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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1149 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
TNZ041-043-045-047-072-074-087-251900-
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COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CITICO, COKER CREEK, GATLINBURG, ELKMONT,
ERWIN, HAMPTON, CEDAR CREEK, UNICOI, HARTFORD, CADES COVE, AND
LIMESTONE COVE
1149 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO 10
AM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS AS LOW AS 9 BELOW EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS, SEVIER
SMOKY MOUNTAINS, SOUTHEAST CARTER, SOUTHEAST GREENE, SOUTHEAST
MONROE, AND UNICOI COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL 7 PM EST SUNDAY. FOR THE
COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO 10 AM EST
MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW
AS 10 BELOW ZERO COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS UP TO 90 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.
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-081>086-
098>102-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-251900-
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CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-
SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST
COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-ROANE-
LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NORTHWEST BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-SEQUATCHIE-
BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-
BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-WISE-SCOTT VA-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON
VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MONTEAGLE, HANSONVILLE, STRAWBERRY
PLAINS, BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL, LENOIR CITY, BYBEE, TUSQUITEE,
MORRISTOWN, MADISONVILLE, ROCKWOOD, ELIZABETHTON, ATHENS, ELGIN,
MELVINE, OLD CUMBERLAND, JEFFERSON CITY, ETOWAH, GREENEVILLE,
CLEVELAND, BEAN STATION, HAPPY VALLEY, MARTIN SPRINGS, GRANDVIEW,
ANDREWS, TASSO, MCMAHAN, SWEETWATER, APPALACHIA, CLEAR WATER,
NORRIS LAKE, NEWPORT, CARYVILLE, TREADWAY, PARDEE, HARRIMAN,
SHARPS CHAPEL, ARTHUR, OLIVER SPRINGS, HAYESVILLE, BENHAMS, SOUTH
HOLSTON DAM, FINCASTLE, CARTWRIGHT, HARRISBURG, CLINTON, BIG
STONE GAP, BULLET CREEK, JASPER, TURTLETOWN, WHITE PINE, KODAK,
SNEEDVILLE, SLICK ROCK, ARCHVILLE, JELLICO, HOWARD QUARTER,
ALCOA, SEVIERVILLE, PIGEON FORGE, CASTLEWOOD, MARBLE, LONE OAK,
SMOKEY JUNCTION, BIG FROG MOUNTAIN, UNAKA, CLAIRFIELD, ROSE HILL,
BRISTOL TN, LUTTRELL, DANDRIDGE, TRADE, MARYVILLE, TOPTON,
BRISTOL VA, SPRING CITY, PINE ORCHARD, EAGLE FURNACE, ROYAL BLUE,
ROSEDALE, KINGSTON, BENTON, PARKSVILLE, LAUREL BLOOMERY, BIG
SPRING, MAYNARDVILLE, KNOXVILLE, HIGH POINT, DYE, LAKE FOREST,
ABINGDON, SHADY VALLEY, RELIANCE, KYLES FORD, POWELLS CROSSROADS,
PETROS, MURPHY, HARROGATE-SHAWANEE, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, NORMA,
MOUNTAIN CITY, ALPHA, FAIRVIEW, BRAYTON, DAYTON, WHITE OAK,
EVENSVILLE, JOHNSON CITY, HIAWASSE DAM, EVANSTON, HUNTSVILLE,
ONEIDA, NORTON, SPRINGDALE, LONE MOUNTAIN, CHESTNUT HILL,
DUCKTOWN, VIOLET, HONAKER, CAGLE, DOEVILLE, OLD WASHINGTON,
LOUDON, RUSSELLVILLE, ELK VALLEY, OAK RIDGE, CHATTANOOGA,
HILTONS, MOUNT CREST, CONASAUGA, NEVA, BEARDEN, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN,
BRASSTOWN, SANDLICK, SHOOTING CREEK, PIKEVILLE, WISE, PALIO,
PAULETTE, SOUTH PITTSBURG, BRADBURY, HALETOWN (GUILD), DENTVILLE,
MOORESBURG, SEYMOUR, COEBURN, LEBANON, DUNLAP, LA FOLLETTE,
KINGSPORT, AND WHITWELL
1149 PM EST SAT JAN 24 2026 /1049 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026/
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/
SUNDAY NIGHT TO 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ MONDAY...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS FROM 2 TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO ARE
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...MOST OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA, EAST TENNESSEE, AND
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ SUNDAY NIGHT TO 10 AM EST /9
AM CST/ MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
DH
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