Winter Storm Watch issued January 23 at 12:33AM EST until January 25 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Morristown TN
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow
accumulations up to 3 inches and ice accumulations of one quarter
of an inch to one half of an inch possible. The highest snowfall
totals will be in the higher elevations southwest Virginia and
near the Kentucky and Tennessee border. The greatest ice
accumulations will be along the Cumberland Plateau, northeast
Tennessee, the mountains, and just north of Interstate 40/81. Snow
accumulations will be more limited further south.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee, and
southwest Virginia.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous. Power outages and tree damage
are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...This is a complicated forecast and details
regarding the location of heaviest snowfall and freezing rain
totals remain uncertain. Significant changes could occur over the
next 24 hours so please continue to monitor future forecasts.
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
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