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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this winter storm warning at Feb 14, 2016, 5:08 AM EST for 16 counties in Tennessee; 7 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Feb 14, 2016, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 23 hr. 42 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 14, 2016, 5:08 AM EST (10:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2016, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2016, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
All 23 counties
Anderson County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Scott 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), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:05 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 14, 2:18 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Oneida, TN | |
| Feb 14, 2:20 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 3 N La Follette, TN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 14, 3:15 PM EST | SNOW 0.9 | Morristown, TN | |
| Feb 14, 3:15 PM EST | SNOW 2 | La Follette, TN | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 6 S Oneida, TN | |
| Feb 14, 4:15 PM EST | SNOW 1.4 | Morristown, TN | |
| Feb 14, 4:30 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Bean Station, TN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 14, 4:50 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | Jonesville, VA | |
| Feb 14, 5:06 PM EST | SNOW 4 | La Follette, TN | |
| Feb 14, 5:20 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Johnson City, TN | WJHL |
| Feb 14, 5:20 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Sw Tazewell, TN | NEW TAZEWELL |
| Feb 14, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Nw Morristown, TN | |
| Feb 14, 6:08 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Greeneville, TN | THE GREENEVILLE SUN |
| Feb 14, 6:10 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 9 Nnw Sharps Chapel, TN | PUBLIC REPORT VIA BROADCAST MEDIA |
| Feb 14, 6:13 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Luttrell, TN | |
| Feb 14, 6:15 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Colonial Heights, TN | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Feb 14, 6:32 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Oneida, TN | |
| Feb 14, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Blountville, TN | TRI-CITIES REGIONAL AIRPORT |
| Feb 14, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.2 | 6 Nw Johnson City, TN | |
| Feb 14, 8:20 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Abingdon, VA | |
| Feb 14, 8:20 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Lebanon, VA | |
| Feb 14, 8:20 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Wise, VA | |
| Feb 14, 8:20 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Gate City, VA | |
| Feb 14, 8:20 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Jonesville, VA | |
| Feb 14, 8:20 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Nickelsville, VA | |
| Feb 14, 8:30 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Jonesborough, TN | |
| Feb 14, 9:08 PM EST | SNOW 3.6 | Jonesville, VA | |
| Feb 14, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Mountain City, TN | |
| Feb 15, 4:22 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Greeneville, TN | |
| Feb 15, 4:22 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Colonial Heights, TN | |
| Feb 15, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 3 Sw Jellico, TN | ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS |
| Feb 15, 7:30 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Bristol Tn, TN | MEASURED AT WCYB |
| Feb 15, 7:50 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Mountain City, TN | |
| Feb 15, 8:45 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 Ssw Colonial Heights, TN | |
| Feb 15, 9:10 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Ewing, VA | |
| Feb 15, 9:20 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Tazewell, TN | |
| Feb 15, 9:30 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Jonesborough, TN | 3 TO 4 INCHES IN AND AROUND JONESBOROUGH |
| Feb 15, 9:30 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Rogersville, TN | |
| Feb 15, 9:35 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Rose Hill, VA | |
| Feb 15, 9:45 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Coeburn, VA | |
| Feb 15, 9:45 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Johnson City, TN | |
| Feb 15, 10:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Emory-Meadow View, VA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 282 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
- 2222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
020 WWUS44 KMRX 141008 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 508 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. SOME POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ALL RAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TNZ087-141115- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.A.0002.160214T1800Z-160215T1800Z/ SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COKER CREEK 508 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW HAS DIMINISHED. SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ TNZ012>018-035>039-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-141815- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.160214T1800Z-160215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0003.160214T1800Z-160215T1700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON- MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN... ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 508 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS SOME HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. IN ADDITION...A FEW AREAS MAY SEE SOME FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACCUMULATING BY EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ041-072-074-141815- /O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0002.160214T1800Z-160215T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.160214T1800Z-160215T1500Z/ COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COSBY...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 508 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...A FEW AREAS MAY SEE SOME FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACCUMULATING BY EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY...WITH A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...RAIN AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ TNZ040-067>071-073-141815- /O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.160214T1800Z-160215T1500Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- NORTH SEVIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY... KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 508 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST MONDAY. * EVENT...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...A FEW AREAS MAY SEE SOME FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACCUMULATING BY EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY...WITH A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...RAIN AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
8 follow-up statements
