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Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >


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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1226 AM EST Mon Dec 29 2025

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Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-
Southeast Greene-Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter-
Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-Northwest Blount-
Blount Smoky Mountains-North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
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Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-East Polk-Lee-
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1226 AM EST Mon Dec 29 2025 /1126 PM CST Sun Dec 28 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North
Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Strong and gusty southwesterly winds are expected through Monday,
with the strongest winds across the higher elevations. Winds of
15 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph are expected for lower
elevations starting this afternoon, with gusts to 50 mph for the
mountains tonight. Please see either the Wind Advisory or Special
Weather Statement for details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Much colder temperatures are expected for Tuesday, with wind
chills dropping to near zero across the higher elevations Monday
night. Winds chills across the lower elevations will be in the
single digits across southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee to
the teens elsewhere.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not needed at this time.

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