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Bledsoe County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday January 28th, 2014 :: 07:44 a.m. CST

Advisory

The NWS has issued a Winter weather Advisory for Bledsoe County from 1/28/14 10:00AM to 10:00PM EST

Event: Winter Weather Advisory
Alert:
...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT...

.A COLD AIR MASS CONTINUES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE DEEP
SOUTH WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY.
THIS FEATURE WILL BRING MOISTURE FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY...AND THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
TODAY. WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS MUCH
OF THE REGION.

.DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...THE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...AND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM
CST/ THIS MORNING...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM
CST/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING.

* EVENT...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES. LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
FROSTBITE...HYPOTHERMIA...AND EVEN DEATH CAN OCCUR IN THESE
CONDITIONS...IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
Instructions: 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.
Target Area:
Bledsoe
Claiborne
East Polk
Grainger
Hancock
Hawkins
Marion
Sequatchie
Southeast Monroe
Union

Address/Location
Bledsoe County Emergency Management Agency
3150 Main St
Pikeville, TN 37367

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 423-447-5555

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