Alert archive / Tennessee / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this winter storm warning at Jan 20, 2014, 3:02 PM EST for 7 counties in Tennessee; 5 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Jan 21, 2014, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 20 hr. 17 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
- Jan 20, 2014, 3:02 PM EST (20:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2014, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2014, 3:18 AM 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, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Russell County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Appalachia, VA | |
| Jan 21, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Pound, VA | |
| Jan 21, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 2 Wnw Mountain City, TN | AT 2703 FEET. |
| Jan 21, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 2 Wnw Mountain City, TN | AT 2703 FEET. SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS |
| Jan 21, 2:45 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Roan Mountain, TN | ONE INCH IN TOWN OF ROAN MOUNTAIN. |
| Jan 21, 3:09 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Mountain City, TN | 1.5 INCHES AT DISPATCH STATION |
| Jan 21, 3:22 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Bristol Va, VA | 2.5 INCHES AT 2300 FEET ELEVATION |
| Jan 21, 3:22 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Bristol Va, VA | 2.5 INCHES AT 2300 FEET ELEVATION. |
| Jan 21, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Abingdon, VA | |
| Jan 21, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Erwin, TN | 3 INCHES REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AT SAMS GAP |
| Jan 21, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Erwin, TN | 3 INCHES REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AT SAMS GAP. |
| Jan 21, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Lebanon, VA | |
| Jan 21, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Mountain City, TN | |
| Jan 21, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Cosby, TN | |
| Jan 21, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Laurel Bloomery, TN | |
| Jan 21, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Wise, VA | |
| Jan 21, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Roan Mountain, 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 245 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
- 3408 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
379 WWUS44 KMRX 202002 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 302 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...A WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TN AND THE EAST TN MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION LATE TONIGHT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR AND ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BEING IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT. VAZ002-006-008-210415- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0003.140121T0900Z-140122T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0004.140121T1200Z-140122T1000Z/ WISE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON...ABINGDON 302 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AROUND THE TIME OF THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. 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. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-210415- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0003.140121T0900Z-140122T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0004.140121T1200Z-140122T1000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 302 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER PEAKS. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AROUND THE TIME OF THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ VAZ001-005-210415- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0003.140121T0900Z-140122T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.140121T1200Z-140122T0600Z/ LEE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY 302 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 3 INCHES IN FAVORED AREAS. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AROUND THE TIME OF THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. 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. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-210415- /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.140121T1200Z-140122T0600Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON 302 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 3 INCHES IN FAVORED AREAS. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AROUND THE TIME OF THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
7 follow-up statements
701 WWUS44 KMRX 210351 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1051 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...A WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION LATE TONIGHT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR AND ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS... WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BEING IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ002-006-008-211200- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0004.140121T1200Z-140122T1000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- WISE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...WISE...NORTON... LEBANON...ABINGDON 1051 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AROUND THE TIME OF THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. 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. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-005-211200- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.140121T1200Z-140122T0600Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON... JONESVILLE...GATE CITY 1051 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 3 INCHES IN FAVORED AREAS. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AROUND THE TIME OF THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
651 WWUS44 KMRX 210849 AAA WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 349 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...A WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A WINTER STORM MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION LATE TONIGHT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR AND ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN THIS MORNING...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARD THE EARLY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THROUGH THE DAY AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS... WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BEING IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ002-006-008-211715- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0004.140121T1200Z-140122T1000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- WISE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...WISE...NORTON... LEBANON...ABINGDON 349 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO AND POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED 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. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-005-211715- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.140121T1200Z-140122T0600Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON... JONESVILLE...GATE CITY 349 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 3 INCHES IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ DGS
223 WWUS44 KMRX 211755 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1255 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...A WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A WINTER STORM MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR AND ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. SNOW WILL MOVE IN THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THROUGH THE DAY AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS... WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BEING IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ002-006-008-220200- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- WISE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...WISE...NORTON... LEBANON...ABINGDON 1255 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO AND POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE IN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED 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. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-005-220200- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140122T0600Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON... JONESVILLE...GATE CITY 1255 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 3 INCHES IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW MOVING IN THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
