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Fast-moving weather system could bring snow to East Tennessee

Posted at 10:50 am January 5, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Image courtesy National Weather Service in Morristown

A fast moving clipper will push across the southern Appalachian region late this afternoon through Friday morning. Rain showers will change to snow across Southwest Virginia this evening and snow showers will continue to spread across the area overnight. Snowfall accumulations will be greatest along the Northern Plateau of East Tennessee and the Cumberland mountains of Southwest Virginia where 1 to 3 inches are possible. Elsewhere, up to 1 inch of snow is expected across valley locations, before tapering off around sunrise Friday morning. With surface temperatures below freezing, snow will accumulate on untreated roads. This may result in in negative travel impacts to motorists, especially during the Friday morning commute. (Image courtesy National Weather Service in Morristown)

 

Note: This story was updated at 11 a.m.

A fast-moving weather system could bring snow to East Tennessee as it pushes across the southern Appalachian region late Thursday afternoon through Friday morning, forecasters said.

Rain showers will change to snow across Southwest Virginia on Thursday evening, and snow showers will continue to spread across the area overnight, according to the National Weather Service in Morristown. Snowfall accumulations will be greatest along the Northern Plateau of East Tennessee and the Cumberland mountains of Southwest Virginia, where one to three inches are possible.

Elsewhere, up to one inch of snow is expected across valley locations, before tapering off around sunrise Friday morning. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Slider, Weather, Weather Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge, East Tennessee, National Weather Service, Oak Ridge, snow, snow showers, winter weather advisory, Winter Weather Plan

City puts down brine to prepare for snow

Posted at 4:50 pm January 19, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Oak Ridge city workers have put down brine to help prepare roads for the snow that is forecast for Wednesday. Above, the brine is visible on Woodbury Lane in front of the Oak Ridge Central Services Complex on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 19, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Oak Ridge city workers have put down brine to help prepare roads for the snow forecast for Wednesday.

The salt and water mix is visible on many city roads.

On Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service in Morristown said there is a 20 percent chance of snow showers after 1 a.m. Wednesday near Oak Ridge, and snow is likely before 3 p.m. Wednesday. A new snow accumulation of one to three inches is possible in Oak Ridge, forecasters said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, Government, K-12, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Schools, brine, National Weather Service, Oak Ridge, snow, snow showers

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

Light snow falling in Oak Ridge

Posted at 11:24 am February 2, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Snowfall Forecast Feb. 2, 2015

Images courtesy National Weather Service in Morristown

 

A light snow fell in Oak Ridge on Monday morning, and the forecast called for a 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 2 p.m.

The forecast near Oak Ridge calls for mostly cloudy skies, with a steady temperature around 34, and a northwest wind of 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

The snowfall was expected to be concentrated mainly in the higher elevations. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Top Stories, Weather Tagged With: cold front, forecast, National Weather Service, Oak Ridge, snow, snow showers

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