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WWUS44 KMRX 170435
WSWMRX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1235 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-VAZ002-171200-
/O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260317T1200Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST
CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST
MONROE-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COKER CREEK, CADES COVE, LAUREL BLOOMERY,
NORTON, NEVA, UNICOI, ERWIN, COEBURN, APPALACHIA, HARTFORD,
CITICO, LIMESTONE COVE, CEDAR CREEK, MOUNTAIN CITY, WISE, SHADY
VALLEY, TRADE, DOEVILLE, PARDEE, BIG STONE GAP, HAMPTON,
GATLINBURG, AND ELKMONT
1235 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY
MORNING 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.
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.
VAZ001-006-008-171200-
/O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260317T1200Z/
LEE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ABINGDON, ROSEDALE, BRISTOL VA,
CASTLEWOOD, HANSONVILLE, DYE, LEBANON, BENHAMS, ROSE HILL, AND
HONAKER
1235 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...LEE, RUSSELL, AND WASHINGTON VA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING 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.
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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