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Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management
Saturday January 13th, 2024 :: 03:40 a.m. EST

Advisory

Winter Storm Watch until 01:00PM Tuesday

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches possible.

* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.

* WHEN...From Monday morning through Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Very cold air will be moving into the region with wind chills in the teens and single digits across much of the area. The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

* AFFECTED AREAS: 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 ... LEE ... WISE ... SCOTT ... RUSSELL ... WASHINGTON

Instructions:

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

Address/Location
Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management
1 Government Center Pl
Abingdon, VA 24210

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 276-525-1330

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Watch

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