409 WWUS44 KMRX 212008 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 308 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .A WINTER STORM MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR AND ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ002-006-008-220415- /O.NEW.KMRX.WC.Y.0003.140122T0300Z-140122T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- WISE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...WISE...NORTON... LEBANON...ABINGDON 308 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE HIGHEST PEAKS COULD SEE UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO AND POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * TIMING...BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGIT OVERNIGHT AND WITH CONTINUED BRISK WINDS CREATING WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO MINUS 15 LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-005-220415- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140122T0600Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON... JONESVILLE...GATE CITY 308 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS...WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 3 INCHES IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
632 WWUS44 KMRX 212338 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 638 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...PLATEAU...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS PRODUCING SNOWFALL ACROSS MAINLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT. VAZ006-008-220745- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140122T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WC.Y.0003.140122T0300Z-140122T1500Z/ RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...ABINGDON 638 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...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 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO POSSIBLY 3 INCHES ARE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO AND POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * TIMING...BANDS OF LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGIT OVERNIGHT AND WITH CONTINUED BRISK WINDS CREATING WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO MINUS 15 LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ002-220745- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1000Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WC.Y.0003.140122T0300Z-140122T1500Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...WISE...NORTON 638 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE HIGHEST PEAKS COULD SEE UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO AND POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * TIMING...BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGIT OVERNIGHT AND WITH CONTINUED BRISK WINDS CREATING WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO MINUS 15 LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION... SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-220400- /O.EXB.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140122T0400Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER 638 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 /538 PM CST TUE JAN 21 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST LOCATIONS. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED BEFORE ENDING BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-005-220600- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140122T0600Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON... JONESVILLE...GATE CITY 638 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH EXPECTED. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED BEFORE ENDING LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
753 WWUS44 KMRX 220351 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1051 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...SNOW DIMINISHING...BUT VERY COLD OVERNIGHT... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OFF THE MID- ATLANTIC STATES WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS PRODUCING SNOWFALL ACROSS MAINLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT. VAZ006-008-221200- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140122T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T1500Z/ RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1051 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * EVENT...COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO AND POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGIT OVERNIGHT AND WITH CONTINUED BRISK WINDS CREATING WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO MINUS 15 LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-220500- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140122T0400Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER 1051 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 /951 PM CST TUE JAN 21 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUT NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-005-220500- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140122T0600Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON... JONESVILLE...GATE CITY 1051 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. LITTLE TO NO SNOW ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ002-221200- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1000Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T1500Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...WISE...NORTON 1051 PM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE HIGHEST PEAKS COULD SEE UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO AND POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * TIMING...BANDS OF SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGIT OVERNIGHT AND WITH CONTINUED BRISK WINDS CREATING WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO MINUS 15 LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. FROST BITE CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION... SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$
452 WWUS44 KMRX 220818 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 318 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...SNOW CONTINUES TO DIMINISH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...BUT VERY COLD CONDITIONS REMAIN... .SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHTER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE MORNING AS DRIER AIR BUILDS INTO THE REGION. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL AS A NORTHWEST BREEZE CONTINUES TO PULL MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP WIND CHILL VALUES IN SUB-ZERO TERRITORY THROUGH MID MORNING. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ002-221500- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140122T1000Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T1500Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...WISE...NORTON 318 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * EVENT...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO AND POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. * TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REMAIN AROUND ZERO OR BELOW THROUGH MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN IN THESE COLD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ VAZ006-008-221500- /O.CON.KMRX.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140122T1500Z/ RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...ABINGDON 318 AM EST WED JAN 22 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * EVENT...COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES. * TIMING...BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$
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 Jan 20, 2:14 PM EST, 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 2:14 PM EST, 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
214 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)...STRONG WINTER STORM
SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR THE SHORT TERM. MODELS A BIT SLOWER WITH THE
APPROACH OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING. THIS
SHOULD KEEP THE BULK FOR THE PRECIP FROM MOVING IN UNTIL VERY LATE
TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH LOWER
CLOUDS PUSHING IN LATE. A FEW SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MAY WORK INTO
FAR NORTHERN LOCATIONS TOWARDS SUNRISE. MAIN BAND OF SNOW WILL PUSH
IN ON TUESDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER
SOUTHWEST VA AND NORTHEAST TN. THE FRONT WILL SWING THROUGH RATHER
QUICKLY...IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY NORTHWEST FLOW AND NORMAL
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN TUESDAY
NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER HIGHER TERRAIN SHOULD BE 3 TO 5 INCHES
WITH SOME HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS...1 TO 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST TN AND SW VA. THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TN VALLEY SHOULD SEE LESS THAN AN INCH. A
WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
SAME PERIOD FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHEAST CWA.
