Alert archive / Tennessee / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this winter storm warning at Feb 20, 2015, 4:59 AM EST for 28 counties in Tennessee; 7 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Feb 20, 2015, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 27 hr. 60 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
- Feb 20, 2015, 4:59 AM EST (09:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2015, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
All 35 counties
Anderson County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Marion County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Union County, TN, Washington 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), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 7:26 PM EST | SNOW 0.3 | Chattanooga, TN | 0.3 INCHES OF SNOW AT CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT. |
| Feb 20, 7:53 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 3 Nw Lookout Mountain, TN | ONE INCH IN BLACK CREEK MOUNTAIN |
| Feb 20, 7:53 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Dunlap, TN | ONE INCH OF SNOW ACROSS THE COUNTY. HIGHWAY 111 ON CAGLE MOUNTAIN HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN DUE TO NUMEROUS CARS GETTING STUCK. |
| Feb 20, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | Chattanooga, TN | 0.8 INCHES OF SNOW AT CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT. |
| Feb 20, 8:10 PM EST | SNOW 1.3 | East Brainerd, TN | |
| Feb 20, 8:20 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Ooltewah, TN | |
| Feb 20, 8:29 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Dunlap, TN | |
| Feb 20, 8:53 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 S Cleveland, TN | 1 INCH IN SOUTH CLEVELAND. |
| Feb 20, 9:34 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | Pikeville, TN | |
| Feb 20, 9:38 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Charleston, TN | |
| Feb 20, 9:58 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Jasper, TN | |
| Feb 20, 11:14 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Oakdale, TN | |
| Feb 20, 11:46 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | Dunlap, TN | 1.8 INCHES OF SNOW ON FREDONIA MOUNTAIN NEAR DUNLAP. |
| Feb 21, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Wartburg, TN | SNOW ACCUMULATED BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. |
| Feb 21, 12:54 AM EST | SNOW 15 | Wise, VA | 10 TO 15 INCHES OF NEW SNOW |
| Feb 21, 2:05 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.1 | Chattanooga, TN | ICE ACCUMULATION OF AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH IN EAST RIDGE. |
| Feb 21, 2:40 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Soddy-Daisy, TN | SNOW HAS CHANGED TO FREEZING RAIN. |
| Feb 21, 3:40 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Duffield, VA | |
| Feb 21, 4:21 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Kingsport, TN | SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 INCHES. SOME SLEET AS WELL. |
| Feb 21, 4:29 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Dunlap, TN | ROADS ARE SLICK. A LOT OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND POWER LINES. |
| Feb 21, 4:29 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Rutledge, TN | |
| Feb 21, 4:40 AM EST | ICE STORM 0.25 | Knoxville, TN | ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE-TENTH TO ONE-QUARTER INCH ACROSS EAST KNOXVILLE. |
| Feb 21, 4:40 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Morristown, TN | |
| Feb 21, 4:40 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Sneedville, TN | |
| Feb 21, 5:10 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Pikeville, TN | ROADS ARE VERY SLICK, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. |
| Feb 21, 5:19 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Wartburg, TN | SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 2 INCHES, THEN CHANGED TO FREEZING RAIN. ROADS ARE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. |
| Feb 21, 5:27 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Jonesville, VA | SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. |
| Feb 21, 5:33 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Oak Ridge, TN | ROADWAYS ARE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. |
| Feb 21, 5:57 AM EST | ICE STORM 0.5 | 14 Sw Pikeville, TN | UP TO 1/2 INCH OF ICE ACCRETION ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU NEAR THE SEQUATCHIE/BLEDSOE COUNTY LINE. POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT THE AREA. |
| Feb 21, 5:57 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Cleveland, TN | TWO INCHES OF SNOW IN CLEVELAND...WITH LIGHT SLEET AND ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCRETION. |
| Feb 21, 5:57 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Jonesville, VA | HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING. ROADS COMPLETELY COVERED. |
| Feb 21, 6:13 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Wise, VA | SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 5 INCHES. ROADWAYS ARE ICE AND SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. |
| Feb 21, 7:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Wartburg, TN | MORGAN COUNTY EMA REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY DUE TO ICING. ICE AMOUNTS UNKNOWN. |
| Feb 21, 7:11 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Jonesville, VA | HEAVY SNOW STILL FALLING...SNOW COVERING THE ROADS. |
| Feb 21, 7:11 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Dryden, VA | |
| Feb 21, 7:12 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Lebanon, VA | SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. |
| Feb 21, 7:22 AM EST | ICE STORM 0.5 | Wartburg, TN | ONE HALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION...WITH WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS COUNTYWIDE. |
| Feb 21, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | 2 Se Colonial Heights, TN | |
| Feb 21, 8:15 AM EST | SLEET 0.75 | E Oak Ridge, TN | |
| Feb 21, 8:15 AM EST | SNOW 2 | E Oak Ridge, TN | |
| Feb 21, 8:42 AM EST | ICE STORM | Harriman, TN | ONE HALF ON AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS ROANE COUNTY. WIDESPREAD TRECHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS...ALONG WITH ONE INCH OF SNOW. |
| Feb 21, 9:05 AM EST | SLEET 1 | Se Cleveland, TN | |
| Feb 21, 9:30 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Tazewell, TN | |
| Feb 21, 9:30 AM EST | SNOW 8 | Jonesville, VA | |
| Feb 21, 9:35 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Kingsport, TN | |
| Feb 21, 9:45 AM EST | SNOW 10 | Ewing, VA | |
| Feb 21, 9:50 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Kingsport, TN | |
| Feb 21, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Duffield, VA | |
| Feb 21, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 8 Sw Morristown, TN | |
| Feb 21, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 4 E Morristown, TN | |
| Feb 21, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Abingdon, VA | |
