Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Morristown, TN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES TN
830 PM EST THU JAN 18 1996

ARCTIC FRONT WILL BE BLASTING THRU MID TN OVER THE NEXT SVRL HRS
BEFORE SETTING ITS' SIGHTS ON E TN. INCREDIBLE CONTRAST OF CONDITIONS
ON EITHER SIDE. ONLY SUGGESTED CHG WOULD BE TO TAKE OUT MENTION OF
TSTMS WHERE THEY ARE STILL MENTIONED. LDS CHART ONLY SHOWING SCATT
STRIKES OVER ALABAMA. CANNOT RULE OUT A RUMBLE OR TWO IN E TN...BUT
THINK THE CHANCE IS SO SMALL TO MAKE IT NOT WORTH MENTIONING.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KNOXVILLE/TRI-CITIES TN
821 PM EST THU JAN 18 1996

...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE AND EAST TENNESSEE HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...
...A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF
EAST TENNESSEE AND A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF EAST TENNESSEE...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR CHEROKEE AND CLAY
COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING
FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...

A VARIETY OF WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...EXTREME
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA IN ASSOCIATION
WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT SHOULD CROSS THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU NEAR 1100 PM EST (1000 PM CST) AND REACH THE MOUNTAINS AROUND
100 AM FRIDAY. IN ADVANCE AND ALONG THE COLD FRONT...THE MAIN THREAT OF
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD ALL OF EAST TENNESSEE AND THE
MOUNTAINS AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. WINDS GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 40 TO
50 MPH WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU
TONIGHT WITH WINDS GUSTING TO AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.
PEOPLE SHOULD ANCHOR LOOSE OBJECTS AND WATCH OUT FOR FLYING DEBRIS.
DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BEWARE OF DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS...
ESPECIALLY IF TRAVELLING THROUGH HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. ALL TRAVELERS
SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR FALLEN TREES OR LARGE LIMBS.

AREAS OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF
EAST TENNESSEE...EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...
THE TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE TEENS AND 20S WITH THE RAIN
CHANGING TO RAPIDLY TO SNOW.

ALSO...HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS
AS WELL AS FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. RAINFALL AHEAD OF THE FRONT MAY
MEET OR EXCEED FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE VALUES. ACCORDINGLY...A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. REMAIN ALERT FOR RISING WATER LEVELS ON
CREEKS AND RIVERS IN YOUR AREA ESPECIALLY DURING AND JUST AFTER HEAVY
RAINS. DO NOT TRY TO CROSS WATER FLOWING ACROSS ROADWAYS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TELEVISION OR COMMERCIAL RADIO
BROADCASTS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS...INFORMATION...FORECASTS OR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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