Headline:
Winter Storm Watch issued January 8 at 3:28PM EST until January 11 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Morristown TN
Event:
Winter Storm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
January 8, 2025 - 12:28pm
Expires:
January 9, 2025 - 2:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Heavy snow and mixed precipitation possible. Widespread
snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches with up to 6 inches
possible. Mixture of sleet and freezing rain possible south of
I-40 up to the foothills of the Appalachians.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee, and
southwest Virginia.
* WHEN...From Friday morning through Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
Instruction:
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Persons should consider delaying all travel. If travel is absolutely
necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter
storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains,
booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing.
Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help
you survive in case you become stranded.
Area Description:
Cherokee; Clay; Scott; Campbell; Claiborne; Hancock; Hawkins; Sullivan; Johnson; Morgan; Anderson; Union; Grainger; Hamblen; Northwest Cocke; Cocke Smoky Mountains; Northwest Greene; Southeast Greene; Washington; Unicoi; Northwest Carter; Southeast Carter; Roane; Loudon; Knox; Jefferson; NW Blount; Blount Smoky Mountains; North Sevier; Sevier Smoky Mountains; Sequatchie; Bledsoe; Rhea; Meigs; McMinn; Northwest Monroe; Southeast Monroe; Marion; Hamilton; Bradley; West Polk; East Polk; Lee; Wise; Scott; Russell; Washington
Forcast Office:
NWS Morristown TN