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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at May 10, 2008, 3:54 PM EDT for 9 counties in Tennessee; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina. It took effect at May 11, 2008, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2008, 3:54 PM EDT (19:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 11, 2008, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 12, 2008, 12:57 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Polk County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 286 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1694 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 500 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 5.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMRX 101954 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 354 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...HIGH WINDS SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY SUNDAY WITH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS THEY SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NOUTHWEST AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-110400- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.080511T1200Z-080512T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.A.0001.080512T0000Z-080512T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN 354 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY ...MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AND THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND STAY STRONG MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. $$ VAZ001-002-005-006-008-110400- /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.A.0001.080512T0000Z-080512T1800Z/ LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...WISE...GATE CITY... LEBANON...ABINGDON 354 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUNDAY NIGHT AND THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. $$ HW/TD
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMRX 110300 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1100 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...HIGH WINDS SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY SUNDAY WITH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS THEY SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-111100- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.080511T1200Z-080512T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.HW.A.0001.080512T0000Z-080512T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN 1100 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUNDAY. SUNDAY NIGHT WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AND THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND STAY STRONG MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. $$ VAZ001-002-005-006-008-111100- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.A.0001.080512T0000Z-080512T1800Z/ LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...WISE...GATE CITY... LEBANON...ABINGDON 1100 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUNDAY NIGHT AND THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. $$ GH
000 WWUS74 KMRX 110848 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 448 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...HIGH WINDS SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE BY TO OUR NORTH TODAY...AND WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION TODAY...WITH THESE GUSTY WINDS LINGERING OVER THE MOUNTAINS INTO TONIGHT AND MONDAY. VAZ001-002-005-006-008-111700- /O.CAN.KMRX.HW.A.0001.080512T0000Z-080512T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.LW.Y.0010.080511T1600Z-080512T0800Z/ LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...WISE...GATE CITY... LEBANON...ABINGDON 448 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EDT MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST TONIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 26 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ TNZ012>017-035>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-081>086-098>101-111700- /O.NEW.KMRX.LW.Y.0010.080511T1600Z-080512T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE- WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE... DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON 448 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 /348 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 26 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-111700- /O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0001.080512T0000Z-080512T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.080511T1600Z-080512T2000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 448 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM EDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM EDT MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WINDS WILL BE WEST 2O TO 35 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. EXPECT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ON MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ087-102-111700- /O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0001.080512T0000Z-080512T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.080511T1600Z-080512T0800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COKER CREEK... DUCKTOWN 448 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EDT MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS74 KMRX 111631 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1231 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...HIGH WINDS SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE BY TO OUR NORTH TODAY... AND WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION TODAY... WITH THESE GUSTY WINDS LINGERING OVER THE MOUNTAINS INTO TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-120245- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080512T2000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 1231 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WINDS WILL BE WEST 2O TO 35 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. EXPECT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ON MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ087-102-120245- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080512T0800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COKER CREEK... DUCKTOWN 1231 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ TNZ012>017-035>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-081>086-098>101-120000- /O.CON.KMRX.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080512T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE- WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE... DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON 1231 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 /1131 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 26 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ VAZ001-002-005-006-008-120245- /O.CON.KMRX.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080512T0800Z/ LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...WISE...GATE CITY... LEBANON...ABINGDON 1231 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST TONIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 26 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
