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Forecast: Flurries possible this afternoon

Posted at 12:21 pm February 12, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Weather forecasters are calling for a chance of flurries before 3 p.m. Thursday near Oak Ridge. There were already some flurries around noon Thursday.

The temperature is excepted to fall to about 32 degrees by 5 p.m., and the low tonight is forecast at around 16.

The National Weather Service in Morristown issued a special weather statement at 10:26 a.m. Thursday that said an upper-level trough of low pressure will build southeast across the southern Appalachians on Thursday, bringing colder air and just enough moist air to produce some precipitation. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Top Stories, Weather Tagged With: Appalachia, flurries, National Weather Service, snow, snow showers, weather forecast, weather statement

Saturday morning flurries dump an inch or more of snow

Posted at 2:19 pm February 2, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

South Illinois Avenue Accident

A furniture truck and a sedan crashed Saturday morning on slippery, snow-covered South Illinois Avenue. There didn’t appear to be any injuries, but the northbound lanes were closed for more than an hour.

The last time it snowed in Oak Ridge, some residents were disappointed that it didn’t stick.

This time was different. Saturday morning flurries quickly dumped an inch of snow or more on Oak Ridge, covering roadways and making driving treacherous.

There appeared to be at least several minor accidents, including on Oak Ridge Turnpike, Lafayette Drive, and South Illinois Avenue.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories, Weather Tagged With: flurries, furniture truck, National Weather Service, snow, South Illinois Avenue, winter weather advisory

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