Winter Weather Advisory – NE Tennessee

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
400 AM EDT FRI NOV 5 2010

…ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND
TONIGHT…

.A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY
AS A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS OVER THE AREA.
THIS WILL BRING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE…WITH SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. A NORTHWEST WIND WILL ENHANCE THE SNOW SHOWERS OVER
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES…MAINLY ABOVE
3000 FEET.

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-051600-
/O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0022.101105T0900Z-101106T0900Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MOUNTAIN CITY…CEDAR CREEK…ERWIN…
ROAN MOUNTAIN…CADES COVE…GATLINBURG
400 AM EDT FRI NOV 5 2010

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT
SATURDAY…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT
SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TODAY OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS…THEN WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE IN
AREAS ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS ONCE THE WINTRY
PRECIPITATION BEGINS…MAINLY FOR LOCATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND
SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME
TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

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Category: Winter Weather