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WWUS44 KMRX 202020
WSWMRX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
320 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-006-008-210830-
/O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-241221T1800Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST
CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-LEE-WISE-
RUSSELL-WASHINGTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ABINGDON, BENHAMS, DOEVILLE, TRADE,
HANSONVILLE, ROSEDALE, DYE, WISE, ELKMONT, LEBANON, HARTFORD,
COEBURN, HAMPTON, GATLINBURG, HONAKER, ROSE HILL, SHADY VALLEY,
ERWIN, LIMESTONE COVE, BRISTOL VA, NEVA, CADES COVE, MOUNTAIN
CITY, CEDAR CREEK, NORTON, PARDEE, CASTLEWOOD, LAUREL BLOOMERY,
UNICOI, BIG STONE GAP, AND APPALACHIA
320 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2024
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES,
MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET ELEVATION. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE ACROSS HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. IF YOU ARE GOING OUTSIDE, WATCH YOUR FIRST FEW STEPS TAKEN
ON STAIRS, SIDEWALKS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THESE SURFACES COULD BE ICY AND
SLIPPERY, INCREASING YOUR RISK OF A FALL AND INJURY.
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