Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
TNC009-029-093-155-201200-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0002.260220T1054Z-260220T1200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
554 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Knox County in east Tennessee...
Northeastern Blount County in east Tennessee...
Southern Cocke County in east Tennessee...
Sevier County in east Tennessee...
* Until 700 AM EST.
* At 554 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Eagleton
Village, or 7 miles east of Alcoa, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Maryville, Sevierville, Alcoa, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Rockford,
Eagleton Village, Smoky Mountains-Kuwohi, Smoky Mountains-Newfound
Gap, and Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area.
This includes Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 444 and
451.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3569 8406 3592 8382 3581 8295 3579 8296
3577 8299 3579 8303 3579 8308 3577 8311
3577 8316 3573 8319 3572 8325 3569 8326
3566 8330 3566 8335 3562 8340 3561 8344
3556 8350 3556 8356
TIME...MOT...LOC 1054Z 276DEG 38KT 3580 8385
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
CED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
TNC029-057-059-063-089-093-155-201130-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0001.260220T1050Z-260220T1130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
550 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Knox County in east Tennessee...
Jefferson County in east Tennessee...
Cocke County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Greene County in east Tennessee...
Southwestern Grainger County in east Tennessee...
Northern Sevier County in east Tennessee...
Southern Hamblen County in east Tennessee...
* Until 630 AM EST.
* At 550 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest
of New Market, or 10 miles southwest of Jefferson City, moving east
at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Morristown, Greeneville, Sevierville, Jefferson City, Newport,
Dandridge, White Pine, New Market, Baneberry, and Parrottsville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 399 and 443.
Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 13.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3591 8378 3615 8376 3620 8287 3595 8289
3593 8291 3593 8292 3589 8290 3588 8291
3588 8290 3587 8292 3584 8292 3581 8296
TIME...MOT...LOC 1050Z 271DEG 46KT 3604 8364
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Dense Fog Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
356 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-076-078-201500-
/O.NEW.KRAH.FG.Y.0003.260220T0900Z-260220T1500Z/
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-
Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-
Wake-Johnston-Wilson-Lee-Wayne-
Including the cities of Siler City, High Point, Creedmoor,
Lexington, Rougemont, Greensboro, Spring Hope, Selma, Carrboro,
Burlington, Rocky Mount, Pittsboro, Kittrell, Raleigh, Sanford,
Nashville, Henderson, Durham, Cary, Hillsborough, Thomasville,
Clayton, Franklinton, Archdale, Norlina, Chapel Hill, Knightdale,
Princeville, Wake Forest, Apex, Tarboro, Warrenton, Graham,
Roxboro, Roanoke Rapids, Goldsboro, Wilson, Scotland Neck,
Oxford, Enfield, Smithfield, Asheboro, Winston-Salem, Louisburg,
and Mebane
356 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Northern-central Piedmont and Coastal Plain.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.
* IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your low beam headlights, and leave
plenty of distance ahead of you. Be especially cautious in school
zones and watch for children and the flashing lights of school buses.
&&
$$
NTL
Lake Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1229 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-
116-135>137-201800-
/O.NEW.KCAE.LW.Y.0004.260220T1200Z-260220T2100Z/
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Chesterfield-McCormick-
Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-Richland-
Lee-Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg-Northern
Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-Northwestern Orangeburg-Central
Orangeburg-Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of Elloree, Branchville, Eutawville,
Thomson, Indian Land, Barnwell, Bowman, Lexington, Ridge Spring,
Van Wyck, Bamberg, Carolina Commons Shopping Center, Augusta,
Sumter, Murphys Estates, Edgefield, Johnston, Camden, Brookdale,
Community of Almond Glen, Lugoff, Pageland, Winnsboro,
Springdale, Cheraw, Lancaster, Holly Hill, Aiken, Denmark, Andrew
Jackson State Park, Clarks Hill, Winnsboro Mills, Neeses, West
Columbia, North, Santee, Seven Oaks, Newberry, Red Bank, Saluda,
Blackville, Martinez, St. Matthews, Evans, Oak Grove, Summerton,
Batesburg-Leesville, Columbia, Manning, Springfield, Lincolnton,
Cayce, Elgin, Williston, Waynesboro, Orangeburg, McCormick,
Bishopville, North Augusta, and Lancaster Mill
1229 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia and central South
Carolina.
* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 4 PM EST this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create
hazardous conditions for small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.
&&
$$
GPL
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1230 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-201800-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260220T1800Z/
Johnson-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-Southeast
Carter-Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-Southeast
Monroe-
Including the cities of Citico, Shady Valley, Doeville, Limestone
Cove, Cades Cove, Hartford, Elkmont, Erwin, Unicoi, Gatlinburg,
Hampton, Laurel Bloomery, Trade, Coker Creek, Cedar Creek, Neva,
and Mountain City
1230 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
expected.
