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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Morristown, TN

February 10, 200933 counties in Tennessee; 7 counties in Virginia; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina

NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Feb 10, 2009, 2:56 PM EST for 33 counties in Tennessee; 7 counties in Virginia; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 11, 2009, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2009, 2:56 PM EST (19:56 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 11, 2009, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 12, 2009, 12:00 PM EST
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
All 42 counties

Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Anderson County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Marion County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Polk County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Union County, TN, Washington County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 265 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2009-02-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2009-02-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 377 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1584 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
377 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
356 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS74 KMRX 101956
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
256 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO
THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS WEDNESDAY TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE
GRADIENTS OVER THE REGION. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS OVER
TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WILL
PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL
BECOME WESTERLY AND DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.


NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-018-035-041-043-045-047-072-074-081-082-087-
098-102-VAZ002-110400-
/O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0001.090211T0800Z-090212T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0001.090211T0900Z-090212T0900Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-JOHNSON-MORGAN-
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-EAST POLK-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA...
LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...COSBY...
CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...
DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...COKER CREEK...JASPER...DUCKTOWN...WISE...
NORTON
256 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 /156 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY
TO 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY
TO 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 AND 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.
AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...
WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH.

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.

$$

TNZ015>017-036>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-083>086-099>101-VAZ001-
005-006-008-110400-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.090211T1200Z-090212T0300Z/
HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-
ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-RHEA-MEIGS-
MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-LEE-SCOTT-
RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...
BRISTOL...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...
MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...
ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...
MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...
MADISONVILLE...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...JONESVILLE...
GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON
256 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 AND 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY
EVENING...WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH.

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. THE STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND
POWER LINES WEDNESDAY.

$$

DH
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 110235
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
935 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO
THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS WEDNESDAY TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE
GRADIENTS OVER THE REGION. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER
TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WILL
PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL
BECOME WESTERLY AND DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-018-035-041-043-045-047-072-074-081-082-087-
098-102-VAZ002-111000-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0001.090211T0900Z-090212T0900Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-JOHNSON-MORGAN-
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-EAST POLK-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA...
LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...COSBY...
CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...
DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...COKER CREEK...JASPER...DUCKTOWN...WISE...
NORTON
935 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 /835 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/
WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/
WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ THURSDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.
AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...
WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH.

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.


$$

TNZ015>017-036>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-083>086-099>101-VAZ001-
005-006-008-111000-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.090211T1200Z-090212T0300Z/
HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-
ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-RHEA-MEIGS-
MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-LEE-SCOTT-
RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...
BRISTOL...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...
MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...
ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...
MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...
MADISONVILLE...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...JONESVILLE...
GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON
935 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY
EVENING...WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH.

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. THE STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND
POWER LINES WEDNESDAY.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 110813
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
313 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO
THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS TODAY TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE
GRADIENTS OVER THE REGION. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER
TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WILL
PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME
WESTERLY AND DIMINISH TONIGHT.

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-018-035-041-043-045-047-072-074-081-082-087-
098-102-VAZ002-111615-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0001.090211T0900Z-090212T0900Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-JOHNSON-MORGAN-
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-EAST POLK-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA...
LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...COSBY...
CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...
DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...COKER CREEK...JASPER...DUCKTOWN...WISE...
NORTON
313 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 /213 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/
THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/
THURSDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.
AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING... WINDS
WILL BECOME WESTERLY...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH.

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.

$$

TNZ015>017-036>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-083>086-099>101-VAZ001-
005-006-008-111615-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.090211T1200Z-090212T0300Z/
HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-
ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-RHEA-MEIGS-
MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-LEE-SCOTT-
RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...
BRISTOL...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...
MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...
ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...
MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...
MADISONVILLE...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...JONESVILLE...
GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON
313 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING.

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.
AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING...WINDS
WILL BECOME WESTERLY...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH.

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. THE STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND
POWER LINES WEDNESDAY.

$$

GH
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 111600 AAA
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1100 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS TODAY...TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENTS OVER THE REGION.
THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND DIMINISH
TONIGHT.

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-018-035-041-043-045-047-072-074-081-082-087-
098-102-VAZ002-112200-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T0900Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-JOHNSON-MORGAN-
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-EAST POLK-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA...
LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...COSBY...
CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...
DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...COKER CREEK...JASPER...DUCKTOWN...WISE...
NORTON
1100 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 /1000 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/
THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/
THURSDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL BECOME
WESTERLY...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH.

WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER
OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$

TNZ015>017-036>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-083>086-099>101-VAZ001-
005-006-008-112200-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090212T0300Z/
HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-
ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-RHEA-MEIGS-
MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-LEE-SCOTT-
RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...
BRISTOL...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...
MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...
ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...
MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...
MADISONVILLE...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...JONESVILLE...
GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON
1100 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING...
WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. THE STRONG WINDS
MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES WEDNESDAY.

$$

DGS
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 112000
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
300 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE
VALLEYS...GENERATING STRONG...GUSTY WINDS OVER THE REGION.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY BEHIND AND APPROACHING COLD
FRONT...THEN DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING INTO OVERNIGHT.

TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-VAZ002-120300-
/O.CAN.KMRX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T0900Z/
/O.EXA.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090212T0300Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER...WISE...NORTON
300 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 /200 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY...THEN
SLOWLY DIMINISH.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. THE STRONG
WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.

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-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-120400-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T0900Z/
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
300 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND WINDS
WILL BECOME WESTERLY...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH.

WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER
OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$

TNZ015>017-036>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-083>086-099>101-VAZ001-
005-006-008-120300-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090212T0300Z/
HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-
ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-RHEA-MEIGS-
MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-LEE-SCOTT-
RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...
BRISTOL...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...
MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...
ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...
MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...
MADISONVILLE...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...JONESVILLE...
GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON
300 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY...THEN
SLOWLY DIMINISH.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. THE STRONG
WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES WEDNESDAY.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 120058
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
758 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT
LAKES...GENERATING STRONG...GUSTY WINDS OVER THE REGION.

NCZ060-061-TNZ087-102-120900-
/O.CAN.KMRX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T0900Z/
/O.EXB.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090212T0900Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COKER CREEK...
DUCKTOWN
758 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. THE STRONG
WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.

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.

$$

TNZ081>086-098>101-120200-
/O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090212T0300Z/
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION-
HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...
ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON
758 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 /658 PM CST WED FEB 11 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.


$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-120900-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T0900Z/
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
758 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. 

WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER
OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$

TNZ012>017-035>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-
120900-
/O.EXT.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090212T0900Z/
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-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...
JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON
758 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE 
OVERNIGHT. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. THE STRONG
WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.

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 120824
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
324 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE.

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY...GENERATING STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER THE REGION.

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-121630-
/O.CAN.KMRX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T0900Z/
/O.EXB.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090212T1700Z/
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
324 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
TODAY.

THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER LINES. LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED.  MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA
CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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>040-067>071-073-087-102-120930-
/O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090212T0900Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-
GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-
NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA...
LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...
MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...KINGSTON...
LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...
COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN
324 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED SO THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. WINDS
TODAY WILL STILL BE GUSTY WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE.

$$

TNZ015>017-042-044-046-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-121630-
/O.EXT.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090212T1700Z/
HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-
NORTHWEST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...
BRISTOL...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...ELIZABETHTON...
JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON
324 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TODAY. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. THE STRONG
WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.

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.

$$

GH
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 121633 AAA
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1133 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009


TNZ015>018-041>047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-121745-
/O.EXP.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090212T1700Z/
HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-
NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...
BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...
JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...
CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...
GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON
1133 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY. 

HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...AND THE
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

DGS

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 Feb 10, 12:25 PM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 12:25 PM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1225 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009

.AVIATION...
SATELLITE AND AREA OBSERVATIONS SHOW BKN DECK OF CLOUDS BETWEEN 8-10
KFT WITH SCATTERED-BROKEN 5KFT...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF
THE FORECAST. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE INCREASING LOW-LEVEL JET WITH 5
KFT WINDS OF 50-60 KTS BETWEEN 12-18Z WEDNESDAY. LOW LEVEL WIND
SHEAR MAY BECOME A CONCERN BY 06-09Z AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

BESIDES THE WINDS...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH MAIN CONVECTION
WITH INCOMING FROM ANTICIPATED AFTER 18Z WED.

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

DH
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 2:00 PM EST, 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
200 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009

UPDATED TO INCLUDE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FOR
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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-
200 PM EST (100 PM CST) TUE FEB 10 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A COLD FRONT AND ITS
ASSOCIATED STRONG WIND FIELD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ON
WEDNESDAY. A SQUALL LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING
THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION...AN
ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

DH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 10, 2:15 PM EST, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
215 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-110900-
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
215 PM EST TUE FEB 10 2009 /115 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009/

...WINDY CONDITIONS AND A POSSIBILE OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WILL MOVE TOWARD THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS ON WEDNESDAY.
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE THE
SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY.  WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AREA-WIDE.  SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH 20
TO 35 MPH WINDS COMMON OVER THE GREAT TENNESSEE VALLEY.

THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR
INTO THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.  A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT...AND MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS
SQUALL LINE WILL HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD
DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION...AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL
TELEVISION OR RADIO STATION...FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND UPDATES
ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

DH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 10, 11:45 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchMRXBledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke and 10 more3 hr
Feb 10, 2:56 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningMRXBledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke and 10 more36 hr

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.