Winter Storm Remus Bringing Great Smoky Mountains Snow Again
The Great Smoky Mountains snow that won’t end. The National Weather Service has issued yet another winter weather advisory for the Great Smoky Mountains and surrounding areas of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. More snow is in the forecast from Winter Storm Remus advancing toward the southeast United States. The groundhog Sir Walter Wally in North Carolina got it right when he predicted 6 more weeks of winter. But the ski resort have had a great year with all the snow and cold temperatures this winter. Here is the latest winter weather advisory for Winter Storm Remus Feb. 25, 2015.
Winter Weather Advisory from National Weather Service
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 322 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT... .A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH TONIGHT...PRODUCING HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TENNESSEE VALLEY...FAR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL ALSO OCCUR ACROSS THE REST OF EAST TENNESSEE INTO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-068>071-073-VAZ001-002-005-006-008- 260900- /O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0012.150225T2100Z-150226T1200Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE- NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE... JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...JONESVILLE...WISE... NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 322 PM EST WED FEB 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... * EVENT...SNOW...OCCASIONALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY...IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE BETWEEN 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND END EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS POSSIBLE AS ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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.