* WHERE...Blount Smoky Mountains, Cocke Smoky Mountains, Johnson,
Sevier Smoky Mountains, Southeast Carter, Southeast Greene,
Southeast Monroe, and Unicoi Counties.
* WHEN...Until 1 PM EST this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The most likely time for winds 40 to 45 mph
is through 8 AM EST. Locally stronger gusts up to 55 mph are
possible at the highest elevations and wind prone locations in the
Smoky Mountains such as Cove Mountain.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
&&
$$
Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
602 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
NCZ051-052-058-201200-
Haywood NC-Graham NC-Swain NC-
602 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SWAIN...GRAHAM AND NORTHWESTERN
HAYWOOD COUNTIES THROUGH 700 AM EST...
At 602 AM EST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles northeast of Morristown to 8 miles
southwest of Benton. Movement was east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Robbinsville, Town Of Santeetlah, Smoky Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky
Mountains-Deep Creek, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Lake Santeetlah,
Fontana Lake, Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, Fontana Village, and Smoky
Mountains-Twentymile Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3537 8401 3541 8402 3552 8388 3553 8382
3556 8377 3558 8360 3556 8350 3566 8335
3566 8330 3572 8325 3573 8319 3576 8316
3579 8308 3579 8297 3525 8370 3525 8385
3522 8396 3523 8400 3531 8404 3535 8404
TIME...MOT...LOC 1102Z 264DEG 39KT 3631 8316 3507 8475
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
$$
PM
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
518 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
NCZ060-061-TNZ014>017-036>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-083>086-
099>102-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-201200-
Cherokee-Clay-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins-Sullivan-Anderson-Union-
Grainger-Hamblen-Northwest Cocke-Northwest Greene-Washington TN-
Northwest Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-Northwest Blount-
North Sevier-Rhea-Meigs-McMinn-Northwest Monroe-Hamilton-Bradley-
West Polk-East Polk-Lee-Wise-Scott VA-Russell-Washington VA-
Including the cities of Andrews, Marble, Topton, Hiawasse Dam,
Murphy, Unaka, Violet, Shooting Creek, Brasstown, Hayesville,
Tusquitee, Lone Mountain, Sandlick, Springdale, Arthur,
Harrogate-Shawanee, Clairfield, Howard Quarter, Evanston,
Sneedville, Treadway, Kyles Ford, Mooresburg, Kingsport,
Bristol TN, South Holston Dam, Oak Ridge, Clinton, Maynardville,
Norris Lake, Paulette, Rose Hill, Sharps Chapel, Luttrell,
Bean Station, Alpha, Morristown, Russellville, Bybee, Newport,
Greeneville, Johnson City, Elizabethton, Harriman, Eagle Furnace,
Rockwood, Bradbury, Fairview, Kingston, Oliver Springs,
Lenoir City, Loudon, Bearden, Knoxville, Lake Forest,
Jefferson City, Strawberry Plains, Chestnut Hill, Dandridge,
White Pine, Happy Valley, Maryville, Alcoa, Harrisburg, Kodak,
McMahan, Sevierville, Seymour, Pigeon Forge, Dayton, Evensville,
Old Washington, Grandview, Spring City, Big Spring, Athens,
Clear Water, Dentville, Etowah, Sweetwater, Madisonville,
Bullet Creek, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Signal Mountain,
Cleveland, Tasso, Conasauga, Archville, Benton, Parksville,
Reliance, Big Frog Mountain, Ducktown, Turtletown, Big Stone Gap,
Norton, Wise, Coeburn, Appalachia, Pardee, Hiltons, Hansonville,
Lebanon, Dye, Castlewood, Honaker, Rosedale, Benhams, Bristol VA,
and Abingdon
518 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
...STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING...
A line of showers and possibly a thunderstorm or two will move
through east Tennessee, southwest Virginia, and extreme southwest
North Carolina early this morning. There will be gusty winds at
times ahead of this line, and as the line moves through some
locations will likely have brief wind gusts between 35 and 45
mph.
These winds may down tree branches, blow around unsecured outdoor
items, and make travel challenging for high-profile vehicles.
$$
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
350 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
NCZ001>006-019-020-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ043-044-507-
508-201300-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Wilkes-Yadkin-
Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-
Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-
Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Summers-Monroe-
Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-
Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Danbury,
Eden, Yanceyville, Wilkesboro, Yadkinville, Tazewell, Marion,
Bland, Pearisburg, Wytheville, Radford, Pulaski, Blacksburg,
Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale, Volney, Galax, Floyd,
New Castle, Clifton Forge, Covington, Hot Springs, Roanoke,
Salem, Fincastle, Lexington, Buena Vista, Stuart, Rocky Mount,
Bedford, Amherst, Hinton, Hix, Union, Lewisburg,
White Sulphur Springs, Alderson, Quinwood, Duo, and Rainelle
350 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
...AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING...
