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Major Winter Storm Ongoing in the Upper Midwest; Severe Weather Tonight from the Mid-South to the Ohio Valley

A major winter storm will continue to bring blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, icing, and strong winds through Monday across the Upper Midwest and Upper Great Lakes. A line of storms will be capable of producing widespread damaging winds, tornadoes, and some large hail from the Mid-South to the Ohio Valley and the Southeast through tonight, moving into the Mid-Atlantic Monday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 9:58:44 am EDT

 

Daily climate data (normals and records) for today for the sites plotted. The current normals period is 1991-2020.

 Current Weather Observations...
Location Time
(EDT)
Weather Vsby.
(SM)
Temp.
(ºF)
Dewpt.
(ºF)
Hum.
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Wind Chill / Heat Index
(ºF)
Pres.
(in)
Abingdon VA05:35Light Snow10211473WNW 612 [WC]29.95
Andrews-Murphy NC23:55Overcast10281250WSW 919 [WC]29.98
Chattanooga TN04:53Mostly Cloudy10291966WNW 3-30.11
Crossville TN04:53Overcast10211887SW 3-30.02
Dalton GA05:35Partly Cloudy10272382CALM-30.12
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)04:53Mostly Clear10261562WSW 718 [WC]30.06
Middlesboro KY05:15Overcast10261665CALM-30.05
Monroe Cnty TN05:35Overcast10261768W 519 [WC]30.08
Morristown TN05:35Overcast10261768W 8G1417 [WC]30.03
Oak Ridge TN04:53Mostly Clear10271765SSW 3-30.08
Tazewell Cnty VA05:35Light Snow7171382WNW 59 [WC]29.92
Tri-Cities TN04:53Overcast10241670W 1013 [WC]29.99
Wise VA05:35Light Snow7171485W 77 [WC]29.91
Greeneville, TN05:35Overcast10241568WNW 715 [WC]30.01


Local Weather History For March 17th...
5-8" of rain flooded east TN and southwest VA on the 17-18th of 2002. 1 died, $6 million damage.

 

 

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