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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 124 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026

- Winter Weather Advisory in effect for most of the East TN mountains and southwest VA through tonight. Please refer to the Winter Weather Advisory product for more details.

- For lower level valley locations, a dusting to a few tenths of an inch. Isolated amounts near an inch possible in the event of consecutive moderate to heavy snow bands.

- Gusty winds through the evening. Gusts between 20 to 30 mph expected for valley locations with gusts near 40mph possible in highest peaks of the mountains.

- Wind Chills in the single digits to below zero are expected through Monday across the higher elevations of the southwest VA, East TN, and southwest NC mountains.

- Strong system moves across the Tennessee valley and southern Appalachians Thursday. Strong winds and widespread showers are possible with this system.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1204 AM EST Mon Feb 23 2026

Snow showers and flurries to start at TYS and TRI, and will include prob30 MVFR groups at both. Otherwise a VFR forecast for the period. Winds will be gusty from the west and northwest through today, then will begin to diminish late.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Chattanooga Airport, TN 39 23 52 39 / 0 0 0 0 Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN 36 20 47 39 / 10 0 0 0 Oak Ridge, TN 37 20 46 37 / 10 0 0 0 Tri Cities Airport, TN 32 20 41 33 / 20 10 0 10

MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

NC...NONE. TN...Winter Weather Advisory until midnight EST tonight for Blount Smoky Mountains-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Johnson-Sevier Smoky Mountains-Southeast Carter-Southeast Greene-Unicoi.

VA...Winter Weather Advisory until midnight EST tonight for Lee- Russell-Scott VA-Washington VA-Wise.