760 WWUS44 KMRX 141700 AAA WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1200 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. SOME POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ALL RAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TNZ012>018-035>039-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-142200- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.160214T1800Z-160215T1700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON- MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN... ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1200 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY... * EVENT...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS SOME HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. IN ADDITION...A FEW AREAS MAY SEE SOME FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACCUMULATING BY EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ040-041-067>074-142200- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.160214T1800Z-160215T1500Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...COSBY...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG 1200 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * EVENT...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...A FEW AREAS MAY SEE SOME FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACCUMULATING BY EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY...WITH A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...RAIN AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
313 WWUS44 KMRX 142009 AAA WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 309 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY. SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL GRADUALLY MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND RAIN OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. SOME POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ALL RAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TNZ012>018-035>039-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-150415- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160215T1700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON- MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN... ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 309 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY... * EVENT...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS SOME HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. IN ADDITION...A FEW AREAS MAY SEE SOME FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ040-041-067>074-150415- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160215T1500Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...COSBY...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG 309 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * EVENT...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...A FEW AREAS MAY SEE SOME FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...RAIN AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
348 WWUS44 KMRX 150206 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 906 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE SNOW BAND THAT MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING PRODUCED BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PLATEAU..SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA..AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. LESSER AMOUNTS WERE REPORTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL VALLEY. MANY ROADWAYS ARE SNOW AND ICE COVERED. ANOTHER AREA OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING PRODUCING SNOW..FREEZING RAIN..AND SLEET. ADDITIONAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE ALL RAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TNZ012>018-035>039-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-151015- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160215T1700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON- MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN... ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 906 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY... * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS SOME HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. IN ADDITION...A FEW AREAS MAY SEE SOME FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SNOW THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE RECENT SNOWFALL HAS PRODUCED SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SECONDARY ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND SLOW. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ040-041-067>074-151015- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160215T1500Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...COSBY...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG 906 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY... * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...A FEW AREAS MAY SEE SOME FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE RECENT SNOWFALL HAS PRODUCED ISOLATED SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SECONDARY ROADS...BRIDGES... AND OVERPASSES. WHEN TRAVELING...DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND SLOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
854 WWUS44 KMRX 150846 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 346 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES THIS MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING A MIXED BAG OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. TNZ012>018-035>039-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-151500- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160215T1700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON- MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN... ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 346 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL IN MANY LOCATIONS WITH ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. * TIMING...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS BUT WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ040-041-067>074-151500- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160215T1500Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...COSBY...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG 346 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * EVENT...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL PRODUCE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THE MORNING HOURS...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ANY ICE ACCUMULATION WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
933 WWUS44 KMRX 151057 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 557 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES THIS MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING A MIXED BAG OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. TNZ012>018-035>039-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-151500- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160215T1700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON- MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN... ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 557 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL IN MANY LOCATIONS WITH ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. * TIMING...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS BUT WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ040-041-067>074-151500- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160215T1500Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...COSBY...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG 557 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * EVENT...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET OR SNOW EARLY...WILL PRODUCE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE INCH. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THE MORNING HOURS...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ANY ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
