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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
954 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2026
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COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LIMESTONE COVE, CEDAR CREEK, ERWIN,
HAMPTON, HARTFORD, ELKMONT, CADES COVE, CITICO, COKER CREEK,
GATLINBURG, AND UNICOI
954 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS, SEVIER
SMOKY MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST CARTER, SOUTHEAST GREENE, SOUTHEAST
MONROE, AND UNICOI COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE FOOTHILLS SUCH AS
COVE MOUNTAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
JLB
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