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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 >

 

Severe storms are possible overnight tonight, with damaging winds being the main threat. A tornado is possible.
Timing of storms this evening and overnight.
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 VA20:5510605172SE 15-29.82
Andrews-Murphy NC18:41Clear10481931NNE 6-30.14
Chattanooga TN20:53Mostly Cloudy10665875SSE 8G20-29.70
Crossville TN20:53Clear10645674S 12G28-29.67
Dalton GA20:55Clear10666287SE 14-29.73
Knoxville TN (McGhee-Tyson)20:53Partly Cloudy10685358S 15G22-29.71
Middlesboro KY20:35Partly Cloudy10675054SSE 10G21-29.72
Monroe Cnty TN20:50Mostly Cloudy10665772S 15G23-29.71
Morristown TN20:55Overcast10645572ESE 8-29.75
Oak Ridge TN20:53Clear10685460SSE 7-29.71
Tazewell Cnty VA20:55Overcast10584970SE 13G18-29.83
Tri-Cities TN20:53Mostly Cloudy10635267ESE 3-29.80
Wise VA20:55Overcast10594867SSE 9-29.80
Greeneville, TN20:55Overcast10625372CALM-29.78


Local Weather History For March 15th...
In 1973, 4-10" of rain fell in a 2-day period causing extensive flooding over the area. 4 died.

 

 

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