736 WWUS44 KMRX 151101 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 601 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES THIS MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING A MIXED BAG OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. TNZ012>018-035>039-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-151500- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160215T1700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON- MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN... ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 601 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL IN MANY LOCATIONS WITH ICE ACCUMULATION OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING HOURS BUT WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ040-041-067>074-151500- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160215T1500Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...COSBY...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG 601 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * EVENT...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET OR SNOW EARLY...WILL PRODUCE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE INCH. * TIMING...CONTINUING INTO THE MORNING HOURS...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ANY ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$
095 WWUS44 KMRX 151507 AAA WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1007 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION CONTINUES LATE THIS MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING A MIXED BAG OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TNZ036>039-151615- /O.CAN.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160215T1700Z/ ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE... RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN 1007 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO FREEZING OR ABOVE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA AND THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION IS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH. HOWEVER CONTINUED RAINFALL FALLING ON ICE AND SNOW FROM THE WINTER STORM WILL CAUSE PONDING ON ROADS...PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS WHICH WILL AFFECT PEOPLE TRAVELING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. $$ TNZ040-067>071-073-151615- /O.CAN.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160215T1500Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- NORTH SEVIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY... KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 1007 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS EXPIRED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED TO FREEZING AND ABOVE ACROSS MOST OF THE ADVISORY AREA WITH CONTINUED WARMING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. HOWEVER MELTING SNOW AND ICE WILL STILL CREATE TRAVEL ISSUES ACROSS THE REGION. $$ TNZ012>018-035-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-151700- /O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160215T1700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON- MORGAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... WARTBURG...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN... ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1007 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * EVENT...ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ABOUT 1 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WHERE COILD AIR IS TRAPPED. FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL IN MANY LOCATIONS WITH ICE ACCUMULATION OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE A FEW MORE HOURS THEN GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN BY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE WINTRY MIX AND MELTING SNOW AND ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TNZ041-072-074-151700- /O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160215T1700Z/ COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COSBY...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 1007 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * EVENT...AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET OR SNOW...WILL PRODUCE ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE INCH. * TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...ANY ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION OR MELTING WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SLIPPERY SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. && $$ TD
228 WWUS44 KMRX 151711 WSWMRX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1211 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... .RAIN HAS SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE THREAT FOR WINTER PRECIPITATION ENDING. TNZ012>018-035-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-151815- /O.EXP.KMRX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160215T1700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON- MORGAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... WARTBURG...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN... ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1211 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING EXPIRED AT NOON EST TODAY... WINTER PRECIPITATION IS TRANSITIONING TO LIGHT RAIN WITH MELTING OF THE ICE AND SNOW BEGINNING. MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS SHOULD STILL USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING WITH STANDING WATER AND ICE PATCHES ON ROADS...IN PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. $$ TNZ041-072-074-151815- /O.EXP.KMRX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160215T1700Z/ COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COSBY...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 1211 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXPIRED AT NOON EST TODAY... WINTER PRECIPITATION IS TRANSITIONING TO LIGHT RAIN WITH MELTING OF THE ICE AND SNOW BEGINNING. MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS SHOULD STILL USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING WITH STANDING WATER AND ICE PATCHES ON ROADS...IN PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. $$ TD
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 14, 4:01 AM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 4:01 AM EST, 1 hour 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
401 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)...MODELS IN
GENERAL AGREEMENT...ALTHOUGH STILL IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES IN THE
DETAILS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY AS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES. LOOKS LIKE THE TRACK WILL SUPPORT
CONSIDERABLE WARM AIR MOVING IN EVENTUALLY...SO THAT A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF THE PRECIP IS RAIN. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO RETURN TODAY
AS AREA OF ISENTROPIC LIFT OUT AHEAD OF APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES IN. MUCH OF THIS EARLY BATCH OF PRECIP WILL BE
SNOW...AND SOME SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTHERN
HALF OF THE AREA. WARMER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH IN OVERNIGHT AND
MONDAY...WITH THE SNOW MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO SLEET AND RAIN
FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. THERE MAY
EVEN BE A BIT OF FREEZING RAIN IN SPOTS. LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE
ENOUGH SNOW/SLEET/FREEZING RAIN TO WARRANT A WARNING FOR MUCH OF THE
WATCH AREA. EXCEPTION WILL BE THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. WILL PUT A FEW
COUNTIES SOUTH OF THE WATCH...INCLUDING THE SMOKIES...INTO AN
ADVISORY. WILL BE QUITE A BIT OF RAIN FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO
MONDAY NIGHT...AND FLOODING COULD BE A CONCERN. WILL MENTION IN
HWO. LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE MOISTURE WILL MOVE OUT BEFORE THE COLD
AIR MOVES BACK IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM...SO JUST A BIT OF SNOW MAINLY
HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATE MONDAY NIGHT AS PRECIP WINDS DOWN.
