THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... COLDER AIR MOVING IN BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. BY MID MORNING MONDAY...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE COULD SEE AROUND 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MAINLY THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE...FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH NOON EST MONDAY. TRAVEL PLANS COULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ADJACENT AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... A COLDER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE DEPARTING FRONTAL SYSTEM MONDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CHANCE FOR SNOWFALL IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WELL THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS THIS NORTHWEST FLOW IS FORCED OVER THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS COULD PICK UP AN ADDITIONAL ONE INCH OR SO OF NEW SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH THE CHANCE FOR SNOW IS A LITTLE LOWER IN THE GREAT VALLEY...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF A DUSTING TO AROUND ONE INCH OF SNOW IS A POSSIBILITY FROM AROUND MORRISTOWN NORTHEAST TO THE TRI-CITIES AREA...AND MAYBE A LITTLE MORE IN THE VALLEYS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. THE PERIOD OF ACCUMULATION WOULD BE LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR FAVORITE RADIO AND TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 02:08:28 +0000
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