORTS FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS INDICATED LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER MAINLY GRASSY SURFACES. HOWEVER...IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...MORE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. THE SNOW WILL END ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...BUT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035>037-067-068-086-101-102-271145- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-131127T1500Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION- ROANE-LOUDON-NORTHWEST MONROE-WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...MADISONVILLE...BENTON... DUCKTOWN 545 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .BAND OF SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...BUT NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ANTICIPATED. $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-VAZ002-006-271845- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131127T2100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE-RUSSELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK... WISE...NORTON...LEBANON 545 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...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. 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. && $$ TNZ038>040-069>071-073-271400- /O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-131127T1400Z/ GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- NORTH SEVIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT... KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 545 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS AND PLATEAU. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE ON GRASSY SURFACES. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH BY MID-MORNING. FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES...BUT SOME SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS REPORTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-005-008-271800- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-131127T1800Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON... JONESVILLE...GATE CITY...ABINGDON 545 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE ON GRASSY SURFACES. * TIMING...BEGINNING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND LINGERING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES...BUT SOME SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS REPORTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... 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. && $$
903 WWUS44 KMRX 271156 AAB WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 656 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...FIRST TASTE OF WINTER ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING. A BAND OF SNOW HAS MOVED EAST ACROSS THE REGION AND WILL BE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. REPORTS FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS INDICATED LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER MAINLY GRASSY SURFACES. HOWEVER...IF YOU PLAN ON TRAVELING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...MORE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. THE SNOW WILL END ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TNZ038>040-069>071-073-271300- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-131127T1400Z/ GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- NORTH SEVIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT... KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 656 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. BAND OF SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...BUT NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-VAZ002-006-272000- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131127T2100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE-RUSSELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK... WISE...NORTON...LEBANON 656 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...WITH 2 TO 5INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-005-008-271500- /O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-131127T1500Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON... JONESVILLE...GATE CITY...ABINGDON 656 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE ON GRASSY SURFACES. * TIMING...SNOW TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES...BUT SOME SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS REPORTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. && $$
593 WWUS44 KMRX 271543 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1043 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER APPEARS IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS... .COLD AIR AND MOISTURE FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE INVADING THE REGION UPON A BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW. THIS PATTERN IS CONDUCIVE FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF UPSLOPE TYPE SNOWS ALONG THE SPINE OF THE APPALACHIANS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS. THE SNOW WILL BE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THESE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-VAZ002-006-272100- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131127T2100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE-RUSSELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK... WISE...NORTON...LEBANON 1043 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...WITH 2 TO 5INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE DURING LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...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. 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. && $$
826 WWUS44 KMRX 272015 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 315 PM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 7 PM EST... .COLD AIR AND MOISTURE FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE INVADING THE REGION UPON A BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW THROUGH SUNSET. THIS PATTERN IS CONDUCIVE FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF UPSLOPE TYPE SNOWS ALONG THE SPINE OF THE APPALACHIANS...AS WELL AS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. WIDESPREAD TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS...AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THESE AREAS THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME INDUCED ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-VAZ002-006-280000- /O.EXT.KMRX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131128T0000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE-RUSSELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK... WISE...NORTON...LEBANON 315 PM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 2500 FEET...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...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. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH...WILL ADD TO THE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES...AS WELL AS PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. 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. && $$ 13
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 Nov 26, 2:54 PM EST, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 2:54 PM EST, 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
254 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013
.SHORT TERM....SHORT TERM (TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY)...LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
TROUGH/UPPER LOW AND THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES/UPPER MIDWEST UPPER
TROUGH EDGING A LITTLE CLOSER TO PHASING LATE TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY. AT MID AFTERNOON LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
PRESSING GRADUALLY NORTHEAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION.
THE WIDESPREAD HEAVIER RAIN WILL LARGELY DIMINISH THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS WHILE THE FORECAST AREA AWAITS THE SUB-FREEZING AIR
ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN STREAM SYSTEM. SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT
THE RAIN WILL BE CHANGING TO SNOW IN THE HIGHER CUMBERLAND PLATEAU
TERRAIN...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE NORTH
CAROLINA BORDER. BY 3 AM EST...ENOUGH COLD AIR WILL BE STREAMING
EAST ACROSS THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER
TO LIGHT SNOW. ADJUSTED THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE
AFTERNOON FORECAST ISSUANCE. BASICALLY KEPT THE SAME WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FROM THE PREVIOUS ISSUANCE...ALTHOUGH ADDED EXTREME
SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AS WELL AS CHEROKEE AND CLAY COUNTIES IN NORTH
CAROLINA. ALSO...I TRUNCATED THE TIMING OF THE ADVISORY EVENT BACK
TO 18Z WEDNESDAY AS MODEL FORECASTS AGREE THAT THE DEEPEST MOISTURE
AND LIFT SHIFT EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY THIS TIME. MORE THAN
SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND UPSLOPE FLOW WILL LIKELY KEEP THE SNOW
FLYING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE
MOUNTAINS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FOR MUCH OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE FROM AROUND 2 OR 3 AM EST TO AROUND 10 AM
EST. THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE ON GRASSY
SURFACES IN THE GREAT VALLEY WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY COOL A
DEGREE OR TWO BELOW FREEZING LATE TONIGHT. IN MUCH OF THE ADVISORY
AREA SNOWFALL WILL ACCUMULATE TO AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES MAINLY ON THE
GRASS. FARTHER SOUTH AROUND CHATTANOOGA ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE LESS
THAN AN INCH. THE HIGHER TERRAIN (IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING) COULD
SEE AMOUNTS CLOSER TO 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ON
THE ORDER OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. ADDING DISCOMFORT TO THE LATE NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY PERIOD WILL BE A GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND.
.LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...MODELS A BIT
INCONSISTENT ABOUT TIMING OF THE SNOWFALL EXITING THE AREA. BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT UPSLOPE FLOW DOMINATES THE FORCING FOR SNOW
ACCUMULATION...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. INCLUDED A SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THESE AREAS UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES UP THE
EAST COAST. WIND CHILL VALUES COULD EASILY REACH THE TEENS THURSDAY
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE THEN SETTLES OVER THE AREA FOR THURSDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND A WARMING TREND PRESENT
THROUGH THIS TIME. TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH NORMAL FOR THIS TIME
OF YEAR. NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN MOVES INTO THE AREA MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MID DAY TUESDAY. RAIN LOOKS LIKE THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS
SYSTEM.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 32 36 21 39 25 / 100 30 10 10 0
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 31 34 19 38 24 / 100 60 10 10 0
OAK RIDGE, TN 31 35 18 36 23 / 100 60 10 10 0
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 30 32 18 33 19 / 100 90 10 10 0
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST
MONROE...UNICOI.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ANDERSON...CAMPBELL...
CLAIBORNE...EAST POLK...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HANCOCK...
HAWKINS...JEFFERSON...KNOX...LOUDON...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...
NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...
NORTHWEST GREENE...NORTHWEST MONROE...ROANE...SCOTT TN...
SULLIVAN...UNION...WASHINGTON TN...WEST POLK.
VA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...
SCOTT...WASHINGTON...WISE.
&&
TH/JWHazardous weather outlook, Nov 26, 3:20 PM EST, 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 320 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-272030- 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- 320 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 /220 PM CST TUE NOV 26 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT...SPREADING A LARGE AREA OF RAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... RAIN WILL CHANGE COMPLETELY TO SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES...WATCHES...AND WARNINGS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOR SNOWFALL REPORTS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 30 hr |
| Nov 26, 1:40 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea | 3 hr |
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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.