| Feb 21, 10:20 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 3 N Bulls Gap, TN | |
| Feb 21, 10:30 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Gate City, VA | |
| Feb 21, 10:50 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Jefferson City, TN | |
| Feb 21, 10:50 AM EST | SNOW 16 | Lebanon, VA | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0.2 | Jasper, TN | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 1 | Jasper, TN | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Morristown, TN | |
| Feb 21, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 19 | Jonesville, VA | FRESH SNOW...25 TOTAL |
| Feb 21, 11:15 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Abingdon, VA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 269 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
- 1691 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 92 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
199 WWUS44 KMRX 200959 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 459 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING... ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .AN ARCTIC AIRMASS OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. WHEN VENTURING OUT THIS MORNING DRESS APPROPRIATELY. DRESS WARMLY IN LAYERS AND LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS TO PREVENT FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE AREA LATE TODAY. THE SNOWFALL MAY BECOME MODERATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE SNOW OVERTAKES THE EAST TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET THEN CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAPID SNOW AND OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAKE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED BEFORE A CHANGE TO ALL RAIN. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. TNZ018-043-045-047-VAZ002-006-008-201800- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.150221T0000Z-150222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0003.150221T0300Z-150221T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150220T1200Z/ JOHNSON-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-WISE-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN... ROAN MOUNTAIN...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON...ABINGDON 459 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 BELOW ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THE WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO MIXED FROZEN PRECIPITATION OCCURRING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED DURING THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE...HYPOTHERMIA...AND EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THESE CONDITIONS CAN QUICKLY RESULT IN FROST BITE...AND CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TNZ012-035-067-081>085-098>100-201800- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.150220T2100Z-150221T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0003.150220T2100Z-150221T1800Z/ SCOTT TN-MORGAN-ROANE-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION- HAMILTON-BRADLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...WARTBURG...KINGSTON...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... CLEVELAND 459 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL UP TO 1 INCH AND NEW ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OCCURRING THIS EVENING AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TNZ014-038-039-070-201800- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.150221T0000Z-150222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0003.150221T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ CLAIBORNE-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... DANDRIDGE 459 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY THIS EVENING... BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION LATE TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND NEW ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-005-201800- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.150221T0000Z-150222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0003.150221T0300Z-150221T2100Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON... JONESVILLE...GATE CITY 459 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY THIS EVENING... BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION THROUGH SATURDAY. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TNZ013-036-037-068-069-201800- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.150220T2100Z-150221T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0003.150221T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ CAMPBELL-ANDERSON-UNION-LOUDON-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA FOLLETTE...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE 459 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY LATE TODAY... BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ072-074-087-102-201800- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.150220T2100Z-150221T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0009.150221T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150220T1200Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN 459 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 BELOW ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS MORNING. ANOTHER WINTRY MIX WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-TENTH INCH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION WITH THE WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE...HYPOTHERMIA...AND EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THESE CONDITIONS CAN QUICKLY RESULT IN FROST BITE...AND CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN 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 AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ041-201800- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.150221T0000Z-150222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0009.150221T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150220T1200Z/ COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COSBY 459 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 BELOW ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION WITH THE WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE...HYPOTHERMIA...AND EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THESE CONDITIONS CAN QUICKLY RESULT IN FROST BITE...AND CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN 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 AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ071-073-086-101-201800- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.150220T2100Z-150221T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0009.150221T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST MONROE-WEST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE... MADISONVILLE...BENTON 459 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY LATE TODAY... BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION INTO SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE- TENTH INCH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OCCURRING BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ040-201800- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.150221T0000Z-150222T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0009.150221T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWPORT 459 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY LATE FRIDAY... BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-TENTH INCH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN 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 AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
