449  
WWUS44 KMRX 161631  
WSWMRX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1231 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
TNZ012-035-081-082-098-170000-  
/O.EXB.KMRX.WW.Y.0006.260316T1631Z-260317T0000Z/  
SCOTT TN-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PETROS, POWELLS CROSSROADS, ONEIDA,  
PIKEVILLE, CARTWRIGHT, CAGLE, WHITWELL, OLD CUMBERLAND,  
MONTEAGLE, MARTIN SPRINGS, SOUTH PITTSBURG, ELGIN, JASPER, PINE  
ORCHARD, HIGH POINT, DUNLAP, MELVINE, SMOKEY JUNCTION, PALIO,  
BRAYTON, NORMA, LONE OAK, MOUNT CREST, HALETOWN (GUILD),  
HUNTSVILLE, BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL, AND SLICK ROCK  
1231 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026 /1131 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026/  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS  
POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU.  
 
* WHERE...BLEDSOE, MARION, MORGAN, SCOTT TN, AND SEQUATCHIE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
VAZ001-006-008-170215-  
/O.EXA.KMRX.WW.Y.0006.260316T1700Z-260317T0600Z/  
LEE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON VA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CASTLEWOOD, ROSE HILL, ABINGDON,  
HANSONVILLE, LEBANON, BRISTOL VA, HONAKER, BENHAMS, ROSEDALE, AND  
DYE  
1231 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TWO INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS IN THE  
HIGHEST PEAKS AND RIDGES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...LEE, RUSSELL, AND WASHINGTON VA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-VAZ002-170215-  
/O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0006.260316T1700Z-260317T0600Z/  
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST  
CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST  
MONROE-WISE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LIMESTONE COVE, CEDAR CREEK, LAUREL  
BLOOMERY, ERWIN, BIG STONE GAP, UNICOI, APPALACHIA, COKER CREEK,  
ELKMONT, DOEVILLE, TRADE, MOUNTAIN CITY, CADES COVE, COEBURN,  
CITICO, HARTFORD, GATLINBURG, SHADY VALLEY, NEVA, HAMPTON, WISE,  
NORTON, AND PARDEE  
1231 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT  
TUESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES, EXCEPT UP TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE  
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS  
40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE. 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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