So it begins...
From
Sean Dennis@618:618/1 to
All on Wed Jan 21 12:55:56 2026
(This is a huge storm!)
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005- 006-008-220700-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WS.A.0001.260124T0600Z-260126T0000Z/
Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins- Sullivan-Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen-Northwest
Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-Southeast Greene-
Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter-Southeast Carter-Roane- Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-Northwest 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 VA-Russell-Washington VA-
Including the cities of Cleveland, Mountain City, Cades Cove,
Bullet Creek, Arthur, Unicoi, Lenoir City, Lake Forest,
Chattanooga, Palio, Maynardville, Benton, Castlewood, Clairfield,
Erwin, White Oak, Harriman, Sneedville, Old Washington,
Huntsville, Pigeon Forge, Rockwood, Violet, Luttrell, Haletown
(Guild), Kingston, South Holston Dam, Oneida, Strawberry Plains,
White Pine, Archville, Old Cumberland, Big South Fork National,
Topton, Cedar Creek, Bybee, Mount Crest, Big Frog Mountain,
Jellico, Fincastle, Kyles Ford, Smokey Junction, Elgin, Big
Spring, Maryville, Mooresburg, Unaka, Limestone Cove, Big Stone
Gap, Lone Mountain, Lebanon, Newport, Evensville, Conasauga,
Norton, Wise, Powells Crossroads, Bristol VA, La Follette,
Elkmont, Bradbury, Russellville, Chestnut Hill, Clinton, Athens,
Coker Creek, Martin Springs, Bristol TN, Cagle, Laurel Bloomery,
Gatlinburg, Madisonville, Seymour, Signal Mountain, Eagle
Furnace, Oliver Springs, Rose Hill, Norma, Monteagle, Pardee,
High Point, Hiltons, Rosedale, Evanston, Jefferson City,
Kingsport, Brayton, Parksville, Lone Oak, Sweetwater, Alpha,
Andrews, Kodak, Neva, Marble, Abingdon, Oak Ridge, Norris Lake,
Greeneville, Lookout Mountain, Elizabethton, Appalachia,
Pikeville, South Pittsburg, Hartford, Happy Valley, Slick Rock,
Tusquitee, Dentville, Pine Orchard, Knoxville, Hiawasse Dam,
Shooting Creek, Treadway, Reliance, Doeville, Tasso, Springdale,
Fairview, Morristown, Benhams, Loudon, Bearden, McMahan, Melvine,
Honaker, Petros, Whitwell, Sevierville, Johnson City, Cartwright,
Brasstown, Grandview, Harrisburg, Harrogate-Shawanee, Dye,
Turtletown, Murphy, Hansonville, Shady Valley, Dandridge,
Paulette, Ducktown, Howard Quarter, Dayton, Jasper, Sharps
Chapel, Sandlick, Alcoa, Elk Valley, Clear Water, Royal Blue,
Spring City, Coeburn, Etowah, Dunlap, Caryville, Trade, Citico,
Hayesville, Bean Station, and Hampton
1227 PM EST Wed Jan 21 2026 /1127 AM CST Wed Jan 21 2026/
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow
accumulations between 4 and 10 inches will be possible, primarily
north of Knoxville with the heaviest accumulations near the
Kentucky border and far western Virginia. In addition to the snow,
ice accumulations up to one half of an inch will be possible,
primarily south of Knoxville. The greatest ice accumulations will
likely be south of a line from Crossville to Tellico Plains,
especially the southern Cumberland Plateau.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee, and
southwest Virginia.
* WHEN...From late Friday night through Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...Expect power outages and tree damage due to the ice.
Travel could be 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 in the
coming days so please continue to monitor future forecasts.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
&&
-- Sean
... I'm not afraid of death. I just don't want to be there when it happens.
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* Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (618:618/1)