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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

1030 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009



...WINTRY MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...



.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SPREADING PRECIPITATION INTO THE AREA. A

MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH ACCUMULATING

SNOWFALL LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.



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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON

1030 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2009



...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO

8 AM EDT FRIDAY...



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER

WEATHER ADVISORY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIXTURE OF SNOW

AND SLEET 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.



SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON

AND 1 TO 3 INCHES TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL UP TO 4 INCHES IS

POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...SUCH AS HIGH KNOB.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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