A winter storm dumped heavy snow across southwest Virginia. Up to 8 inches of snow was reported across the higher elevations.
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The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
A winter storm dumped heavy snow across southwest Virginia. Up to 8 inches of snow was reported across the higher elevations. 1 to 2 inches of snow was reported in the valley.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Feb 17, 9:01 PM EST, 4 hours 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
901 PM EST SAT FEB 17 2007
.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND TROUGH AXIS IS MOVING THROUGH
THE MRX CWA TONIGHT. ASSOCIATED SNOW SHOWERS HAVE SPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA AND IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TENNESSEE VALLEY WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN. HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS WITH
FAVORED UPSLOPE CONDITIONS. VARIOUS SNOW WARNINGS AND SNOW
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT FOR MANY LOCATIONS...SEE
MEMWSWMRX FOR DETAILS. THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS
THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. HOWEVER...WITH UPSLOPE FLOW SOME SNOW
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER EASTERN MOUNTAINS FOR MUCH OF SUNDAY.
HAVE UPDATED ZONES FOR ADJUSTED WARNINGS/ADVISORY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 25 41 24 53 38 / 70 20 0 10 20
KNOXVILLE AIRPORT, TN 24 35 21 51 36 / 90 30 0 10 10
OAK RIDGE, TN 23 36 21 50 36 / 90 20 0 10 20
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 23 31 16 46 31 / 100 60 10 10 10
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...HEAVY SNOW WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST CARTER...
SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...UNICOI.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ANDERSON...EAST POLK...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HANCOCK...
HAWKINS...JEFFERSON...KNOX...LOUDON...NW BLOUNT...NORTH
SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST
GREENE...ROANE...SULLIVAN...UNION...WASHINGTON TN.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
CLAIBORNE.
HEAVY SNOW WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CAMPBELL...MORGAN...SCOTT TN.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BLEDSOE...MARION...RHEA...SEQUATCHIE.
VA...SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
RUSSELL...SCOTT...WASHINGTON.
SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
LEE...WISE.
&&
MJBHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 440 AM EST SAT FEB 17 2007 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005- 006-008-181000- ANDERSON-BLEDSOE-BLOUNT SMOKY MTN-BRADLEY-CAMPBELL-CHEROKEE- CLAIBORNE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MTN-EAST POLK-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-HAMILTON- HANCOCK-HAWKINS-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LEE-LOUDON-MARION-MCMINN- MEIGS-MORGAN-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST CARTER-NORTHWEST COCKE- NORTHWEST GREENE-NORTHWEST MONROE-NW BLOUNT-RHEA-ROANE-RUSSELL- SCOTT TN-SCOTT VA-SEQUATCHIE-SEVIER SMOKY MTN-SOUTHEAST CARTER- SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-SULLIVAN-UNICOI-UNION- WASHINGTON TN-WASHINGTON VA-WEST POLK-WISE- 440 AM EST (340 AM CST) SAT FEB 17 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TODAY AND OVERNIGHT. A COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW. FOR THE LATEST AND MOST DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS WINTRY WEATHER SYSTEM...PLEASE SEE THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT (MEMWSWMRX) FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS SUNDAY MORNING...BUT SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES MAY LINGER AT LEAST IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ROAD CONDITIONS SHOULD BE HAZARDOUS SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL OCCURS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR SEASONAL VALUES BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN MAINLY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM AREA SPOTTERS AND SNOWFALL OBSERVERS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED OVER THE WEEKEND. TG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Snow 3 to 5 inches deep was reported across the higher elevations of the county.
Snow 3 to 5 inches deep was reported across the county.
Snow 3 to 5 inches deep was reported across the higher elevations of the county.
Snow 3 to 8 inches deep was reported across the higher elevations of the county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, February 2007
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 14644, 14645, 14646, 14647.