“Winter Storm Watch until 01:00PM Saturday” from Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management : Nixle

Washington County, VA Department of Emergency Management

Thursday December 19th, 2024 :: 02:57 p.m. EST

Advisory

Winter Storm Watch until 01:00PM Saturday

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches above 2500 feet. Locally higher amounts up to 7 inches possible in the Smoky Mountains. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

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

* WHEN...From Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute. Blowing and drifting of snow is possible.

* AFFECTED AREAS: JOHNSON ... COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... SOUTHEAST GREENE ... UNICOI ... SOUTHEAST CARTER ... BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS ... LEE ... WISE ... 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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