926  
WWUS44 KMRX 230616  
WSWMRX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
116 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-240500-  
/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 DOEVILLE, HARTFORD, CADES COVE, LAUREL  
BLOOMERY, ELKMONT, HAMPTON, LIMESTONE COVE, GATLINBURG, CEDAR  
CREEK, MOUNTAIN CITY, TRADE, UNICOI, SHADY VALLEY, NEVA, AND  
ERWIN  
116 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST  
TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.  
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES FROM 2000 TO 4000  
FEET AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS IN  
THE HIGHEST PEAKS. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH. WIND  
CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE  
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF EAST TENNESSEE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
VAZ001-005-240500-  
/O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260224T0500Z/  
LEE-SCOTT VA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HILTONS AND ROSE HILL  
116 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST  
TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL  
ACCUMULATIONS OF A DUSTING UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR  
ELEVATIONS 2000 FEET OR GREATER. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS OF A DUSTING  
TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS.  
 
* WHERE...LEE AND SCOTT VA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
VAZ002-006-008-240500-  
/O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260224T0500Z/  
WISE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON VA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HANSONVILLE, CASTLEWOOD, DYE, ROSEDALE,  
ABINGDON, LEBANON, BIG STONE GAP, BRISTOL VA, BENHAMS, COEBURN,  
NORTON, APPALACHIA, PARDEE, WISE, AND HONAKER  
116 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST  
TONIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS  
POSSIBLE IN 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.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.  
 
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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