Severe Thunderstorm Warning 276, NWS Morristown, TN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
233 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

.SHORT TERM  (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)...CURRENT SURFACE
ANALYSIS SHOWS A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER KENTUCKY JUST NORTH OF THE
FORECAST AREA...WITH A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS AHEAD OF IT OVER THE
TN RIVER VALLEY. THIS COLD FRONT IS PROGGED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
FORECAST AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS A BROAD UPPER-
LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE NORTHEAST. ALTHOUGH MODELS INDICATE A
LACK OF DEEP MOISTURE OVER THE FORECAST AREA...SCATTERED CONVECTION
SHOULD DEVELOP UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER THIS EVENING. HIGH
PRESSURE WITH RIDGING ALOFT THEN BUILDS ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS FOR
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING DRY BUT HOT CONDITIONS. AS
FOR TEMPS...WILL BASICALLY TREND TOWARDS A PERSISTENCE FORECAST
THROUGH THE PERIOD. WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER DEWPOINTS EXPECTED BEHIND
THE FRONT...SLIGHTLY LOWER MINS ARE EXPECTED EACH MORNING BUT WITH
SLIGHTLY HIGHER MAXES EACH SUCCESSIVE DAY.

.LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...UNSETTLED WEATHER EXPECTED
THROUGH MUCH OF THE EXTENDED.  ON TUESDAY...AIR MASS BECOMES WEAKLY
UNSTABLE AND A MINOR WAVE MOVES THROUGH.  MOISTURE IS LIMITED SO
WILL KEEP LOW POPS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN ONLY.  CONFIDENCE LOW ON
TIMING OF NEXT SYSTEM...BUT SHOULD SEE A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSH
THROUGH DURING THE WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY TIME FRAME.  UNTIL CONFIDENCE
INCREASES...WILL KEEP 20 TO 30 POPS THROUGH THIS PERIOD.  A SERIES
OF WEAK SHORT WAVES AND ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH
DURING THE REST OF THE EXTENDED...PROVIDING A GENERALLY ACTIVE
WEATHER PATTERN.  CONTINUED HOT THROUGH THE EXTENDED WITH A MINOR
COOLING TREND LATE IN THE PERIOD.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN  70  93  69  95  70 /  20   0   0   0   0
KNOXVILLE AIRPORT, TN    69  91  68  93  69 /  20   0   0   0   0
OAK RIDGE, TN            69  91  68  93  69 /  20   0   0   0   0
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN   62  88  60  90  62 /  20   0   0   0   0

&&

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

DMG/MJB

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1123 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

VAZ008-021630-
WASHINGTON-
1123 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY
THROUGH 1230 PM...

AT 1120 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ALLISON GAP...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

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.

DMG

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1201 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

TNZ042-043-021700-
NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
1201 PM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GREENE COUNTY THROUGH 1 PM...

AT NOON EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST OF GREENEVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
20 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

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.

DMG

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