Fog will stick around through the morning commute and will be
dense at times, especially from the Greenbrier Valley of West
Virginia, south through the New River Valley of Virginia and into
portions of the foothills of North Carolina. Those traveling I-77,
I-81 and I-64 should be alert for low visibilities. Slow down, use
low beams and allow enough distance between your vehicle and the
one ahead of you.
$$
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
335 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>017-035>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-081>086-
098>102-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-201200-
Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins-
Sullivan-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen-Northwest Cocke-
Northwest Greene-Washington TN-Northwest Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-
Jefferson-Northwest Blount-North Sevier-Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-
Meigs-McMinn-Northwest Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-
East Polk-Lee-Wise-Scott VA-Russell-Washington VA-
Including the cities of Andrews, Marble, Topton, Hiawasse Dam,
Murphy, Unaka, Violet, Shooting Creek, Brasstown, Hayesville,
Tusquitee, Big South Fork National, Oneida, Smokey Junction,
Elgin, Huntsville, Norma, Slick Rock, Fincastle, La Follette,
Elk Valley, Jellico, White Oak, Caryville, Royal Blue,
Lone Mountain, Sandlick, Springdale, Arthur, Harrogate-Shawanee,
Clairfield, Howard Quarter, Evanston, Sneedville, Treadway,
Kyles Ford, Mooresburg, Kingsport, Bristol TN, South Holston Dam,
Pine Orchard, High Point, Petros, Oak Ridge, Clinton,
Maynardville, Norris Lake, Paulette, Rose Hill, Sharps Chapel,
Luttrell, Bean Station, Alpha, Morristown, Russellville, Bybee,
Newport, Greeneville, Johnson City, Elizabethton, Harriman,
Eagle Furnace, Rockwood, Bradbury, Fairview, Kingston,
Oliver Springs, Lenoir City, Loudon, Bearden, Knoxville,
Lake Forest, Jefferson City, Strawberry Plains, Chestnut Hill,
Dandridge, White Pine, Happy Valley, Maryville, Alcoa,
Harrisburg, Kodak, McMahan, Sevierville, Seymour, Pigeon Forge,
Cagle, Dunlap, Cartwright, Lone Oak, Old Cumberland, Palio,
Melvine, Mount Crest, Pikeville, Brayton, Dayton, Evensville,
Old Washington, Grandview, Spring City, Big Spring, Athens,
Clear Water, Dentville, Etowah, Sweetwater, Madisonville,
Bullet Creek, South Pittsburg, Haletown (Guild), Jasper,
Martin Springs, Whitwell, Powells Crossroads, Monteagle,
Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Signal Mountain, Cleveland, Tasso,
Conasauga, Archville, Benton, Parksville, Reliance,
Big Frog Mountain, Ducktown, Turtletown, Big Stone Gap, Norton,
Wise, Coeburn, Appalachia, Pardee, Hiltons, Hansonville, Lebanon,
Dye, Castlewood, Honaker, Rosedale, Benhams, Bristol VA,
and Abingdon
335 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 /235 AM CST Fri Feb 20 2026/
...STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING...
A line of showers and possibly a thunderstorm or two will move
through east Tennessee, southwest Virginia, and extreme southwest
North Carolina early this morning. There will be gusty winds at
times ahead of this line, and as the line moves through some
locations will likely have brief wind gusts between 35 and 45
mph.
These winds may down tree branches, blow around unsecured outdoor
items, and make travel challenging for high-profile vehicles.
$$
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
104 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
NCZ007>011-021>028-038-041-201300-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-
Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Wake-
Including the cities of Roxboro, Oxford, Creedmoor, Henderson,
Kittrell, Warrenton, Norlina, Roanoke Rapids, Enfield,
Scotland Neck, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Burlington,
Graham, Mebane, Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham,
Rougemont, Louisburg, Franklinton, Nashville, Spring Hope,
Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Princeville, Lexington, Thomasville,
Raleigh, Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, and Knightdale
104 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
...AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING...
Areas of dense fog has developed across portions of the northern
Piedmont and Coastal Plain this morning with visibilities lowering
to a half mile or less at times. Visibilities are expected to
improve between 8 and 9 AM this morning.
If you encounter dense fog while driving, turn on your low beam
headlights, slow down, and keep your distance from other
vehicles.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
556 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-058-059-
211100-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland New Hanover-
Inland Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-
Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry-
556 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and
northeast South Carolina.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
An isolated storm could produce strong wind gusts Saturday
afternoon.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
409 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-076-078-210915-
Person-Granville-Vance-Warren-Halifax-Forsyth-Guilford-Alamance-
Orange-Durham-Franklin-Nash-Edgecombe-Davidson-Randolph-Chatham-Wake-
Johnston-Wilson-Lee-Wayne-
409 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central North Carolina.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Dense Fog Advisory.
