Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Morristown, TN

TNZ008-211845-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE TN
1145 AM EST (1045 AM CST) SUN FEB 21 1993

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR
MIDDLE EAST TENNESSEE UNTIL 6 PM EST.

THE EFFECTED COUNTIES IN MIDDLE EAST TENNESSEE ARE

.....FENTRESS AND PICKETT.....

PERSONS IN AND AROUND THE WATCH AREA NEED TO KEEP CLOSE WATCH FOR
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS,  AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION
FOR PROTECTION.

REM

TNZ008-212015-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE TN
112 PM EST (1212 PM CST) SUN FEB 21 1993

.....TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST...

WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED SCATTERED MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS
BETWEEN KNOXVILLE AND OAK RIDGE MOVING NORTHEASTERLY AT ABOUT 45 MPH.

THE WEATHER PATTERNS ARE PRIME FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.  TWO FRONTS
LOCATED IN ARKANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI COMBINED WITH COLD AIR ALOFT AND
AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF MOSITURE FROM THE GULF IS CREATING PLENTY OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THOSE STATES AND IN WESTERN TENNESSEE.  WE EXPECT AN
INCREASE IN ACTIVITY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

AT THIS TIME FENTRESS AND PICKETT COUNTIES ARE IN THE TORNADO WATCH AREA
AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS AREA COULD EXPAND AS THE DAY GOES ON.

PERSONS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATNING WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH
THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS...LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAINFALL...AND THE
OCCURRENCES OF TORNADOES.  BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO SHELTER QUICKLY IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.
REM

TNZ002-004-008-212215-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE TN
307 PM EST (207 PM CST) SUN FEB 21 1993

...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF MIDDLE EAST TENNESSEE... ...WIND
ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

AT 3 PM EST WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ONTO
THE WEST EDGE OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. PUTNAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE REPORTED SEVERAL TORNADOES ON THE GROUND AND A TORNADO WARNING
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST FOR PUTNAM COUNTY.

RESIDENTS ALONG THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND MIDDLE EAST TENNESSEE
BE ALERT FOR SEVERE WEATHER MOVING RAPIDLY FROM WEST TO EAST THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

IF YOU OBSERVE THREATENING WEATHER MOVE TO A STURDY BUILDING AND
MOVE TO THE LOWEST FLOOR AND INTERIOR HALLWAY.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION...PLEASE HEED ANY WARNINGS THAT ARE
ISSUED.

GAZ001-TNZ003-005-006-212200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHATTANOOGA TN
350 PM EST SUN FEB 21 1993

...A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE 800 PM EST...

AT 350 PM RADAR WAS DETECTING A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM LINCOLN
TENNESSEE COUNTY THAT EXTENDED NORTHEAST TO CAMPBELL COUNTY.  THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHEAST VAN BUREN COUNTY AND CUMBERLAND
COUNTIES TENNESSEE.

TORNADOS WERE REPORTED NEAR SPARTA AND IN COOKVILLE TENNESSEE.  THE
STORMS WERE MOVING EAST 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS. PERSONS LIVING IN SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE
SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION IF NECESSARY.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES
AS NEEDED.

GAZ001-TNZ003-005-006-212200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION FOR WORDING...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHATTANOOGA TN
350 PM EST SUN FEB 21 1993

...A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE 800 PM EST...

AT 350 PM RADAR WAS DETECTING A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM LINCOLN
COUNTY TENNESSEE THAT EXTENDED NORTHEAST TO CAMPBELL COUNTY.  THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHEAST VAN BUREN COUNTY AND CUMBERLAND
COUNTIES TENNESSEE.

TORNADOS WERE REPORTED NEAR SPARTA AND IN COOKVILLE TENNESSEE.  THE
STORMS WERE MOVING EAST 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS. PERSONS LIVING IN SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE
SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS AND BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION IF NECESSARY.  STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES
AS NEEDED.