Tornado Warning 8, NWS Morristown, TN

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TRI-CITIES TN
ISSUED BY MORRISTOWN TN
422 PM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING FROM SOUTHEAST KY TOWARD SOUTHWEST VA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.  THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH: LEE...WISE...SCOTT...RUSSELL AND
WASHINGTON.  THIS WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN OR NEAR THE WATCH AREA.  THE MAIN THREAT FROM
THESE STORMS WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL.  HOWEVER ISOLATED TORNADOES
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA AS SOME OF THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY
OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WHEN THEY WERE LOCATED OVER MIDDLE TN EARLIER THIS
AFTERNOON.

AT 418 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY.  THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 TO 50
MPH.  THESE STORMS WILL BEGIN AFFECTING SOUTHWEST VIRIGINIA WITHIN THE NEXT
HOUR.  PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP ALERT TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TRI-CITIES TN
ISSUED BY MORRISTOWN TN
516 PM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

...A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM IS OCCURRING OVER SOUTHERN LESLIE COUNTY KY...

AT 510 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN MORRISTOWN
DETECTED A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHERN LESLIE COUNTY.  THIS IS A
DANGEROUS STORM AND WILL MOST LIKELY AFFECT NORTHERN SECTIONS OF WISE
COUNTY VIRGINIA BY 600 PM EDT.  PERSONS IN WISE COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS THIS STORM APPROACHES.  BE
PREPARED TO SEEK TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF A TORNADO IS OBSERVED OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

ALSO THERE IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.  THIS WATCH INCLUDES LEE...WISE...RUSSELL...SCOTT AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES.  REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO
PRODUCE TORNADOES.
MPH.  THESE STORMS WILL BEGIN AFFzECTING SOUTHWEST VIRIGINIA WITHIN THE NEXT
HOUR.  PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP ALERT TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE TN
550 PM EDT (450 PM CDT) THU MAY 18 1995

...TORNADO WATCH FOR EAST TENNESSEE UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT...

AT 540 PM EDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE NORTH
PART OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...HOWEVER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND
SEVERAL TORNADOES HAVE OCCURRED OVER MIDDLE AND WEST TENNESSEE DURING
THE DAY.  THE SHOWERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION TO TAKE IN THE EVENT OF TORNADOES
OR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HERE ARE A FEW SUGGESTIONS...STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS..SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS..
GET UNDER A BED OR TABLE IF POSSIBLE..ABANDON MOBILE HOMES...AND TRY
TO REMAIN CALM FOR CLEARER THINKING.

WATCH THE SKY FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SEEK SHELTER IN
A STURDY BUILDING.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO..OR YOUR FAVORITE
RADIO OR TV STATION. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

WS

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TRI-CITIES TN
ISSUED BY MORRISTOWN TN
720 PM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

...TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS ARE APPROACHING THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST TN AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA UNTIL MIDNIGHT.  THE WATCH DOES INCLUDE THE TRI-CITIES AREA.  AT
715 PM EDT THE MORRISTOWN DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM
APPROACHING CUMBERLAND COUNTY.  SEVERAL OTHER TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS WERE
NOTED FURTHER NORTH IN CENTRAL KY AND FURTHER SOUTHWEST OVER MIDDLE TN AND
NORTHERN ALABAMA.  THEREFORE RESIDENTS LIVING ACROSS NORTHEAST TN AND
SOUTHWEST VA WL NEED TO~ MONITOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.
CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION BUT THIS MAY
CHANGE LATER AS SEVERE AND POSSIBLY TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH THE AREA
FROM THE WEST.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TRI-CITIES TN
ISSUED BY MORRISTOWN TN
820 PM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

...DANGEROUS TORNADIC SITUATION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER EAST TN...

AT 813 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERAL
TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EAST TN.  THE CLOSEST TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM
WAS LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE WEST OF OAK RIDGE.  OTHER TORNADIC
THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER VAN BUREN AND HAMILTON COUNTIES.  ALL OF
THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF
NORTHEAST TN AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA UNTIL MIDNIGHT.  PERSONS LIVING IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THIS VERY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION
AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY IF A TORNADO IS OBSERVED OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TRI-CITIES TN
ISSUED BY MORRISTOWN TN
851 PM EDT THU MAY 18 1995

...VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY 10 PM OVER NORTHWESTERN
   GREENE COUNTY...

AT 850 PM EDT A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS WILL
BE MOST LIKELY AFFECTING NORTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTY BY 1000 PM EDT.  PERSONS
LIVING IN GREENE COUNTY SHOUL&D BE PREPARED FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS STORM.
IF A TORNADO IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED YOU SHOULD TAKE COVER
IMMEDIATELY!

THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST TN AND SOUTHWEST VA IS STILL IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.