Tornado Warning 12, NWS Morristown, TN

347 
WWUS54 KMRX 261826
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
226 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

TNC129-145-261845-
/O.CON.KMRX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-101026T1845Z/
ROANE TN-MORGAN TN-
226 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR MORGAN
AND ROANE COUNTIES...

AT 223 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PETROS...OR 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF WARTBURG...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  PETROS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3585 8466 3601 8471 3619 8446 3617 8444
      3615 8445 3614 8443 3612 8443 3608 8436
      3605 8434 3602 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 232DEG 41KT 3607 8446

$$
DGS

648 
WWUS54 KMRX 261838
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
238 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

TNC129-145-261848-
/O.EXP.KMRX.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-101026T1845Z/
ROANE TN-MORGAN TN-
238 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR MORGAN AND ROANE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
245 PM EDT...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.

LAT...LON 3585 8466 3601 8471 3619 8446 3617 8444
      3615 8445 3614 8443 3612 8443 3608 8436
      3605 8434 3602 8433
TIME...MOT...LOC 1838Z 232DEG 41KT 3615 8433

$$

DGS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
120 PM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

.AVIATION...CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WITH DISCRETE SUPERCELLS PRECEDING
MAIN LINE CURRENTLY APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. TIMING APPEARS TO BE
ROUGHLY 00Z FOR MAIN LINE AT THE TAF SITES. SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM INDIVIDUAL CELLS ALONG
WITH POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. ANTICIPATE PROLONGED
PERIOD OF PRECIP BEHIND MAIN LINE WITH SOME REDUCTIONS IN
VISIBILITIES AND LOWER CEILINGS POSSIBLE. ANTICIPATE IMPROVING
CONDITIONS BY LATE IN THE TAF PERIOD.

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.

TN...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
     SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST MONROE.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...BRADLEY...CAMPBELL...
     CLAIBORNE...EAST POLK...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HAMILTON...
     HANCOCK...HAWKINS...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...KNOX...LOUDON...
     MARION...MCMINN...MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...NORTH
     SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST
     GREENE...NORTHWEST MONROE...RHEA...ROANE...SCOTT TN...
     SEQUATCHIE...SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...
     SULLIVAN...UNICOI...UNION...WASHINGTON TN...WEST POLK.

VA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...WISE.

&&

LCM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
517 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-270930-
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-
517 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 /417 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS
EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA IN
ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
THERE WILL BE A GOOD POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
...MAINLY BETWEEN 8 PM EDT AND MIDNIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE
DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WIND GUSTS OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. THERE WILL
ALSO BE A THREAT OF TORNADOES...PARTICULARLY IN THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU AND THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE VALLEY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.