Winter Storm Watch for Tonight.

March 15th, 2005, 04:37 PM

Watched the weather channel earlier. Winter Storm watch for late tonight into tomorrow morning.
Here we go again. Chance of rain, sleet and snow.
No mention of any accumulations. Just a Winter Storm Watch till i'd guess mid morning tomorrow.

**imported_trumpet1988** · March 15th, 2005, 04:39 PM

It's a winter storm warning now. Here I'll show ya.

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...JOHNSON-LEE-RUSSELL-SCOTT VA-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-WASHINGTON VA-WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... ABINGDON... ERWIN... GATE CITY... JONESVILLE... LEBANON... MOUNTAIN CITY... NORTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN 330 PM EST TUE MAR 15 2005
... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN TN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST TENNESSEE.

PERIODS OF SNOW... POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND/OR FREEZING RAIN... WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY NOON WEDNESDAY... ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE... OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

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