828  
WWUS74 KMRX 161705  
NPWMRX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1205 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
TNZ041-043-072-074-087-171000-  
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.260116T2300Z-260117T1000Z/  
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-  
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CADES COVE, GATLINBURG, COKER CREEK,  
ELKMONT, CITICO, CEDAR CREEK, AND HARTFORD  
1205 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS, SEVIER  
SMOKY MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST GREENE, AND SOUTHEAST MONROE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 

 
 

 
 
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