Advisories/Watches, etc...for March 23

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Here ya go...not for most of us, but

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1142 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006

...WINTER WEATHER RETURNING TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY...

.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS TONIGHT DEVELOPING A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE REGION. UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
ALLOWING THE PRECIPITATION TO FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL FALL INITIALLY
ACROSS THE VALLEY...THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY.

SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THE EASTERN TENNESSEE
MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND NORTHERN PLATEAU. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS
ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


TNZ012>014-035-240045-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SN.Y.0011.060324T0100Z-060324T1500Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG
1142 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED.

A SNOW ADVISORY 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.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1142 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006

...WINTER WEATHER RETURNING TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY...

.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS TONIGHT DEVELOPING A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE REGION. UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
ALLOWING THE PRECIPITATION TO FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL FALL INITIALLY
ACROSS THE VALLEY...THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY.

SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THE EASTERN TENNESSEE
MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND NORTHERN PLATEAU. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS
ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


TNZ018-043-045-047-240045-
/O.NEW.KMRX.HS.W.0003.060324T0500Z-060324T2100Z/
JOHNSON-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...
ROAN MOUNTAIN
1142 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HEAVY
SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM
EST FRIDAY.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION...SNOWFALL
INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.  TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED.  IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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[joemomma]

Whoa!  Hope some of this manages to find it's way up to Cookeville.  I could use a day off!

[Thundersnow]

Here you go joemomma...

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
 211 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006
 
 .SHORT TERM...(THROUGH SAT)
 CURRENT...CLOUDS CONTINUE TO PRESS ON INTO CWA FROM THE W. TEMPS
 IN 45 TO 50 DEG RANGE. PRECIP ON AREA RADARS MAINLY ALOFT...BUT
 RAIN REAL S OF TUP.
 
H5 S/W FROM NW WILL CONVERGE WITH INVERTED TROF OVER PLATEAU
 TONITE FOR A MEASURABLE -SN EVENT. HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH JUST
 SHORT OF ADVISORY CRITERIA N PLATEAU...UP TO AN INCH...WITH LESSER
 AMOUNTS JUST TO S AND W. BNA AREA (HIGHLAND RIM MAINLY) POSSIBLE TRACE
 OR DUSTING. SPS WBIS SHORTLY.
 
 AS CLOSED OFF H5 LOW OVER GREAT LAKES SHIFTS SE...THE CHANCE OF
 -RA/-SN WILL CONTINUE OVER PLATEAU INTO SAT...BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE
 ON LIGHTER SIDE.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
345 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-240600-
BEDFORD-BENTON-CANNON-CHEATHAM-CLAY-COFFEE-CUMBERLAND-DAVIDSON-
DEKALB-DICKSON-FENTRESS-GILES-GRUNDY-HICKMAN-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-
JACKSON-LAWRENCE-LEWIS-MACON-MARSHALL-MAURY-MONTGOMERY-OVERTON-PERRY-
PICKETT-PUTNAM-ROBERTSON-RUTHERFORD-SMITH-STEWART-SUMNER-TROUSDALE-
VAN BUREN-WARREN-WAYNE-WHITE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON-
345 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006

...SNOW EXPECTED IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SWING EASTWARD...OUT OF ARKANSAS...INTO
MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS EAST OF NASHVILLE...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND LAFAYETTE...
CARTHAGE...SMITHVILLE...LIVINGSTON...COOKEVILLE...CROSSVILLE AND
JAMESTOWN. UP TO AN INCH ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW ALONG THE HIGHLAND RIM...NORTH
OF NASHVILLE...AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...AROUND
MCMINNVILLE AND MONTEAGLE...WHERE A DUSTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.
OTHER PARTS OF THE MID STATE...GENERALLY SOUTH AND WEST OF I 24...
WILL HAVE A CHANCE FOR RAIN OR RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU TONIGHT...
YOU SHOULD EXPECT A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW...MOSTLY AFTER 900 PM
...WHICH COULD PRODUCE SLIPPERY SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES.