Issued Thursday at 11:40 a.m., January 22, 2026
The winter storm warning goes into effect at midnight Friday and goes to Sunday evening.

The impacts will be felt far and wide!


A WINTER STORM WARNING is now in effect for the weekend. Significant wintry precip will have high impacts on travel and the power grid system. Use today to wrap up preparations.
A winter storm with high impacts is expected to bring treacherous conditions to the plateau this weekend. Please stay tuned for all the latest and thank you for trusting me with your forecast! Now is the time to prepare. Please make sure you have a safe alternative heat source if you rely on electricity for heat. With bitter cold temps coming next week, I want you to be safe and warm.
I’ll issue special updates from now until the weekend to give you the latest on my thoughts for the Cumberland Plateau. Follow this site for updates or download the free Meteorologist Mark app from your app store. Thank you for trusting me with your weather!
Winter Storm Warning
Guidance continues to strongly signal an impactful winter weather event across the region this weekend. The bitter cold air that comes behind this system will prolong the impacts into early next week.



Stay tuned for updates to the threats and accumulations in future updates. The system is now getting in range of more precise, short-range models. This will give us a better idea of where the greatest impacts can be expected. The bottom line is that we are ALL in the risk for high impacts from this winter storm.



I will update this hourly timeline for the weekend in tonight’s special in-depth analysis and update.



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