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WWUS44 KMRX 150638  
WSWMRX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
138 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026  
 
TNZ041-072-074-151600-  
/O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260115T1600Z/  
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY  
MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GATLINBURG, HARTFORD, CADES COVE, AND  
ELKMONT  
138 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS, AND SEVIER  
SMOKY MOUNTAINS COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS  
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SEVERE COLD TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING  
IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BUNDLE UP FOR COLD WEATHER!  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
TNZ018-043-045-047-087-151600-  
/O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260115T1600Z/  
JOHNSON-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST MONROE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNTAIN CITY, UNICOI, COKER CREEK,  
DOEVILLE, CITICO, HAMPTON, NEVA, SHADY VALLEY, LAUREL BLOOMERY,  
CEDAR CREEK, TRADE, ERWIN, AND LIMESTONE COVE  
138 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...JOHNSON, SOUTHEAST CARTER, SOUTHEAST GREENE, SOUTHEAST  
MONROE, AND UNICOI COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY  
MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SEVERE COLD TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING  
IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BUNDLE UP FOR COLD WEATHER!  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
VAZ002-006-151600-  
/O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260115T1600Z/  
WISE-RUSSELL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF APPALACHIA, PARDEE, CASTLEWOOD, LEBANON,  
NORTON, BIG STONE GAP, HONAKER, ROSEDALE, DYE, COEBURN,  
HANSONVILLE, AND WISE  
138 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS  
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...RUSSELL AND WISE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL  
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY  
MORNING COMMUTE.  
 
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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