000 WWUS74 KMRX 111900 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 300 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...HIGH WINDS SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE BY TO OUR NORTH TODAY... AND WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION TODAY... WITH THESE GUSTY WINDS LINGERING OVER THE MOUNTAINS INTO TONIGHT AND MONDAY. VAZ001-002-005-006-008-120000- /O.EXT.KMRX.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080512T0000Z/ LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...WISE...GATE CITY... LEBANON...ABINGDON 300 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE WEST TONIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 26 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-120300- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080512T2000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 300 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WINDS WILL BE WEST 2O TO 35 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. EXPECT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ON MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ087-102-120300- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080512T0800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COKER CREEK... DUCKTOWN 300 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ TNZ012>017-035>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-081>086-098>101-120000- /O.CON.KMRX.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080512T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE- WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE... DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON 300 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 /200 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 26 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
000 WWUS74 KMRX 120004 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 804 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...HIGH WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS LINGERING OVER THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. TNZ012>017-035>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-081>086-098>101-VAZ001- 002-005-006-008-120115- /O.EXP.KMRX.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080512T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE- WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE... DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...JONESVILLE...WISE... GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 804 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 /704 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-120815- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080512T2000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 804 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WINDS WILL BE WEST 2O TO 35 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES. EXPECT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ON MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ087-102-120800- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080512T0800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COKER CREEK... DUCKTOWN 804 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT MONDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS74 KMRX 120840 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 440 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO OUR NORTHEAST WILL SLOWLY PULL AWAY FROM THE AREA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-121700- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080512T2000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 440 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS74 KMRX 121657 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1257 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS AFTERNOON AND HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS HAS MOVED OFF THE EAST COAST AND THIS HAS RELAXED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-121800- /O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080512T2000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 1257 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 10 TO 20 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS BUT GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN SOME PLACES. $$ TD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at May 10, 3:37 PM EDT, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 3:37 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
337 PM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008
.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND SUNDAY)...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE REGION ON SUNDAY...ARRIVING AROUND 8 AM IN THE
CHATTANOOGA AREA...9 TO 10 AM IN KNOXVILLE...AND 10-11 AM IN THE
TRI-CITIES. THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE IN THE
SOUTHERN PART...WITH THE THREAT LESSENING...BUT STILL THERE...AS
YOU MOVE FURTHER UP THE VALLEY. A HIGH WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE MOUNTAINS WITH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)...DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM OHIO TO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY. STRONG VORTICITY MAXIMUMS ROTATE AROUND THIS
SYSTEM WHICH WILL CAUSE SHOWERS TO PERSIST NE HALF FORECAST AREA AND
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF UP TO 50 KNOTS AT 850 MB. THIS HAS
PROMPTED A HIGH WIND WATCH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY. CLOUDS AND SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE NE HALF OF
THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY WITH CLEARING SOUTH AND CONTINUED COOL
TEMPERATURES NORTH. SHOWERS WILL END MONDAY NIGHT AS UPPER LOW MOVES
FAR ENOUGH EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE EAST. TUESDAY
RIDGING BRINGS A SUNNY DAY WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES. THE NEXT
FRONTAL SYSTEM IS QUICKLY FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY WITH SURFACE LOW MUCH
FARTHER NORTH BUT MODELS HAVE A SECOND LOW IN TX THAT MOVES UP INTO
THE TN VALLEY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AND WITH WRAP AROUND MOISTURE
INTO SATURDAY WILL MAKE THE REST OF THE WEEK UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS
INTO SATURDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 64 71 49 72 48 / 90 80 30 10 10
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 58 67 47 66 47 / 90 90 60 20 10
OAK RIDGE, TN 58 68 47 65 46 / 90 90 60 20 10
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 50 65 46 60 42 / 60 90 70 30 10
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...
UNICOI.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
EAST POLK...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...UNICOI.
VA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...
WISE.
&&
HW/TDHazardous weather outlook, May 10, 4:44 AM EDT, 11 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 444 AM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-111000- 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- 444 AM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008 /344 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH TONIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED TORNADO. THE GREATEST THREAT OF ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER AND NEAR SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER AND NEAR THE PLATEAU...SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 10, 10:08 AM EDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1008 AM EDT SAT MAY 10 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0840 PM HAIL 4 SSE BEARDEN 35.89N 83.98W
05/09/2008 M0.88 INCH KNOX TN TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS REPORT OF 0.875 IN HAIL.
0245 AM TSTM WND DMG HAYESVILLE 35.05N 83.82W
05/10/2008 CLAY NC UTILITY COMPANY
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
REPORTED BY BLUE RIDGE MTN EMC.
0250 AM TSTM WND DMG HAYESVILLE 35.05N 83.82W
05/10/2008 CLAY NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
LIMBS DOWN ON QUALLA ROAD. REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE.
&&
MEPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 45 min |
| May 9, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Knox | 27 min |
| May 9, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Rhea, Sequatchie | 29 min |
| May 9, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Sevier | 29 min |
| May 9, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Rhea, Roane | 31 min |
| May 9, 9:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Knox | 24 min |
| May 9, 10:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Roane | 38 min |
| May 9, 10:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Sevier | 29 min |
| May 9, 10:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Sevier | 40 min |
| May 10, 3:54 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe and 3 more | 13 hr |
| May 10, 2:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 36 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.