Great Smoky National Park, Tennessee
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Winter Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Marshall; Jackson; DeKalb; Franklin |
| Effective: | 2026-01-31 @ 7:43 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 7:43 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 12:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Huntsville AL on 2026-01-31 @ 7:43 am |
| Headline: | Winter Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 7:43AM CST until January 31 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Huntsville AL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches with localized higher amounts are possible this morning. * WHERE...In Alabama, DeKalb, Jackson, and Marshall Counties. In Tennessee, Franklin TN County. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. |
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Clay; Greene; Craighead; Poinsett; Mississippi; Cross; Crittenden; St. Francis; Lee; Dunklin; Pemiscot; DeSoto; Marshall; Benton; Tippah; Alcorn; Tishomingo; Tunica; Tate; Prentiss; Union; Lake; Obion; Weakley; Henry; Dyer; Gibson; Carroll; Benton; Lauderdale; Tipton; Haywood; Crockett; Madison; Chester; Henderson; Decatur; Shelby; Fayette; Hardeman; McNairy; Hardin |
| Effective: | 2026-01-31 @ 4:52 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 4:52 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 8:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Memphis TN on 2026-01-31 @ 4:52 am |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 4:52AM CST until February 1 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Memphis TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 6 below. * WHERE...Portions of East Arkansas, North Mississippi, Southeast Missouri, and West Tennessee. * WHEN...Until noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. |
| Alert: | Winter Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Scott; Campbell; Morgan; Anderson; Roane; Bledsoe; Rhea; Meigs; McMinn; Bradley; West Polk |
| Effective: | 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am |
| Headline: | Winter Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 2:02AM EST until January 31 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations from a dusting up to two inches. * WHERE...A portion of east Tennessee. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Hazardous travel conditions are expected overnight into Saturday. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Warning |
| Area(s): | Cherokee; Clay; East Polk |
| Effective: | 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Warning issued January 31 at 2:02AM EST until January 31 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches with locally higher totals in high terrain. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...In North Carolina, Cherokee and Clay Counties. In Tennessee, East Polk County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous travel conditions are expected to develop through the overnight hours into Saturday. |
| Alert: | Winter Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Sequatchie; Hamilton |
| Effective: | 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am |
| Headline: | Winter Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 2:02AM EST until January 31 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations from a dusting up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Hamilton and Sequatchie Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Warning |
| Area(s): | Hawkins; Sullivan; Johnson; Northwest Cocke; Cocke Smoky Mountains; Northwest Greene; Southeast Greene; Washington; Unicoi; Northwest Carter; Southeast Carter; Blount Smoky Mountains; Sevier Smoky Mountains; Southeast Monroe; Wise; Scott; Russell; Washington |
| Effective: | 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Warning issued January 31 at 2:02AM EST until February 1 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heavy snow. For southwest Virginia, additional snow accumulations between 1 to 3 inches with locally higher totals in highest terrain. For East Tennessee Valley locations, additional snow accumulations between 3 to 8 inches. For the East Tennessee mountains, additional accumulations between 5 to 10 inches with locally higher amounts near 12 inches possible for highest peaks in the Smokies. * WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee and southwest Virginia. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous travel conditions are expected. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Warning |
| Area(s): | Claiborne; Hancock; Union; Grainger; Hamblen; Loudon; Knox; Jefferson; NW Blount; North Sevier; Northwest Monroe; Lee |
| Effective: | 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 6:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Warning issued January 31 at 2:02AM EST until February 1 at 1:00AM EST by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 2 and 5 inches expected in most valley locations. Additional snow accumulations between 5 to 8 inches are possible in southern portions of Monroe, Blount, Jefferson, and Sevier counties. Locally higher totals possible in foothills closest to mountains. * WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee and southwest Virginia. * WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hazardous travel conditions are expected. |
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Cherokee; Clay; Scott; Campbell; Claiborne; Hancock; Hawkins; Sullivan; Morgan; Anderson; Union; Grainger; Hamblen; Northwest Cocke; Northwest Greene; Washington; Northwest Carter; Roane; Loudon; Knox; Jefferson; NW Blount; North Sevier; Sequatchie; Bledsoe; Rhea; Meigs; McMinn; Northwest Monroe; Marion; Hamilton; Bradley; West Polk; East Polk; Lee; Wise; Scott; Russell; Washington |
| Effective: | 2026-01-31 @ 12:19 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 4:00 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 1:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-01-31 @ 12:19 am |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 1:19AM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as 5 above zero to 5 below zero expected at times over the Valley and Plateau as well as Southwest North Carolina, while values as low as zero to 10 below zero can be expected at times over Southwest Virginia. * WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee, and southwest Virginia. * WHEN...From 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ early this morning to 1 PM EST /noon CST/ Sunday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. |
| Alert: | Extreme Cold Warning |
| Area(s): | Johnson; Cocke Smoky Mountains; Southeast Greene; Unicoi; Southeast Carter; Blount Smoky Mountains; Sevier Smoky Mountains; Southeast Monroe |
| Effective: | 2026-01-31 @ 12:19 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 4:00 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 1:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Morristown TN on 2026-01-31 @ 12:19 am |
| Headline: | Extreme Cold Warning issued January 31 at 1:19AM EST until February 1 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Morristown TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below expected. * WHERE...Blount Smoky Mountains, Cocke Smoky Mountains, Johnson, Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene, Southeast Monroe, and Unicoi Counties. * WHEN...From 5 AM early this morning to 1 PM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. |
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Stewart; Montgomery; Robertson; Sumner; Macon; Clay; Pickett; Houston; Humphreys; Dickson; Cheatham; Davidson; Wilson; Trousdale; Smith; Jackson; Putnam; Overton; Fentress; Perry; Hickman; Lewis; Williamson; Maury; Marshall; Rutherford; Cannon; De Kalb; White; Cumberland; Bedford; Coffee; Warren; Grundy; Van Buren; Wayne; Lawrence; Giles |
| Effective: | 2026-01-30 @ 10:36 pm -> 2026-02-02 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 12:00 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 12:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Nashville TN on 2026-01-30 @ 10:36 pm |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 30 at 10:36PM CST until February 2 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Nashville TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 5 below expected Saturday and Sunday mornings. Look for most of Middle TN to remain below freezing starting tonight through Monday morning. * WHERE...All of Middle Tennessee. * WHEN...Until noon CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 5 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. |
| Alert: | Winter Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Pickett; Putnam; Overton; Fentress; White; Cumberland; Van Buren |
| Effective: | 2026-01-30 @ 10:34 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-30 @ 10:34 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 12:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Nashville TN on 2026-01-30 @ 10:34 pm |
| Headline: | Winter Weather Advisory issued January 30 at 10:34PM CST until January 31 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Nashville TN |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations up to one half inch. * WHERE...A portion of Middle Tennessee. * WHEN...Until noon CST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. |
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Lauderdale; Colbert; Franklin; Lawrence; Limestone; Madison; Morgan; Marshall; Jackson; DeKalb; Cullman; Moore; Lincoln; Franklin |
| Effective: | 2026-01-30 @ 10:59 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-30 @ 11:00 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 12:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Huntsville AL on 2026-01-30 @ 10:59 am |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 30 at 10:59AM CST until February 1 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Huntsville AL |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills from 4 below zero 5 above zero are expected. * WHERE...All of north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. |