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729 WWUS44 KMRX 201215 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 715 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ... ANOTHER WINTER STORM FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .AN ARCTIC AIRMASS OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. WHEN VENTURING OUT THIS MORNING DRESS APPROPRIATELY. DRESS WARMLY IN LAYERS AND LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS TO PREVENT FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE AREA LATE TODAY. THE SNOWFALL MAY BECOME MODERATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE SNOW OVERTAKES THE EAST TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET THEN CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAPID SNOW AND OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAKE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED BEFORE A CHANGE TO ALL RAIN. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. TNZ018-043-045-047-VAZ002-006-008-202015- /O.EXP.KMRX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.150221T0300Z-150221T2100Z/ JOHNSON-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-WISE-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN... ROAN MOUNTAIN...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON...ABINGDON 715 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * EVENT...BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 BELOW ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THE WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO MIXED FROZEN PRECIPITATION OCCURRING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED DURING THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAY. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE...HYPOTHERMIA...AND EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ041-072-074-087-102-202015- /O.EXP.KMRX.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0009.150221T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COSBY... CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN 715 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * EVENT...BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR THIS MORNING. ANOTHER WINTRY MIX WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE- TENTH INCH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. PRECIPITATION WITH THE WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE...HYPOTHERMIA...AND EVEN DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN 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 AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TNZ012-035-067-081>085-098>100-202015- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.150220T2100Z-150221T1800Z/ SCOTT TN-MORGAN-ROANE-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION- HAMILTON-BRADLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...WARTBURG...KINGSTON...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... CLEVELAND 715 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ SATURDAY... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL UP TO 1 INCH AND NEW ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OCCURRING THIS EVENING AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TNZ013-014-036>039-068>070-202015- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.150221T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...CLINTON... OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...LENOIR CITY... KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE 715 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY THIS EVENING... BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION LATE TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND NEW ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-005-202015- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.150221T0300Z-150221T2100Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN- NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON... JONESVILLE...GATE CITY 715 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY THIS EVENING... BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND NEW ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE- QUARTER INCH. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TNZ040-071-073-086-101-202015- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0009.150221T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST MONROE-WEST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE... MADISONVILLE...BENTON 715 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY LATE TODAY... BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION INTO SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE- TENTH INCH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TODAY AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OCCURRING BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN 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 AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
271 WWUS44 KMRX 202040 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 340 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ... ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE SNOWFALL MAY BECOME MODERATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE SNOW OVERTAKES THE EAST TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET THEN CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAPID SNOW AND OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAKE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED BEFORE A CHANGE TO ALL RAIN. THE BETTER CHANCES OF SNOWFALL WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40 AND I-81...WHILE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/10 TO 1/4 INCH ARE POSSIBLE AREAWIDE...BEFORE WARM AIR CHANGES THE PRECIPITATION TO ALL RAIN BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. TNZ012-035-067-081>085-098>100-210530- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.150220T2100Z-150221T1800Z/ SCOTT TN-MORGAN-ROANE-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION- HAMILTON-BRADLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...WARTBURG...KINGSTON...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... CLEVELAND 340 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ SATURDAY... