Tornado Warning 10, NWS Morristown, TN

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WWUS54 KMRX 102125
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
525 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

TNC001-093-105-145-102145-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090410T2145Z/
LOUDON TN-ROANE TN-ANDERSON TN-KNOX TN-
525 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR KNOX...
ANDERSON...EXTREME EASTERN ROANE AND LOUDON COUNTIES...

AT 523 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FARRAGUT...OR 7
MILES EAST OF OAK RIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KARNS BY 530 PM EDT...
  BEARDEN BY 535 PM EDT...
  POWELL BY 540 PM EDT...
  KNOXVILLE...6 MILES SOUTH OF HALLS AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE
  FOREST BY 545 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE
STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER
YOUR HEAD.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR A STORM
SHELTER. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF
NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE
STRUCTURE IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY...ROOM OR CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR
PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3583 8427 3603 8430 3619 8399 3594 8381
      3585 8416
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 252DEG 34KT 3594 8416

$$

TG

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
225 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT)...BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACHING...AND WITH SIGNIFICANT CAPE AND LOW LEVEL WIND
SHEAR...STILL EXPECTING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.  ONCE THE COLD FRONT
PASSES...SHOULD HAVE SOME SHOWERS LINGERING...ESPECIALLY NORTH...AND
LOW CLOUDS MOVING IN.  WILL NOT STRAY FROM MAV TEMPS FOR TONIGHT.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...RATHER UNSETTLED WEATHER
REGIME IN THE OFFING FOR THE LONG TERM AFTER A MAINLY DRY WEEKEND.
NEXT IN A SERIES OF SYSTEMS APPROACHES BY EARLY MONDAY. THIS DOES
NOT APPEAR TO BE A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT AT THIS TIME AS INSTABILITY
IS DECIDEDLY LACKING PER MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS. HOWEVER...UPPER
CLOSED LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT WILL ONLY SLOWLY DRIFT
EASTWARD RESULTING IN THE PERSISTENCE OF SCATTERED PRECIP INTO
WEDNESDAY. BRIEF DRY PERIOD EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE NEXT
SYSTEM APPROACHES ON THURSDAY. FOR TEMPS..GENERALLY ONLY TWEAKED
PRECEDING GRIDS/FORECAST AS THEY APPEARED REASONABLE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             51  65  43  72  53 /  50  10   0   0  60
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  50  62  40  69  47 /  80  10   0   0  30
OAK RIDGE, TN                       51  62  39  69  48 /  70  10   0   0  30
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              49  59  36  67  42 /  90  20   0   0  20

&&

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

LDW/LCM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
320 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-110730-
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-
320 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009 /220 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
MIDDLE TENNESSEE..CENTRAL KENTUCKY...AND NORTHERN ALABAMA EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS THE REGION. THE GREATEST
THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PM TODAY WITH
THE MAIN CONCERN BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...BUT ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
417 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

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

0350 PM     HAIL             JASPER                  35.06N 85.63W
04/10/2009  E0.25 INCH       MARION             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

0355 PM     HAIL             POWELLS CROSSROADS      35.18N 85.48W
04/10/2009  E0.75 INCH       MARION             TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            5 MINUTE DURATION.

0405 PM     TORNADO          6 SW DUNLAP             35.31N 85.46W
04/10/2009                   SEQUATCHIE         TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
444 PM EDT FRI APR 10 2009

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

0435 PM     HAIL             10 NNW CLEVELAND        35.31N 84.94W
04/10/2009  E0.75 INCH       MEIGS              TN   AMATEUR RADIO

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