679  
WWUS44 KMRX 290750  
WSWMRX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
250 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
TNZ016>018-040>047-072-074-087-VAZ002-005-006-008-291815-  
/O.NEW.KMRX.WS.A.0002.260130T1800Z-260201T0600Z/  
HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-  
NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST  
CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY  
MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE-SCOTT VA-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON VA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SOUTH HOLSTON DAM, ELKMONT, MOORESBURG,  
HANSONVILLE, BYBEE, ABINGDON, ROSEDALE, BENHAMS, PARDEE, CITICO,  
GREENEVILLE, NORTON, BIG STONE GAP, HARTFORD, DOEVILLE, SHADY  
VALLEY, MOUNTAIN CITY, DYE, HAMPTON, COKER CREEK, LIMESTONE COVE,  
WISE, HILTONS, KINGSPORT, GATLINBURG, ERWIN, APPALACHIA, HONAKER,  
UNICOI, NEWPORT, NEVA, BRISTOL TN, LAUREL BLOOMERY, BRISTOL VA,  
COEBURN, CASTLEWOOD, CEDAR CREEK, ELIZABETHTON, CADES COVE,  
TRADE, JOHNSON CITY, AND LEBANON  
250 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
SATURDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND  
7 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS  
COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
TNZ038-039-069>071-073-291815-  
/O.NEW.KMRX.WS.A.0002.260130T1800Z-260201T0600Z/  
GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NORTHWEST BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEVIERVILLE, KODAK, LAKE FOREST, ALCOA,  
PIGEON FORGE, MCMAHAN, SEYMOUR, JEFFERSON CITY, RUSSELLVILLE,  
MARYVILLE, STRAWBERRY PLAINS, KNOXVILLE, BEARDEN, WHITE PINE,  
HARRISBURG, CHESTNUT HILL, HAPPY VALLEY, DANDRIDGE, ALPHA, BEAN  
STATION, AND MORRISTOWN  
250 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE  
SATURDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND  
4 INCHES POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EAST TENNESSEE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 

 
 

 
 
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