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY THIS EVENING... BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION. SNOWFALL UP TO 1 INCH AND NEW ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET OCCURRING BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TNZ013-014-036>039-068>070-210530- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.150221T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...CLINTON... OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...LENOIR CITY... KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE 340 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY THIS EVENING... BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AND NEW ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS BEGINNING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TNZ015>018-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-210530- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.150221T0300Z-150221T2100Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK... JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 340 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY LATE THIS EVENING...BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES AND NEW ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THE WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ040-041-071>074-086-087-101-102-210530- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0009.150221T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...NEWPORT...COSBY... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG... MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 340 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH BY MID TO LATE EVENING...BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION INTO SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-TENTH INCH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET OCCURRING BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN 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 AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TG
486 WWUS44 KMRX 210353 AAA WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1053 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ... ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EASTERN TENNESSEE AND INTO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. THE SNOWFALL MAY BECOME MODERATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT OVER EXTREME NORTHERN TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SOME SLEET THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAPID SNOW AND OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED BEFORE A CHANGE TO ALL RAIN. THE BETTER CHANCES OF SNOWFALL WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF I-40 AND I-81...WHILE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/10 TO 1/4 INCH ARE POSSIBLE AREAWIDE...BEFORE WARM AIR CHANGES THE PRECIPITATION TO ALL RAIN SATURDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. TNZ012>014-035>039-067>070-081>085-098>100-211200- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER- HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS- MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND 1053 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ SATURDAY... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT... BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION. SNOWFALL UP TO 2 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET OCCURRING BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TNZ015>018-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-211200- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150221T2100Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK... JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1053 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH LATE THIS EVENING...BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WITH THE WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATER TONIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ040-041-071>074-086-087-101-102-211200- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...NEWPORT...COSBY... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG... MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 1053 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BRINGING A THREAT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AS SNOW...WITH A CHANGE TO A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A CHANGE TO RAIN IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TD
432 WWUS44 KMRX 210906 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 406 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM WITH FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WAS OCCURRING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES AND NEW ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS OF 4 AM ET. THE WINTRY MIX WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND ANTICIPATED WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE NEW ACCUMULATION OF ICE AND SNOW COMBINED WITH THE PREVIOUS WINTER STORM ACCUMULATIONS AND INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. TNZ012>014-035>039-067>070-081>085-098>100-211715- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER- HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS- MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND 406 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH FREEZING RAIN LIKELY...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND SNOW. SNOWFALL UP TO 2 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE- QUARTER INCH ARE LIKELY. HOWEVER...ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE- HALF INCH IS POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 75. * TIMING...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH A GRADUAL TRANSITION TO RAIN BY 1 PM ET AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS ARE HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. THE NEW ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES WITH POWER OUTAGES EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TNZ015>018-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-211715- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150221T2100Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK... JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 406 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LIKELY. SNOWFALL BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-QUARTER INCH ARE LIKELY.NTERSTATE 75. * TIMING...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WITH A GRADUAL TRANSITION TO RAIN BY 3 PM ET AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS ARE HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. THE NEW SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ040-041-071>074-086-087-101-102-211500- /O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150221T1500Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...NEWPORT...COSBY... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG... MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 406 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID-MORNING WITH FREEZING RAIN LIKELY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-TENTH INCH IS EXPECTED. * TIMING...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID-MORNING WITH A GRADUAL TRANSITION TO RAIN BY 10 AM ET AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS ARE HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. THE NEW ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN 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 AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