ADDITIONALLY...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ONCE AGAIN SLIDE INTO THE AREA.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY AND DROP INTO THE
TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS TUESDAY NIGHT. ALSO...BREEZY TO BRISK WINDS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE WINDS CHILLS IN NEAR ZERO OR LOWER TUESDAY
NIGHT.
.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...MAIN ADJUSTMENTS MADE FOR
THESE PERIODS WAS UNFORTUNATELY TO GENERALLY LOWER MAX AND MIN TEMPS
AS A LONGWAVE TROUGH HOLDS OR RE-DEVELOPS OVER THE ERN 1/3 TO 1/2 OF
THE NATION THROUGH THESE PERIODS. THESE LOWER TEMPS FROM THE 12Z
GFSX MOS WERE CLOSER TO ADJACENT NWS GRIDS...AND REASONABLE GIVEN
PERIODS OF COLD AIR ADVECTION. A WEAK LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW NEVER
GETS ESTABLISHED BEFORE CLOUDS ARRIVE WITH THE NEXT WEAK SHORTWAVE
IN THE NW FLOW ALOFT.
WITH THIS SAID...MOISTURE STILL LOOKS VERY LACKING WITH THE NEXT
WEAK AND FAST MOVING SHORTWAVE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
FEEL THIS IS A TRACE EVENT/FLURRIES AT BEST...SO OPTED TO JUST CARRY
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR SW VA AND NE TN ON THURSDAY. ARCTIC HIGH
SETTLES ACROSS THE REGION FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...THEN A STRONGER
AND DEEPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH APPROACHES ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT...EVEN THE CANADIAN MODEL FROM LATEST RUN
FOR THIS SYSTEM. PREVIOUS FORECAST GRIDS LOOKED GOOD FOR NOW WITH
SLIGHT CHANCE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND 40 PERCENT CHANCE SW VA/NE TN TO
20 PERCENT CHANCE SE TN ON SUNDAY. INTRODUCING MONDAY AS DRY BUT
CONTINUED ON THE CHILLY SIDE.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 34 37 16 34 22 / 20 40 10 0 10
KNOXVILLE AIRPORT, TN 31 34 13 29 19 / 30 70 10 0 10
OAK RIDGE, TN 31 34 13 30 19 / 30 70 10 0 10
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 28 33 8 23 16 / 40 80 20 10 10
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: HANCOCK...HAWKINS...NORTHWEST
CARTER...NORTHWEST GREENE...SULLIVAN...WASHINGTON TN.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...UNICOI.
VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...SCOTT.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: RUSSELL...WASHINGTON...WISE.
&&
MJB/TGHazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 11:40 AM EST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1140 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-211100- 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- 1140 AM EST MON JAN 20 2014 /1140 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE ON TUESDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... A COLD FRONT WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO MAINLY NORTHERN AREAS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BEING IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL UP TO 2 INCHES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TO COLLECT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ON TUESDAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 20, 3:02 PM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 302 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035>040-067>071-073-081>087-098>102-210415- CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION- GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- 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... DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN 302 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 /202 PM CST MON JAN 20 2014/ ...A WINTER STORM WILL BRING LIGHT SNOWFALL TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION LATE TONIGHT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR AND SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY AS BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL TN VALLEY. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN TN VALLEY AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINA... 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE BREEZY TO BRISK WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR TO BELOW ZERO IN SOME AREAS TUESDAY NIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 4:03 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sevier and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Bledsoe, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Greene, Hancock and 7 more | 32 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.