Sunday, February 15, 2015

SEVERE WEATHER ALERT: Winter Storm Warnings for Tennessee

Winter Storm Warning...Light Pink
Winter Storm Watch...Blue
...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR ALL OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

PERRY-LEWIS-MAURY-MARSHALL-BEDFORD-COFFEE-GRUNDY-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOBELVILLE...HOHENWALD...COLUMBIA...
LEWISBURG...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...ALTAMONT...
WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ONE-QUARTER INCH OF ICE FROM SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN.

* MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
  EVENING WILL LIKELY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
  AREA. CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER INTO TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY
  EAST.

STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-HOUSTON-
HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-SMITH-
JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-HICKMAN-WILLIAMSON-RUTHERFORD-
CANNON-DE KALB-WHITE-CUMBERLAND-WARREN-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...ERIN...WAVERLY...
DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...
HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...
JAMESTOWN...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...MURFREESBORO...
WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...MCMINNVILLE...
SPENCER

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING

TO 6 PM CST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* TIMING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT...ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY EVENING
  WILL LIKE MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.
  CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER INTO TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR
  AREAS NEAR THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SLEET AND/OR
  FREEZING RAIN TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW MAINLY SOUTH OF
  INTERSTATE 40.

...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM POSSIBLE FOR THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

A STRONG WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE
TONIGHT...BRINGING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO
THE REGION. DUE TO LINGERING COLD AIR IN PLACE...SNOW COULD LINGER
ON THE GROUND FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THIS EVENT.

TNZ012>017-035-042-044-046-VAZ001-005-160015-
/O.CAN.KMRX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150215T1700Z/
/O.CON.KMRX.WS.W.0002.150216T0600Z-150217T1200Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-
NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-SCOTT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG...
GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON...JONESVILLE...
GATE CITY

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO
7 AM EST TUESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY.

* EVENT...A WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING HEAVY WINTRY
  PRECIPITATION WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ON THE
  CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...IN NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
  AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.

* TIMING...THE WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WOULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON ROADWAYS...AS WELL AS LOCALIZED
  POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-
JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...
RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...
KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO
7 AM EST TUESDAY...

* EVENT...A WINTER STORM WILL BRING WINTRY PRECIPITATION...WITH
  ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE GREATER
  TENNESSEE VALLEY.

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON ROADWAYS...AS WELL AS LOCALIZED
  POWER OUTAGES AND TREE DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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