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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 339, NWS Morristown, TN

July 20, 2006Lee County, Virginia

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2006, 12:43 AM EDT for Lee County, Virginia. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 20, 2006, 12:43 AM EDT (04:43 UTC)
Expired: Jul 20, 2006, 1:15 AM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Lee County, VA

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 19, 9:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 9:00 PM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
900 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A WEAK QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS
SOUTHWEST VA...WITH LOCAL RADARS REVEALING AN ISOLATED TSTORM NEAR
THIS FRONT. EVENING CONVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE OVER THE
NEXT HOUR OR SO WITH THE SETTING OF THE SUN. WILL PLAN TO UPDATE THE
FORECAST LATER THIS EVENING TO REMOVE THE MENTION OF EVENING PRECIP.
TEMPS LOOK TO BE ON TRACK AND WILL NOT CHANGE.
&&

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

DMG

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 5:30 AM EDT, 19 hours 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
530 AM EDT WED JUL 19 2006

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-201000-
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-
SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-
WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
430 AM CDT WED JUL 19 2006 /530 AM EDT WED JUL 19 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ON FRIDAY...THE COMBINATION OF WEAK INSTABILITY...STRONG AFTERNOON
HEATING AND INCREASING MOISTURE WILL ALLOW SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION.
SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY REACH STRONG TO SEVERE LEVELS WITH THE MAIN
CONCERN STRONG GUSTY WINDS.  ADDITIONALLY...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THE STORMS AND MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED MINOR
FLOODING MAINLY IN LOW LYING AREAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEED FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 8:08 PM EDT, 4 hours 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
808 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006

TNZ069-071-200115-
KNOX-NW BLOUNT-
808 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING BLOUNT AND KNOX COUNTIES...

AT 806 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KNOXVILLE. RADAR INDICATED
LITTLE MOVEMENT WITH THESE STORMS.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS. REMEMBER...
IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAY OCCUR WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 8:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
852 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006

TNZ018-VAZ008-200115-
JOHNSON-WASHINGTON-
852 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING JOHNSON AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES...

AT 849 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ABINGDON....MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS. REMEMBER...
IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 11:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1123 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006

TNZ016-200430-
HAWKINS-
1123 PM EDT WED JUL 19 2006

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING HAWKINS COUNTY...

AT 1118 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF SURGOINSVILLE NEAR CHURCH
HILL. THIS STORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY AND THEREFORE...LOCALIZED
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...DONT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT...THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP
FOR SAFE PASSAGE.

WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 12:18 AM EDT, 25 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1218 AM EDT THU JUL 20 2006

VAZ006-008-200445-
RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
1218 AM EDT THU JUL 20 2006

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING RUSSELL AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES...

AT 1212 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEBANON....MOVING EAST AT
5 MPH.

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

SUSTAINED WINDS OR GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL OF PEA TO LESS
THAN PENNY SIZE...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. ANY FURTHER STRENGTHENING OF THESE
STORMS MAY REQUIRE ISSUANCE OF A WARNING.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAY OCCUR WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN

MJB

Local storm report, Jul 20, 12:24 AM EDT, 19 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1224 AM EDT THU JUL 20 2006

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

1205 AM     TSTM WND DMG     CHURCH HILL             36.53N 82.71W
07/20/2006                   HAWKINS            TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE ENTIRE NORTHEAST PART OF
            THE COUNTY. REPORTED BY DISPATCH.

&&

GRC

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 12:35 AM EDT, 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1235 AM EDT THU JUL 20 2006

VAZ001-005-200500-
LEE-SCOTT-
1235 AM EDT THU JUL 20 2006

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING LEE AND SCOTT COUNTIES...

AT 1230 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF BIG STONE GAP....MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

SUSTAINED WINDS OR GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH...HAIL OF PEA TO LESS
THAN PENNY SIZE...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. ANY FURTHER STRENGTHENING OF THESE
STORMS MAY REQUIRE ISSUANCE OF A WARNING.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAY OCCUR WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN

MJB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 19, 8:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Sullivan	33 min
Jul 19, 11:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Hawkins	24 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.