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Special Weather Statement issued January 18 at 2:42PM CST by NWS Knoxville

...High Wind Warning and Advisory for the far east Tennessee and southwest Virginia Mountains and Adjacent Foothills for Saturday... ...Line of Showers and Possible Thunderstorms late Saturday Afternoon and Evening Producing Gusty Winds and Heavy Rain... ...Rain Changing to Snow area-wide with Snow Accumulations over the Higher Elevations... A strong low pressure system will affect the area Saturday and Sunday. Ahead of this system, high winds are expected Saturday across the mountains and foothills. Southerly winds of 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph in the Smoky Mountains, and 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph over northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia Mountains. Showers and a chance of late afternoon and evening Thunderstorms Saturday. Main concern from these storms will be heavy rain and strong and gusty winds. Due to the wet ground, the strong winds may down trees producing isolated power outages. Besides the strong winds, the heavy rain may produce ponding of low-lying areas, near bankfull streams, and localized roadway flooding. Much colder air will build into the area late Saturday night and Sunday, changing the rain to snow. Light snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are expected over the far eastern Tennessee and southwest Virginia Mountains. Snowfall of 1/2 to 1 inch are possible across the Plateau counties and lower elevations of southwest Virginia. Bitterly cold temperatures and brisk northwest winds may produce low wind chill values on Sunday night and Monday morning, mainly in the higher terrain. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio and other local media for further details or updates.

Counties Affected:
Anderson; Bledsoe; Blount Smoky Mountains; Bradley; Campbell; Claiborne; Cocke Smoky Mountains; East Polk; Grainger; Hamblen; Hamilton; Hancock; Hawkins; Jefferson; Johnson; Knox; Loudon; Marion; McMinn; Meigs; Morgan; NW Blount; North Sevier; Northwest Carter; Northwest Cocke; Northwest Greene; Northwest Monroe; Rhea; Roane; Scott; Sequatchie; Sevier Smoky Mountains; Southeast Carter; Southeast Greene; Southeast Monroe; Sullivan; Unicoi; Union; Washington; West Polk

Issued by: NWS Knoxville (Eastern Tennessee)
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Wind Advisory issued January 18 at 2:04PM CST until January 19 at 8:00PM CST by NWS Knoxville

...High Winds Expected across the far East Tennessee and southwest Virginia Mountains and Foothills Saturday... .An approaching low pressure system will strengthen the low level winds Saturday across the southern Appalachians ahead of an approaching cold front. The strongest winds will be across the Smoky Mountains and adjacent Foothills. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM EST SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 8 AM to 9 PM EST Saturday. * WINDS...South 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TIMING...From Daybreak Saturday through the evening hours. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Counties Affected:
Johnson; Northwest Carter; Southeast Carter; Unicoi

Issued by: NWS Knoxville (Eastern Tennessee)
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