569
WWUS44 KMRX 221758
WSWMRX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1258 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-230800-
/O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260224T0500Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST
CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEVA, ERWIN, LIMESTONE COVE, UNICOI,
CADES COVE, TRADE, CEDAR CREEK, HAMPTON, SHADY VALLEY, LAUREL
BLOOMERY, HARTFORD, MOUNTAIN CITY, DOEVILLE, ELKMONT, AND
GATLINBURG
1258 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
MONDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES FROM 2000 TO 4000 FEET. FROM 4
TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40
MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
* WHERE...FAR EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROAD CONDITIONS. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
VAZ002-006-008-230800-
/O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260224T0500Z/
WISE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HONAKER, BRISTOL VA, NORTON, APPALACHIA,
DYE, HANSONVILLE, PARDEE, BIG STONE GAP, BENHAMS, COEBURN,
ABINGDON, CASTLEWOOD, ROSEDALE, LEBANON, AND WISE
1258 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
MONDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. ISOLATED AMOUNTS BETWEEN 4 TO 6
INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHEST PEAKS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO WIND CHILLS.
* WHERE...RUSSELL, WASHINGTON VA, AND WISE COUNTIES, ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROAD CONDITIONS. THE
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
DH
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page