Washington County Alerts
Winter Storm Watch issued January 21 at 12:27PM EST until January 25 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Morristown TN
Headline
Winter Storm Watch issued January 21 at 12:27PM EST until January 25 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Morristown TN
Description
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow
accumulations between 4 and 10 inches will be possible, primarily
north of Knoxville with the heaviest accumulations near the
Kentucky border and far western Virginia. In addition to the snow,
ice accumulations up to one half of an inch will be possible,
primarily south of Knoxville. The greatest ice accumulations will
likely be south of a line from Crossville to Tellico Plains,
especially the southern Cumberland Plateau.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee, and
southwest Virginia.
* WHEN...From late Friday night through Sunday evening.
* IMPACTS...Expect power outages and tree damage due to the ice.
Travel could be 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 in the
coming days so please continue to monitor future forecasts.
Instructions
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Additional Details
| Type | Alert |
| Phenomena | Winter Storm |
| Severity | Watch |
| Event Code | WSA |
| Area | Cherokee; Clay; Scott; Campbell; Claiborne; Hancock; Hawkins; Sullivan; Johnson; Morgan; Anderson; Union; Grainger; Hamblen; Northwest Cocke; Cocke Smoky Mountains; Northwest Greene; Southeast Greene; Washington; Unicoi; Northwest Carter; Southeast Carter; Roane; Loudon; Knox; Jefferson; NW Blount; Blount Smoky Mountains; North Sevier; Sevier Smoky Mountains; Sequatchie; Bledsoe; Rhea; Meigs; McMinn; Northwest Monroe; Southeast Monroe; Marion; Hamilton; Bradley; West Polk; East Polk; Lee; Wise; Scott; Russell; Washington |
| Sent | Wednesday, January 21, 2026 12:27 PM EST |
| Expires | Thursday, January 22, 2026 2:00 AM EST |
| Sender | NWS Morristown TN |
| Id | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e9c04472866d967228f35d519e0ddbede62b0645.001.1 |