SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 315 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009

/215 PM CST FRI DEC 4 2009/
...LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST
ON SATURDAY...WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE TENNESSEE
RIVER VALLEY HELPING TO BRING SOME OF ITS MOISTURE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. WITH A COLD AIR MASS LINGERING OVER
THE REGION...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY SATURDAY
MORNING ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. BY THE AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES
IN THE VALLEY AREAS OF SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL EAST TENNESSEE WILL
LIKELY RISE INTO THE UPPER 30S TO NEAR 40 CAUSING THE SNOW TO
CHANGE OVER TO RAIN.
WITH THE SNOWFALL DEVELOPING DURING THE MORNING HOURS...SOME LIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES...
BEFORE ULTIMATELY MELTING IN THE AFTERNOON. RIGHT NOW...IT APPEARS
THAT UP TO AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL EAST TENNESSEE...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER...THE GREATER CONCERN FROM
THIS EVENT FOR THE VALLEY AREAS MAY BE THE POSSIBILITY OF BLACK ICE
DEVELOPING SATURDAY EVENING...AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING
AFTER SUNSET AND ANY LINGERING MOISTURE REFREEZES.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL
MEDIA OUTLET...FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER
WEATHER SITUATION.
$$
DMG

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 304 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
300 PM EST FRI DEC 4 2009
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-051000-
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-NW 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-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
300 PM EST (200 PM CST) FRI DEC 4 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...
ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ON SATURDAY...TRIGGERING A LARGE AREA OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. A LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PLEASE SEE MEMNPWMRX AND MEMSPSMRX FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...SNOWFALL OBSERVERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS WEEKEND.
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 300 PM EST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009

...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST ON
SATURDAY...WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE TENNESSEE RIVER
VALLEY HELPS TO BRING SOME OF ITS MOISTURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIAN REGION. WITH A COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE...ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-050400-
/O.UPG.KMRX.WS.A.0003.091205T0900Z-091206T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0013.091205T0900Z-091206T0000Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...
ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG
300 PM EST FRI DEC 4 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM
EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO FIVE INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.
DRIVING AND WALKING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND
SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME
TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 310 PM EST THU DEC 03 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST SAT DEC 05 2009

...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST
ON SATURDAY...WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE HELPING TO PULL
MOISTURE FROM IT WESTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION.
AS A RESULT...SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE EXACT PATH OF THE
COASTAL LOW WILL ULTIMATELY DETERMINE THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...BUT
AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-040415-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WS.A.0003.091205T0900Z-091206T0000Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...
ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG
310 PM EST THU DEC 3 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME
HAZARDOUS...SO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
DMG