Areas of dense fog as low as quarter mile will be possible at times
across the central to northern Piedmont and Coastal Plain through 10
am this morning.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
403 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-210915-
Baldwin-Banks-Barrow-Bartow-Bibb-Bleckley-Butts-Carroll-Catoosa-
Chattahoochee-Chattooga-Cherokee-Clarke-Clayton-Cobb-Coweta-
Crawford-Crisp-Dade-Dawson-DeKalb-Dodge-Dooly-Douglas-Emanuel-
Fannin-Fayette-Floyd-Forsyth-Gilmer-Glascock-Gordon-Greene-
Gwinnett-Hall-Hancock-Haralson-Harris-Heard-Henry-Houston-Jackson-
Jasper-Jefferson-Johnson-Jones-Lamar-Laurens-Lumpkin-Macon-
Madison-Marion-Meriwether-Monroe-Montgomery-Morgan-Murray-
Muscogee-Newton-North Fulton-Oconee-Oglethorpe-Paulding-Peach-
Pickens-Pike-Polk-Pulaski-Putnam-Rockdale-Schley-South Fulton-
Spalding-Stewart-Sumter-Talbot-Taliaferro-Taylor-Telfair-Toombs-
Towns-Treutlen-Troup-Twiggs-Union-Upson-Walker-Walton-Warren-
Washington-Webster-Wheeler-White-Whitfield-Wilcox-Wilkes-
Wilkinson-
403 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north and central Georgia.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight...
Isolated thunderstorms are expected in north and central Georgia
today. A couple stronger storms may produce pea to dime size
hail, or winds gusts near 40 mph in northwest Georgia this
morning.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday...
Scattered thunderstorms are expected on Saturday. A few storms
may be strong to severe, capable of producing damaging winds,
large hail, and frequent lightning.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not requested but spotters are encouraged
to submit reports of severe weather through the web by going to
weather.gov/atlanta.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
320 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-WVZ042>044-507-210830-
Ashe-Alleghany NC-Watauga-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-
Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Mercer-
Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-
320 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest North Carolina,
southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West
Virginia.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
West winds today could gust over 40 mph, especially in the higher
peaks.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Snow showers will bring some light accumulations to the mountains
late Saturday night into Monday morning.
Gusty winds up to 45 mph are possible Sunday afternoon through
Monday night.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Blacksburg VA
320 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
NCZ003-019-VAZ022>024-032>035-210830-
Surry-Wilkes-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-
Amherst-
320 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,
northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia,
southwest Virginia and west central Virginia.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
West winds could gust up to 35 mph today.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Gusty winds up to 45 mph are possible Sunday afternoon through
Monday night.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
229 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-053-056-057-059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ008>014-019-101>109-210730-
Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Alexander-Iredell-
Davie-Buncombe-Catawba-Rowan-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-
Transylvania-Henderson-Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-
Union-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke Mountains-
Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell-
Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-
Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Chester-Greenwood-
Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-
Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Central Greenville-
Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg-
229 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, Piedmont
North Carolina, western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Strong gusty winds are expected behind a cold front Sunday into
Monday across the entire area, with the strongest gusts likely over
the highest peaks of the mountains. A Wind Advisory may be needed
for the mountains.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
None.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
229 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
NCZ033-048>052-058-210730-
Avery-Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Swain-Haywood-Graham-
229 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western North Carolina.
.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
Behind a cold front, northwest flow snow across the mountains along
the Tennessee and North Carolina border late Saturday night into
Sunday night. Additionally, strong gusty winds are expected Sunday
into Monday, with the strongest gusts likely over the highest peaks
of the mountains. A Wind Advisory may be needed. Wind chills in the
single digits possible at the highest elevations Sunday night.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
None.
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
117 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-210630-
Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins-
Sullivan-Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen-
Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-
Southeast Greene-Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter-
Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-Northwest Blount-
Blount Smoky Mountains-North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-McMinn-Northwest Monroe-
Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-East Polk-Lee-
Wise-Scott VA-Russell-Washington VA-
117 AM EST Fri Feb 20 2026 /1217 AM CST Fri Feb 20 2026/
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North
Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Strong winds are expected in the Tennessee mountains and adjacent
foothills until the early afternoon. See Wind Advisory for
additional details.
A line of showers with a few embedded thunderstorms are expected
to move through the area quickly early this morning. Severe
weather is unlikely but some strong gusts between 30 to 40mph are
possible with the line at times.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday
A northwest flow pattern will promote light snowfall accumulations
in southwest Virginia and the East Tennessee mountains Sunday and
Sunday night.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not needed at this time.
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