Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Morristown, TN

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)...WIND SHIFT AND DP BOUNDARY
WILL CONTINUE ALONG OR JUST EAST OF NC/TN STATE LINE THROUGH SUNDAY.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONVERGENCE THAT WILL BE
ENHANCED BY AFTN OROGRAPHIC LIFT SO ISOLD AFTN/EVE TSTMS REMAIN
POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE TEMPS REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL FAVORING COOLER NGM
MINS AND COOLER MAV MAXS. RIDGE ALOFT WEAKENS SOME AS WEAK UPR
TROUGH DRIFTS NE REMAINING ON WEST SIDE OF MS RVR THROUGH MON.
THIS WILL INCREASE CLOUDS SOME AS LAYER MOISTENS IN SW FLOW.
TRIGGERS LACKING MONDAY SO LOW CONFIDENCE IN SLGT CHC POPS FOR
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND MNTS.

.LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...GFS CONTINUING TO ADVERTISE
WEAK SHORTWAVES ROTATING THROUGH THE REGION INTO THURSDAY...ALONG
WITH DECENT INSTABILITY.  MOISTURE HAS INCREASED A BIT FROM EARLIER
RUNS...BUT STILL THINKING IT WILL BE DIURNAL ACTIVITY AND WILL KEEP
ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS INTO THURSDAY.  WELL DEFINED COLD FRONT
STILL APPROACHING ON LATE FRIDAY...BRINGING DEEPER MOISTURE WITH
IT.  WILL KEEP 30 POPS ON LATE FRIDAY...AND FRIDAY NIGHT.  FRONT
PASSES CWA ON SATURDAY...BEST CHANCES WILL BE SATURDAY MORNING...BUT
STILL SOME ISOLATED ACTIVITY IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER TROUGH
PASSES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA, TN   61  88  61  85 /   0   0  10  10
KNOXVILLE, TN   62  87  61  84 /  10   0  10  10
BRISTOL, TN   56  85  55  84 /  10   0  10  10
OAK RIDGE, TN   60  86  60  83 /  10   0  10  10
&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...NONE.
VA...NONE.
&&

SON/GH

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
455 AM EDT SAT MAY 8 2004

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-
006-008-090900-
ANDERSON-BLEDSOE-BLOUNT SMOKY MTN-BRADLEY-CAMPBELL-CHEROKEE-
CLAIBORNE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MTN-EAST POLK-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-HAMILTON-
HANCOCK-HAWKINS-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LEE-LOUDON-MARION-MCMINN-
MEIGS-MORGAN-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST CARTER-NORTHWEST COCKE-
NORTHWEST GREENE-NORTHWEST MONROE-NW BLOUNT-RHEA-ROANE-RUSSELL-
SCOTT TN-SCOTT VA-SEQUATCHIE-SEVIER SMOKY MTN-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-SULLIVAN-UNICOI-UNION-
WASHINGTON TN-WASHINGTON VA-WEST POLK-WISE-
455 AM EDT (355 AM CDT) SAT MAY 8 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWESTERN
VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION AND PROVIDE WARM
TEMPERATURES...AND MAINLY DRY WEATHER.  NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...

THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ALONG WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE
IN MOISTURE...LEADING TO AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.  THE BEST CHANCES FOR SIGNIFICANT RAINS MAY
OCCUR ON THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

HOWEVER...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MRX.

TG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
548 PM EDT SAT MAY 08 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0540 PM     HAIL             1 S BANNER HILL         36.11N 82.41W
05/08/2004  0.75 INCH        UNICOI             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DIME SIZE HAIL NEAR BANNER HILL. REPORTED BY SHERIFFS
            OFFICE.

&&

MEP