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Including the cities of Pigeon Forge, Citico, Elizabethton,
Monteagle, Springdale, La Follette, Harrogate-Shawanee,
Dandridge, Jefferson City, Russellville, Bristol TN, Hampton,
Luttrell, Benton, Cleveland, Athens, Loudon, Palio, Spring City,
Big Stone Gap, Big Spring, Evanston, Gatlinburg, Kodak, Old
Washington, Trade, Topton, Turtletown, Brayton, Petros, Dunlap,
Signal Mountain, Hansonville, Hayesville, Clinton, Archville,
Benhams, Sneedville, Brasstown, Big South Fork National, Cagle,
Oneida, Kyles Ford, Maryville, Elgin, Doeville, Bristol VA, Lone
Oak, Dye, Parksville, White Pine, Eagle Furnace, Cedar Creek,
Cartwright, Unaka, Kingsport, Neva, Sevierville, Dentville,
Alpha, Jellico, Dayton, Clear Water, Murphy, Rose Hill, Bradbury,
Slick Rock, Mooresburg, Martin Springs, Etowah, Seymour,
Paulette, Harrisburg, Rockwood, South Holston Dam, Huntsville,
Jasper, Morristown, Newport, Violet, Chattanooga, Melvine, Cades
Cove, Howard Quarter, Bullet Creek, Norris Lake, Old Cumberland,
Whitwell, Elk Valley, Bybee, Lookout Mountain, Elkmont, Limestone
Cove, Lebanon, Shooting Creek, Clairfield, Honaker, Sweetwater,
Unicoi, High Point, Bearden, Powells Crossroads, Norma, Arthur,
Pikeville, Kingston, Shady Valley, Conasauga, Pine Orchard,
Marble, Oliver Springs, Knoxville, Ducktown, Coeburn, Norton,
Bean Station, Happy Valley, Abingdon, Rosedale, Grandview,
Tusquitee, Sandlick, Greeneville, Hiawasse Dam, Strawberry
Plains, Lone Mountain, Smokey Junction, Andrews, White Oak,
Appalachia, Maynardville, Tasso, Wise, Fincastle, Royal Blue,
Chestnut Hill, Johnson City, Haletown (Guild), Castlewood, Coker
Creek, Laurel Bloomery, McMahan, Caryville, Sharps Chapel,
Reliance, Mount Crest, Lenoir City, Oak Ridge, South Pittsburg,
Hiltons, Madisonville, Big Frog Mountain, Harriman, Alcoa,
Pardee, Treadway, Lake Forest, Evensville, Erwin, Fairview,
Hartford, and Mountain City
1257 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 /1157 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026/

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total mixed snow and
sleet accumulations up to 3 inches possible, mainly north of
Interstate 40 with highest snow totals near the Kentucky state
line. Ice accumulations around one-quarter to one-half of an inch
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee, and
southwest Virginia.

* WHEN...From Saturday morning through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous. Power outages and tree damage
are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...This is a complicated forecast and details
regarding the location of heaviest snowfall and freezing rain
totals remain uncertain. Significant changes could occur over the
next 24 to 48 hours so please continue to monitor future forecasts.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

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