245 WWUS44 KMRX 211541 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1041 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM WITH FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WAS OCCURRING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE-HALF INCH HAVE BEEN REPORTED. THE WINTRY MIX WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND ANTICIPATED WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE NEW ACCUMULATION OF ICE AND SNOW COMBINED WITH THE PREVIOUS WINTER STORM ACCUMULATIONS AND INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. TNZ012>014-035>039-067>070-081>085-098>100-211800- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150221T1800Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER- HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS- MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND 1041 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...WARMER AIR WILL WORK INTO THE REGION AND CHANGE THE MIX TO RAIN SHORTLY. * TIMING...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH A GRADUAL TRANSITION TO RAIN BY 1 PM ET AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS ARE HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. THE NEW ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES WITH POWER OUTAGES EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TNZ015>018-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-212100- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150221T2100Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK... JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1041 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LIKELY. TOTAL SNOWFALL BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE- QUARTER INCH ARE LIKELY. * TIMING...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WITH A GRADUAL TRANSITION TO RAIN BY 3 PM ET AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS ARE HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. THE NEW SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TG
725 WWUS44 KMRX 211837 AAB WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 137 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM WITH RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN WAS OCCURRING ACROSS MOST OF NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS COULD LINGER...BEFORE WARMER AIR CHANGES THIS WINTRY MIX TO ALL RAIN BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND SHOULD BE AT LEAST IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S... BEFORE RAIN DEVELOPS TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. THE NEW ACCUMULATION OF ICE AND SNOW COMBINED WITH THE PREVIOUS WINTER STORM ACCUMULATIONS AND INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. TNZ015>018-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-212100- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150221T2100Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK... JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 137 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...THEN MAINLY RAIN THROUGH TONIGHT. * TIMING...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO RAIN...AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. THE NEW SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TG
228 WWUS44 KMRX 212048 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 348 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM WITH RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ... .WARMER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO CREEP NORTHWARD ACROSS NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA THIS EVENING...AND SHOULD CHANGE ANY REMAINING PATCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW TO ALL RAIN. TEMPERATURES SHOULD STAY IN THE MID 30S TO MID 40S OVERNIGHT WITH SHOWERS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND BACK ROADS WHERE SOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED CONDITIONS MAY LINGER. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. TNZ015>018-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-220000- /O.EXT.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150222T0000Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK... JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 348 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. * TIMING...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN...AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. * IMPACTS...ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. THE NEW SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES WITH POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ TG
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 Feb 20, 3:46 AM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 3:46 AM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
346 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015
.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL
MOVE ACROSS OHIO VALLEY/MID-ATLANTIC STATES PLACING THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA UNDER THE FAVORED RIGHT ENTRANCE
REGION...ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. DIRECT CIRCULATION WITH THE
JET WILL ENHANCE THE FRONTO-GENETIC FORCING OVER THE AREA AS THE
ARCTIC BOUNDARY RETREATS NORTH. ALSO...STRONG PRESSURE FALLS
ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER JET WILL PRODUCE A VERY STRONG LOW-LEVEL JET.
MODELS SHOW A SOUTHERLY 850MB JET OF 70-80KTS JUST WEST OF THE
AREA PRODUCING ISENTROPIC LIFT OVER THE AREA LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT.
END RESULT WILL BE INCREASING COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION SPREADING
FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. TEMPERATURE PROFILE SUGGESTS
PRECIPITATION WILL START AS SNOW...THEN TRANSITION OVER THE SLEET/
FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING. WARNING CRITERIA SNOW/ICE
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN HALF OF THE
AREA WITH ADVISORY FOR THE FAR EASTERN AREAS. EVEN THOUGH ICE
ACCUMULATIONS MAY NOT MEET CRITERIA ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...
CONCERNED THAT NEW ACCUMULATIONS COMBINED WITH CURRENT ICING WILL
CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS...SO DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AN ISSUE A WARNING.
STRONG 850MB JET WILL EVENTUALLY PULL WARM AIR INTO THE REGION TO
CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO ALL RAIN DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER CONCERN IS STRONG 850MB JET PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN. CONDITIONS ARE NOT REALLY SET FOR A MOUNTAIN
WAVE EVENT...BUT STRENGTH OF JET IS CONCERNING...SO INCLUDED
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AS WELL. THE DOWNSLOPE WINDS INTO THE VALLEY
WILL ALSO HELP WARM THE FAR EASTERN COUNTIES LIMITING ICE
ACREATION.
WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL WARNING/ADVISORY EXPIRE AT 7 AM AS SURFACE
RIDGING HAS PRODUCED LIGHT WINDS.
.LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS FOR
MUCH OF THE WEEK AHEAD...RESULTING IN CONTINUED BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND AT LEAST SOME LIGHT CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION EACH
DAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
SHOWERS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOME STOUT SOUTHERLY WINDS
/PARTICULARLY ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN/...WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT. THIS ACTIVITY
WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO WEST ON SUNDAY...WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THANKS TO ANOTHER SUBTLE/WEAK
SHORTWAVE AND A SHOT OF COLDER AIR. THE TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY AND
DROP FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK. THIS WILL REINFORCE SOME BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES EACH
DAY IN THE MID 30S TO AROUND 40 DEGREES...WITH CHILLY OVERNIGHT
LOWS IN MID THE MID TEENS TO 20S. THERE WILL BE AT LEAST A SLIGHT
CHANCE TO CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS EACH DAY...THANKS TO
A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES...THOUGH ANY ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE VERY
LIGHT AND FAVOR THE HIGH TERRAIN.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 32 29 46 42 / 40 80 70 90
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 28 27 47 39 / 20 90 70 90
OAK RIDGE, TN 28 25 44 39 / 30 90 80 90
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 24 19 44 38 / 0 90 80 90
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR CHEROKEE-CLAY.
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR CHEROKEE-CLAY.
TN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
EAST POLK-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST
MONROE-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK.
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR BLOUNT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-EAST POLK-JOHNSON-SEVIER
SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST
MONROE-UNICOI.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
FOR BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-JOHNSON-NW
BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST CARTER-NORTHWEST COCKE-
NORTHWEST GREENE-NORTHWEST MONROE-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-UNICOI.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY
FOR ANDERSON-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-JEFFERSON-
KNOX-LOUDON-UNION.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR HANCOCK-HAWKINS-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST CARTER-
NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST GREENE-SULLIVAN-
UNICOI-WASHINGTON TN.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM EST /NOON CST/ SATURDAY FOR BLEDSOE-BRADLEY-HAMILTON-
MARION-MCMINN-MEIGS-MORGAN-RHEA-ROANE-SCOTT TN-SEQUATCHIE.
VA...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR RUSSELL-
WASHINGTON-WISE.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR LEE-RUSSELL-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-WISE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 4:21 AM EST, 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 421 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-210930- 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- 421 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS VALUES CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO BELOW ZERO IN SOME SPOTS. DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 30 BELOW ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE REGION THIS MORNING. LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM DEVELOPS TO THE WEST OF THE REGION...AND SPREAD CLOUDS AND SNOW INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND EASTERN TENNESSEE VALLEY. IN TOTAL...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS FAVORING THE NORTHERN PLATEAU AND THE CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... ON SATURDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AS A LOW-LEVEL JET INTENSIFIES OVER MIDDLE AND EAST TENNESSEE. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...BEFORE WIDESPREAD RAIN WORKS NORTHWARD THROUGH EAST TENNESSEE ON SATURDAY. SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY THE NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA VALLEYS...MAY EXPERIENCE A FEW HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN PRIOR TO THE CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN. ABUNDANT RAINFALL AND WARM TEMPERATURES SHOULD RELIEVE ANY ICING PROBLEMS. LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY BECOME A PROBLEM DUE TO RAPIDLY MELTING SNOW PACK. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG GRADIENT SOUTHEAST WINDS FROM MOUNTAIN WAVES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED BUT ANY SNOWFALL AND OTHER REPORTS WILL BE APPRECIATED FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 3:54 AM EST | High Wind Watch | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Monroe, Polk, Sevier | 29 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:45 PM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke and 17 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:49 PM EST | High Wind Warning | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe and 2 more | 30 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.