Richmond, Virginia

Regional Weather Alerts


Alert: Special Weather Statement
Area(s): Johnson; Cocke Smoky Mountains; Southeast Greene; Unicoi; Southeast Carter; Blount Smoky Mountains; Sevier Smoky Mountains; Southeast Monroe; Lee; Wise; Scott; Russell; Washington
Effective: 2026-01-16 @ 12:09 pm
Onset: 2026-01-16 @ 12:09 pm -> 2026-01-17 @ 12:00 am
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Morristown TN on 2026-01-16 @ 12:09 pm
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued January 16 at 1:09PM EST by NWS Morristown TN
Description: A cold front will swing across region bringing increasing
precipitation chances late tonight through Saturday morning.
Precipitation is expected to be rain or a rain snow mix at onset,
but periods of light to moderate snow showers will lead to a
quick 1 to 2 inches of accumulation as temperatures approach near
or just below freezing. Most likely locations to receive this
light accumulation will be elevations between 2000 and 4000 feet.
Highest mountain peaks could see isolated totals near 3 inches.