.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...A STRONG SHORT WAVE WILL BE
EXITING AS THE LONG TERM PERIOD STARTS TUESDAY MORNING TAKING DEEP
MOISTURE AND LIFT ALONG WITH IT. HOWEVER...THE ADVERTISED TRAILING
SHORT WAVE WILL BE DRIVING QUICKLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE MID WEST AT
THE SAME TIME. THEREFORE...PRECIP PROBABILITY WILL BE ON THE
INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION
TYPE WILL INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF A BRIEF PERIOD OF MAINLY HIGHER
ELEVATION SNOWFALL WHICH SHOULD NOT BE SIGNIFICANT AS WARMER AIR
WILL BE STREAMING INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AHEAD OF THE FAST
MOVING WAVE ALLOWING MUCH OF THE ACTION TO FALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN
DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. THE COLDER SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE
MOVING INTO THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT BUT MAY NOT BE COLD ENOUGH TO
CHANGE THE RAIN TO SNOW OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. AT THIS TIME
IT APPEARS TEMPERATURES MAY BE JUST WARM ENOUGH IN THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY FROM AROUND KNOXVILLE SOUTHWEST TO CHATTANOOGA. THE REST OF
THE FORECAST AREA WILL MOST LIKELY SEE A CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO
SNOW WITH ACCUMULATION EMPHASIS MAINLY LIMITED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN
ON THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AS WELL AS MUCH OF
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. THE SEEMINGLY NEVER ENDING NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND
THIS SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE IT COULD KEEP OROGRAPHIC SNOW SHOWERS GOING
IN THE USUAL HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS ON WEDNESDAY. ANY PRECIP THAT
FALLS ACROSS THE GREAT VALLEY FROM AROUND KNOXVILLE NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE TRI-CITIES MAY NOT INCLUDE ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOW
DUE TO THE FACT THAT MODEL FORECASTS INDICATE TEMPERATURES WARMING
WELL ABOVE FREEZING DURING THE DAY. THE PROMISED DRY PERIOD FROM
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE DAYTIME PERIOD FRIDAY REMAINS IN THE
FORECAST. HOWEVER...THE ENERGY RICH JET STREAM ACROSS THE MID
LATITUDES DURING THE WINTER SEASON WILL...OF COURSE....NOT ALLOW FOR
ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOVING
BACK INTO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS A COUPLE
SHORT WAVES RIDE EAST ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST STATES WHILE
DRAGGING FRONTAL BOUNDARIES ACROSS THE MID SOUTH. THE GOOD NEWS IS
THERE SHOULD BE SOME RATHER WELCOME WARMING THROUGH THE LAST THREE
DAYS OF THE WEEK AND THE PRECIPITATION THAT ACCOMPANIES THESE
FEATURES SHOULD BE MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN!
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 43 39 51 39 / 30 70 90 90
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 31 31 48 37 / 70 90 100 100
OAK RIDGE, TN 32 32 45 37 / 80 100 100 90
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 29 28 42 34 / 90 100 100 100
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY FOR BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
JEFFERSON-KNOX-LOUDON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST
COCKE-ROANE-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST MONDAY
FOR ANDERSON-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-HANCOCK-
HAWKINS-JOHNSON-MORGAN-NORTHWEST CARTER-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SCOTT TN-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST GREENE-SULLIVAN-UNICOI-
UNION-WASHINGTON TN.
VA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST MONDAY
FOR LEE-RUSSELL-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-WISE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 3:48 PM EST, 13 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 348 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-142100- 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- 348 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 /248 PM CST SAT FEB 13 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH CONTINUING IMPACT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WITH SUB-FREEZING AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLATEAU...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL START FALLING SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN FROM KNOXVILLE SOUTH OVERNIGHT. LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST AND SOUTH PRODUCING A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET...WITH PATCHY FREEZING RAIN TOO. THERE WILL BE A GRADUAL CHANGE FROM MIXED PRECIPITATION TO ALL RAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. ANY CHANGES IN THE DURATION AND TIMING OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION TYPES WILL GREATLY AFFECT ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS. WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE MONDAY NIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA LINE WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER WEAKER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WITH MORE SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SPECIFIC FORECAST DETAILS REGARDING PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS...TYPE AND GEOGRAPHIC POSITIONING AS WELL AS THE TIMING OF TRANSITIONS FROM SNOW TO RAIN AND RAIN BACK TO SNOW...ARE STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. PLEASE STAY INFORMED AND UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM...PARTICULARLY IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WINTER PRECIPITATION REPORTS MAY BE NEEDED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. DGS/TD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 5:08 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Roane and 1 more | 31 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.