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NPWMRX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
100 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>017-035>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-081>086-
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Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins-
Sullivan-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen-Northwest Cocke-
Northwest Greene-Washington TN-Northwest Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-
Jefferson-Northwest Blount-North Sevier-Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-
Meigs-McMinn-Northwest Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-
East Polk-Lee-Wise-Scott VA-Russell-Washington VA-
Including the cities of Parksville, Hiawasse Dam, Martin Springs,
Archville, Abingdon, Russellville, Maryville, Cleveland,
Brasstown, Violet, Benton, Appalachia, Kodak, McMahan,
Huntsville, Oliver Springs, Smokey Junction, Petros, Big Stone
Gap, Unaka, Alpha, Happy Valley, Seymour, Castlewood, Mount
Crest, Lone Mountain, Clairfield, Kingsport, Springdale, Norris
Lake, Reliance, White Oak, Bybee, Hayesville, Wise, Strawberry
Plains, Newport, Morristown, Bullet Creek, Powells Crossroads,
Sharps Chapel, Cagle, High Point, Melvine, Jellico, Honaker,
Lookout Mountain, Pardee, Royal Blue, Kyles Ford, Bristol VA,
Coeburn, Bearden, Caryville, Big South Fork National, Cartwright,
Spring City, Clear Water, Benhams, Oneida, White Pine, Lebanon,
Howard Quarter, Oak Ridge, Hiltons, Fincastle, Clinton,
Sweetwater, Evensville, Sneedville, Mooresburg, South Pittsburg,
Kingston, Eagle Furnace, Paulette, Dayton, Etowah, Monteagle,
Treadway, Whitwell, Rosedale, Jasper, Sandlick, Tusquitee,
Marble, Turtletown, Elgin, Lake Forest, La Follette, Fairview,
Dye, Chattanooga, Pine Orchard, Maynardville, Pikeville, Lenoir
City, Johnson City, Madisonville, Harrisburg, Bean Station,
Ducktown, Elizabethton, Pigeon Forge, Rockwood, Alcoa,
Harrogate-Shawanee, Andrews, Elk Valley, Dandridge, Brayton,
Dentville, Shooting Creek, Hansonville, Norma, Sevierville,
Bradbury, Evanston, South Holston Dam, Knoxville, Lone Oak, Big
Frog Mountain, Harriman, Murphy, Athens, Old Cumberland, Loudon,
Greeneville, Big Spring, Rose Hill, Signal Mountain, Tasso,
Dunlap, Conasauga, Old Washington, Topton, Jefferson City,
Luttrell, Haletown (Guild), Bristol TN, Chestnut Hill, Palio,
Grandview, Norton, Slick Rock, and Arthur
100 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026 /1200 PM CST Thu Jan 29 2026/
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ SATURDAY
TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as 5 above zero to 5 below zero
expected at times over the Valley and Plateau as well as Southwest
North Carolina, while values as low as zero to 10 below zero can
be expected at times over Southwest Virginia.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee, and
southwest Virginia.
* WHEN...From 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ Saturday to 1 PM EST /noon CST/
Sunday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if
precautions are not taken.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.
Keep pets indoors as much as possible.
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TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-300700-
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Johnson-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-Southeast
Carter-Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-Southeast
Monroe-
Including the cities of Trade, Elkmont, Hampton, Cedar Creek,
Shady Valley, Limestone Cove, Citico, Mountain City, Erwin,
Gatlinburg, Hartford, Coker Creek, Neva, Laurel Bloomery, Unicoi,
Doeville, and Cades Cove
100 PM EST Thu Jan 29 2026
...EXTREME COLD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low 5 below zero to 20
below zero will be possible at times, with the lowest values over
the higher mountains.
* WHERE...Blount Smoky Mountains, Cocke Smoky Mountains, Johnson,
Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene,
Southeast Monroe, and Unicoi Counties.
* WHEN...From late Friday night through Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could
result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
Keep pets indoors as much as possible.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must
go outside.
Keep pets indoors as much as possible.
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