798  
WWUS44 KMRX 171149  
WSWMRX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
749 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-VAZ002-171900-  
/O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260317T1900Z/  
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST  
CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST  
MONROE-WISE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAUREL BLOOMERY, NEVA, ERWIN, LIMESTONE  
COVE, TRADE, HAMPTON, CADES COVE, PARDEE, NORTON, HARTFORD,  
MOUNTAIN CITY, APPALACHIA, CITICO, GATLINBURG, BIG STONE GAP,  
WISE, COEBURN, UNICOI, ELKMONT, DOEVILLE, COKER CREEK, SHADY  
VALLEY, AND CEDAR CREEK  
749 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* 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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
VAZ001-006-008-171900-  
/O.EXT.KMRX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260317T1900Z/  
LEE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON VA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CASTLEWOOD, BENHAMS, DYE, ABINGDON,  
LEBANON, HANSONVILLE, ROSE HILL, ROSEDALE, BRISTOL VA, AND  
HONAKER  
749 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH.  
 
* WHERE...LEE, RUSSELL, AND WASHINGTON VA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* 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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