476  
WWUS44 KMRX 140525  
WSWMRX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1225 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026  
 
TNZ041-072-074-141800-  
/O.UPG.KMRX.WW.Y.0001.260114T2000Z-260115T1600Z/  
/O.NEW.KMRX.WS.W.0001.260114T2000Z-260115T1600Z/  
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY  
MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GATLINBURG, ELKMONT, CADES COVE, AND  
HARTFORD  
1225 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM  
EST THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8  
INCHES, MAINLY AT OR ABOVE 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION. LOCALLY HIGHER  
AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES OR MORE ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE HIGHEST PEAKS.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS, AND SEVIER  
SMOKY MOUNTAINS COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN  
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR  
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
TNZ018-043-045-047-087-141800-  
/O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0001.260114T2000Z-260115T1600Z/  
JOHNSON-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST MONROE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAUREL BLOOMERY, UNICOI, LIMESTONE COVE,  
SHADY VALLEY, CEDAR CREEK, COKER CREEK, ERWIN, DOEVILLE, TRADE,  
NEVA, MOUNTAIN CITY, HAMPTON, AND CITICO  
1225 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS  
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.  
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHEST PEAKS. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...JOHNSON, SOUTHEAST CARTER, SOUTHEAST GREENE, SOUTHEAST  
MONROE, AND UNICOI COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY  
EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
VAZ002-006-141800-  
/O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0001.260114T2000Z-260115T1600Z/  
WISE-RUSSELL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COEBURN, ROSEDALE, BIG STONE GAP,  
LEBANON, HONAKER, DYE, WISE, NORTON, APPALACHIA, HANSONVILLE,  
CASTLEWOOD, AND PARDEE  
1225 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS  
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES.  
 
* WHERE...RUSSELL AND WISE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY  
EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES.  
 
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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