Alert archive / Tennessee / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this high wind warning at Dec 23, 2009, 3:39 PM EST for 6 counties in Virginia; 11 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Dec 24, 2009, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr. 13 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2009, 3:39 PM EST (20:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 24, 2009, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2009, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Polk County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Washington County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | Camp Creek, TN | 73 MPH WIND GUST AT CAMP CREEK TOWER. ATDD. |
| Dec 25, 1:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 N Mountain City, TN | MANY TREE DOWN ALONG HWY 91 AND LAURAL BLOOMERY. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. |
| Dec 25, 1:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Benton, TN | NUMEROUS TREE DOWN IN BENTON, DELANO, OCOEE, OLD FORT AND COUNTY WIDE. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. |
| Dec 25, 1:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gatlinburg, TN | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. HWY 441 CLOSED DUE NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON ROADWAY. REPORTED BY PARK RANGER. |
| Dec 25, 1:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hampton, TN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN HAMPTON, STONY CREEK AND ON ROAN MOUNTAIN. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. |
| Dec 25, 1:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Talassee, TN | NUMEROUS TREE DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF TALASSE AND CALDERWOOD HWY. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. |
| Dec 25, 1:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tellico Plains, TN | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE...BUT THE WORST AREA HIT WAS TELLICO. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. |
| Dec 25, 1:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Wears Valley, TN | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN WEARS VALLEY AND GATLINBURG. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Embreeville, TN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN OVERNIGHT AT HWY 107 AND HWY 81 NEAR EMBREEVILLE. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. |
| Dec 25, 4:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Erwin, TN | A FEW TREES DOWN ON ASH AND SPRUCE ST IN ERWIN. TREES ALSO DOWN ON HWY 107, SPIVEY MTN, HWY 81 SOUTH AND HOLMAN RANCH RD. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. |
| Dec 25, 5:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newport, TN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF NEWPORT AND COUNTY WIDE. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. |
| Dec 25, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Cleveland, VA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE CLEVELAND AREA AND ON MILL CREEK RD AT RAVEN. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. |
| Dec 25, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Damascus, VA | A FEW TREES DOWN AT DAMASCUS AND KONNAROCK. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 327 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1075 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMRX 232039 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 339 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND MOVE SLOWLY TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION ON THURSDAY. WITH HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER NEW ENGLAND...A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE A STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WHICH WILL LIKELY LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNTAIN WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS. AS A RESULT... STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-240445- /O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0004.091224T2100Z-091225T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0007.091224T2100Z-091225T1700Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...BENTON... DUCKTOWN 339 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS... BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. IN FACT...WIND GUSTS OF 80 TO 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: THIS WIND EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EXTREME WIND DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD FALLEN TREES LEADING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WITH A SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE ALERT TO STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-VAZ001-002-005-006-008- 240445- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0020.091224T2100Z-091225T1700Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE- BLEDSOE-MARION-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 339 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 /239 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST. WINDS GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THESE WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ DGS
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMRX 240357 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1057 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND MOVE SLOWLY TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION ON THURSDAY. WITH HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER NEW ENGLAND...A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE A STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WHICH WILL LIKELY LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNTAIN WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS. AS A RESULT... STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-241200- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0007.091224T2100Z-091225T1700Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...BENTON... DUCKTOWN 1057 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS... BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. IN FACT...WIND GUSTS OF 80 TO 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: THIS WIND EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EXTREME WIND DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD FALLEN TREES LEADING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WITH A SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE ALERT TO STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-VAZ001-002-005-006-008- 241200- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0020.091224T2100Z-091225T1700Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE- BLEDSOE-MARION-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1057 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 /957 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST. WINDS GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THESE WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMRX 241045 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 545 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY...AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY...WHICH WILL COMBINE IWTH A STABLE AIR MASS TO PRODUCE MOUNTAIN WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS. AS A RESULT...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-241900- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0007.091224T2100Z-091225T1700Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...BENTON... DUCKTOWN 545 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS... BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. IN FACT...WIND GUSTS OF 80 TO 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: THIS WIND EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EXTREME WIND DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD FALLEN TREES LEADING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WITH A SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE ALERT TO STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-VAZ001-002-005-006-008- 241900- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0020.091224T2100Z-091225T1700Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE- BLEDSOE-MARION-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 545 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009 /445 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH... WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THESE WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ DMG
000 WWUS74 KMRX 241633 CCA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTION FOR SPELLING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1130 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY TODAY...AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY...WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH A STABLE AIR MASS TO PRODUCE MOUNTAIN WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS. AS A RESULT...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-241900- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0007.091224T2100Z-091225T1700Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...BENTON... DUCKTOWN 1130 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS... BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. IN FACT...WIND GUSTS OF 80 TO 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: THIS WIND EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EXTREME WIND DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD FALLEN TREES LEADING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WITH A SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE ALERT TO STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-VAZ001-002-005-006-008- 241900- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0020.091224T2100Z-091225T1700Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE- BLEDSOE-MARION-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1130 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009 /1030 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH... WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THESE WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ DMG
000 WWUS74 KMRX 241849 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 149 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND TRACK NORTH ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT. WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE...A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY...WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH A STABLE AIR MASS TO PRODUCE MOUNTAIN WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS. AS A RESULT...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-250900- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0007.091224T2100Z-091225T1700Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...BENTON... DUCKTOWN 149 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. IN FACT...WIND GUSTS OF 80 TO 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: THIS WIND EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EXTREME WIND DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD FALLEN TREES LEADING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WITH A SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE ALERT TO STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-VAZ001-002-005-006-008- 250900- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0020.091224T2100Z-091225T1700Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE- BLEDSOE-MARION-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 149 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 /1249 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH... WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THESE WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ DGS
000 WWUS74 KMRX 242305 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 605 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND TRACK NORTH ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT. WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE...A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY...WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH A STABLE AIR MASS TO PRODUCE MOUNTAIN WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS. AS A RESULT...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-250715- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...BENTON... DUCKTOWN 605 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS... INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. IN FACT... WIND GUSTS OF 80 TO 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: THIS WIND EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EXTREME WIND DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD FALLEN TREES LEADING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WITH A SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE ALERT TO STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ TNZ083-084-099-100-250715- /O.EXA.KMRX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ RHEA-MEIGS-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYTON...DECATUR...CHATTANOOGA... CLEVELAND 605 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH... WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THESE WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-VAZ001-002-005-006-008- 250715- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE- BLEDSOE-MARION-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 605 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009 /505 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH... WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THESE WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMRX 250510 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1210 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND TRACK NORTH ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT. WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE...A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY...WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH A STABLE AIR MASS TO PRODUCE MOUNTAIN WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS. AS A RESULT...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-251000- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...BENTON... DUCKTOWN 1210 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * TIMING: VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS... INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. IN FACT... WIND GUSTS OF 80 TO 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: THIS WIND EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EXTREME WIND DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD FALLEN TREES LEADING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WITH A SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE ALERT TO STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035-081>084-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-006-008- 251000- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE- BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON... DECATUR...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...JONESVILLE...WISE... NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1210 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 /1110 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH... WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THESE WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMRX 250638 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 138 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE AREA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...AND TRACK NORTH ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT. WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE...A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL COMBINE WITH A STABLE AIR MASS TO PRODUCE MOUNTAIN WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS. AS A RESULT...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. VAZ001-002-006-008-251500- /O.UPG.KMRX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KMRX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ LEE-WISE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON... ABINGDON 138 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH TO BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THESE WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-251500- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...BENTON... DUCKTOWN 138 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. IN FACT... WIND GUSTS OF 80 TO 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: THIS WIND EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EXTREME WIND DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD FALLEN TREES LEADING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WITH A SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE ALERT TO STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ TNZ015>017-036>039-067>070-251500- /O.EXA.KMRX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE- LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE 138 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING. * EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH... WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. * TREES LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THESE WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035-081>084-098>100-VAZ005-251500- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE- BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON... DECATUR...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...GATE CITY 138 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 /1238 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY. * STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REACH TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH... WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TREES LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THESE WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 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 250807 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 307 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING ACROSS THE AREA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL DRIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN. WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL COMBINE WITH A STABLE AIR MASS TO PRODUCE MOUNTAIN WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS. AS A RESULT...VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-VAZ001-002-006-008-251700- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-WISE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON...ABINGDON 307 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. IN FACT...WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * THIS WIND EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EXTREME WIND DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD FALLEN TREES LEADING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WITH A SATURATED GROUND IN PLACE. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE ALERT TO STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>100-VAZ005- 251700- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... GATE CITY 307 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 /207 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY. * STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 AND 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED. * TREES LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THESE WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMRX 251638 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1138 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN... .A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE TO BE QUITE STRONG IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AND TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-006-008-252100- /O.EXP.KMRX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KMRX.WI.Y.0020.091225T1700Z-091225T2100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- LEE-WISE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE... WISE...NORTON...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1138 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY. * STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH 4 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. * SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED. * TREES LIMBS AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN BY THESE WINDS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ040-042-044-046-071-073-085>087-101-102-251745- /O.EXP.KMRX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 1138 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY. $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>100-VAZ005- 251745- /O.EXP.KMRX.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-091225T1700Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... GATE CITY 1138 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009 /1038 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Dec 23, 3:38 PM EST, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 3:38 PM EST, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
338 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)...
A CLOSED LOW WILL BE SLOWLY TRACKING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
PLAINS...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN FIRMLY ANCHORED OVER THE
EAST COAST. A LOW LEVEL SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF
THE RIDGE AXIS TODAY WILL BACK TO A MORE SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY
DIRECTION THROUGH TONIGHT...PROVIDING INCREASING MOISTURE THROUGH
THE COLUMN AND FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR MOUNTAIN WAVES.
