Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Morristown, TN

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WWUS54 KMRX 042152
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
549 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008

TNC163-VAC169-042159-
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-080704T2200Z/
SULLIVAN TN-SCOTT VA-
549 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA AND 
SULLIVAN COUNTY TENNESSEE IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 3661 8193 3660 8230 3671 8233 3675 8227
      3675 8225 3677 8220 3679 8212 3681 8210
      3684 8204 3662 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 249DEG 14KT 3664 8225

$$

VAC191-520-042200-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-080704T2200Z/
CITY OF BRISTOL VA-WASHINGTON VA-
549 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT 
FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA AND THE CITY OF BRISTOL VIRGINIA...

AT 544 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR BENHAMS...OR 6 MILES WEST OF BRISTOL VA...MOVING EAST AT
18 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BENHAMS AND BRISTOL VA BY 600 PM EDT...

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.

LAT...LON 3661 8193 3660 8230 3671 8233 3675 8227
      3675 8225 3677 8220 3679 8212 3681 8210
      3684 8204 3662 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 249DEG 14KT 3664 8225

$$

TG

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
237 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND SATURDAY)...COLD FRONT TO OUR NORTHWEST
NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE MUCH PROGRESS TOWARD OUR AREA IN THE SHORT
TERM.  HOWEVER...LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AND
INSTABILITY ALONG WITH UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE THAT WILL MOVE OVER
AREA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY TO WARRANT THE LIKELY POPS THAT HAVE BEEN
ADVERTISED.  LOOKS LIKE BEST COVERAGE OF PRECIP MAY BE LATER TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY...BUT WILL NOT FINESSE THINGS TOO MUCH IN THE DATABASE.
WILL MAKE ONLY MINOR TWEAKS TO MAV TEMPS...WHICH LOOK REASONABLE
OVERALL.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...UPPER TROUGH KEEPS
THINGS SOMEWHAT UNSETTLED THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE WEEKEND AND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS TROUGH LINGERS BEFORE FINALLY PULLING OUT
BY LATE MONDAY.  TYPICAL SUMMER WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED THROUGH
THE BALANCE OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD.  A SERIES OF NORTHERN STREAM
SHORT WAVE TROUGHS...AND ASSOCIATED DYNAMICS...WILL STAY WELL NORTH
OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION.  THE EUROPEAN MODEL PROJECTS
ONE OF THESE SHORT WAVES WILL PUSH A SURFACE BOUNDARY INTO OUR AREA
BY THURSDAY.  HOWEVER...THIS IS NOT EVIDENT WITH OTHER MEDIUM RANGE
MODELS AND ENSEMBLES.  THUS WILL DISCOUNT FOR NOW AND CONTINUE
SCATTERED MAINLY DIURNAL CONVECTION EACH DAY.  FOR TEMPS...HAD NO
COMPELLING REASON TO DEVIATE FROM MAV/MEX GUIDANCE AND GENERALLY
STAYED CLOSE TO THOSE VALUES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             68  85  67  89  67 /  60  60  20  30  20
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  67  83  65  88  66 /  60  60  20  30  20
OAK RIDGE, TN                       68  83  65  89  66 /  60  60  20  30  20
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              63  80  63  87  62 /  60  60  30  30  20

&&

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

LDW/LCM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
436 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-050845-
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-
436 AM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008 /336 AM CDT FRI JUL 4 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON.
A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO
40 MPH. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
313 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008

TNZ017-018-044-046-047-VAZ008-042000-
JOHNSON-NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SULLIVAN-WASHINGTON-
313 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFFECTING CARTER...JOHNSON...SULLIVAN
AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 309 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF
JOHNSON CITY TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF HAMPTON TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
NEWLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT 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.