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A strong winter storm is expected to bring rain and wintry precipitation to the region for the coming days, according to the National Weather Service.
The precipitation is forecast to start as rain tonight through Friday before transitioning to a wintry mix and eventually all snow by Friday night. Some rainfall tonight and Friday could be heavy. The heaviest snow is expected to fall late Friday night into Saturday morning.
A winter storm warning is in effect from 1 p.m. Friday till 7 p.m. Saturday for Bledsoe, East Polk, Grundy, Marion and Sequatchie counties in Tennessee, Catoosa, Dade, Murray, Walker and Whitfield counties in Georgia and Cherokee County in North Carolina, according to the National Weather Service.
A winter weather advisory is in effect from 1 p.m. Friday till 7 p.m. Saturday for Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea and West Polk counties in Tennessee.
No area school closings have been reported yet but Dayton City Schools will open two hours later Friday.
All athletic events in Hamilton County have been postponed for Friday.