HOWEVER...THE ONSET OF PRECIP LOOKS TO BE DELAYED WITH EACH MODEL
RUN AS THE EASTWARD PROGRESS OF THE LOW IS SLOW. IN ADDITION...WITH
A STRENGTHENING SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW...DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL LIKELY
CREATE A SHADOW EFFECT IN THE TN VALLEY AND FURTHER DELAY THE ONSET
OF RAIN IN NORTHERN SECTIONS. LIFT REMAINS WEAK OVER OUR AREA UNTIL
A NEGATIVELY-TILTED UPPER TROUGH WILL CROSS THE LOWER MS VALLEY AND
THE TN VALLEY THURSDAY NIGHT...PROVIDING GOOD UPPER DIVERGENCE OVER
OUR AREA. SO WILL REMOVE THE POPS FROM TONIGHT...LOWER POPS IN THE
NORTHERN VALLEY TO A SLIGHT CHANCE THROUGH THURSDAY...AND BRING
LIKELY POPS IN THE SOUTH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CATEGORICAL POPS
EVERYWHERE WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT. PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT
OCCURS ON FRIDAY...AND MODELS INDICATE DRY AIR ALOFT MOVING IN
RAPIDLY FRIDAY MORNING. WILL END ALL POPS ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE 00Z
SATURDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO BE TAPERING OFF THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SLACKENS AND BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS TURN TO
THE SOUTHWEST.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WILL BE CHANGED
TO A HIGH WIND WARNING AS CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO LOOK FAVORABLE FOR
A SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN WAVE EVENT. BOTH THE NAM AND THE GFS SHOW
WINDS OF 75 KTS AT 850 MB. EVEN AT ONLY 3000 FEET...WINDS REACH 50
KTS FOR A SUSTAINED PERIOD THURSDAY NIGHT. THUS WILL ISSUE A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU COUNTIES...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.
ANOTHER POTENTIAL ISSUE WILL BE FLOODING...MAINLY IN AREAS THAT
STILL HAVE SNOW COVER...PRIMARILY THE TN MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA. MELTING SNOW COMBINED WITH ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF
RAINFALL COULD CAUSE SOME SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS TO FLOOD. AN SPS
WILL BE ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS.
.LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...
HUGE UPPER LOW MOVES FROM GREAT LAKES AREA SLOWLY OUT TO NORTHEAST
DURING THE PERIOD, REPLACED BY SHORT RIDGING IN SOUTHEASTERN U.S.
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OUT LATE TUESDAY WITH UPPER LOW, REPLACED BY
SURFACE HIGH WHICH ALSO TAKES ITS SWEET TIME MOVING IN. AIR MASS IS
QUITE DRY AND SO POPS VERY LOW. WHEN THERE ARE POPS, WENT WITH
SLIGHT CHANCE SNOW SHOWERS, NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. TEMPS STILL
IN PRETTY AGREEMENT WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST, A HAIR ON THE COOL SIDE
COMPARED TO CLIMATOLOGY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 38 54 44 50 29 / 10 60 100 20 10
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 35 52 42 50 29 / 0 30 100 50 10
OAK RIDGE, TN 36 52 43 49 29 / 0 30 100 40 10
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 31 49 36 48 30 / 0 20 100 90 10
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO NOON EST /11
AM CST/ FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLEDSOE...
CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...MARION...MORGAN...SCOTT TN...
SEQUATCHIE.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...JOHNSON...MCMINN...NW BLOUNT...
NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...
NORTHWEST GREENE...NORTHWEST MONROE...SEVIER SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST
MONROE...UNICOI...WASHINGTON TN...WEST POLK.
VA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...WISE.
&&
DGS/BBHazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 5:10 AM EST, 10 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 510 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-241015- 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- 510 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009 /410 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009/ 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 A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE REGION BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS AROUND THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES. IN ADDITION...WITH THE GROUND REMAINING NEARLY SATURATED...SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BY THURSDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND FLOODING REPORTS.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 23, 3:02 PM EST, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 302 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-232215- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 302 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 /202 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009/ ...FLOODING POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING FROM RAIN FALLING ON SNOW PACK IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN... A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS IS A RELATIVELY WARM SYSTEM AND WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAINS...BRIEFLY MODERATE TO HEAVY. THIS WOULD NORMALLY CAUSE ONLY ISOLATED MINOR FLOOD PROBLEMS BUT THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY SOME MOUNTAINS IN EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HAVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW STILL ON THE GROUND. RAIN WILL CAUSE AT LEAST SOME OF THE SNOW TO MELT WHICH WILL ADD TO THE RUNOFF. SMALL STREAMS COMING OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO FLOOD. SOME OF THE LARGER RIVERS SUCH AS THE FRENCH BROAD...LITTLE PIGEON...AND PIGEON MAY ALSO FLOOD. EVEN THE UPPER REACHES OF THE POWELL AND CLINCH RIVERS MAY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT RISES. URBAN AREAS SUCH AS CHATTANOOGA...KNOXVILLE...AND JOHNSON CITY MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING IN THE TYPICAL LOW FLAT SPOTS. WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THE SITUATION AND ISSUE FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS IF NECESSARY. BE CAREFUL AND KEEP AN EYE ON STREAMS AND FLOOD PRONE SPOTS. IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED OR CLOSED ROAD...TURN AROUND. DONT DROWN. BB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 3:39 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 48 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:20 AM EST | High Wind Watch | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, McMinn and 5 more | 12 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.