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SNOW ON THE WAY!!
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1011 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
...HEAVY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY...
.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL
MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD ABUNDANT MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS INTO SATURDAY.
THE WESTERN EXTENT OF A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THE RAIN WILL BECOME
MIXED WITH SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOME ALL SNOW BY FRIDAY
NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE WATCH AREA.
LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY OVER
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE.
STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER
SYSTEM.
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/O.CON.KMRX.WS.A.0004.091218T1800Z-091220T0000Z/
HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...
GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY
1011 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY EVENING...AND THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES FRIDAY
NIGHT.
* 3 TO 6 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
* TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HAZARDOUS IN THE WATCH AREA...
MAINLY FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING
CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.
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