MORRISTOWN-The National Weather Service in Morristown has
issued a Winter Storm Watch for Cocke County and must of East Tennessee
effective from Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon.
Light snow is expected to begin falling on Friday and may
mix with rain or sleet as it begins. Snow is expected to increase in intensity
through Friday evening. Snow is expected to begin to decrease through Saturday.
Snowfall amounts between 4 and 8 inches are possible in
the central Tennessee Valley. However, if temperatures are only a couple
degrees warmer a greater amount of rain will fall, which will limit snow
accumulations.
Road conditions are expected to be very hazardous from
Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon.
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