Alert archive / Tennessee / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this high wind warning at Feb 1, 2011, 3:59 AM EST for 10 counties in Tennessee; 5 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr. 17 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
- Feb 1, 2011, 3:59 AM EST (08:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 5:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2011, 10:33 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Washington County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Russell County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 6:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | Camp Creek, TN | 78 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE NOAA WIND TOWER IN CAMP CREEK. |
| Feb 1, 7:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 7 S Tellico Plains, TN | WINDS 26 GUSTING TO 59 MPH AT THE COKER CREEK WIND TOWER. |
| Feb 1, 7:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 5 Sw Newport, TN | WINDS 29 GUSTING TO 64 MPH AT THE ENGLISH MOUNTAIN FIRETOWER. |
| Feb 1, 7:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 5 W Gatlinburg, TN | WINDS 51 GUSTING TO 78 MPH AT THE COVE MOUNTAIN FIRETOWER. |
| Feb 1, 8:45 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 93 | 2 W Gatlinburg, TN | 93 MPH WIND GUSTS MEASURED AT THE COVE MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER. |
| Feb 1, 9:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 10 E Sevierville, TN | 76 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE ENGLISH MOUNTAIN ETOS SITE. |
| Feb 1, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 7 S Tellico Plains, TN | 51 MPH WIND GUST AT THE TELLICO RAWS SITE IN COKER CREEK. |
| Feb 1, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Townsend, TN | A FEW TREES REPORTED DOWN IN CADES COVE. LOOP ROAD WAS CLOSED EARLY IN THE MORNING. |
| Feb 1, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Gatlinburg, TN | A FEW TREES REPORTED DOWN ON HIGHWAY 441 IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. ROAD WAS CLOSED THROUGH THE NIGHT. |
| Feb 1, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 8 Sw Jonesborough, TN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG THE NOLICHUCKY RIVER IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MOUNTAINS. |
| Feb 1, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hartford, TN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN AROUND THE FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING DEL RIO...HARTFORD...COSBY..AND LONG CREEK. IN ADDITION...A LARGE BARN WAS BLOWN DOWN NEAR COSBY...ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO SEVERAL COMMERCIAL RENTAL CABINS. |
| Feb 1, 10:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lebanon, VA | A FEW TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 2, 12:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Camp Creek, TN | AROUND 40 TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE FOOTHILLS AREA OF GREENE COUNTY. |
| Feb 2, 12:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Roan Mountain, TN | SEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN AROUND THE ROAN MOUNTAIN AREA. |
| Feb 2, 12:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Shady Valley, TN | SEVERAL BIG TREES DOWNED IN SHADY VALLEY. |
| Feb 2, 12:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tellico Plains, TN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG THE FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING TELLICO PLAINS AND COKER CREEK. |
| Feb 2, 2:20 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ne Wise, VA | A FEW TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 72 IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 252 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
- 753 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
859 WWUS74 KMRX 010859 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 359 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF EAST TN AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WISE AND RUSSELL COUNTIES IN VA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION TONIGHT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ002-006-012000- /O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0002.110201T2200Z-110202T1800Z/ 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-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE- RUSSELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON 359 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND LARGE LIMBS. SOME STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED. IF YOU ARE DRIVING THROUGH THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...BE AWARE THAT CROSS WINDS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>085-098>102-VAZ001-005- 008-012000- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.110201T2200Z-110202T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON- BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY...ABINGDON 359 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 /259 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME ELEVATED LOCATIONS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD DAMAGE SHALLOW ROOTED TREES OR WEAK LIMBS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED ELEVATED LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
4 follow-up statements
743 WWUS74 KMRX 011927 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 227 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ002-006-020330- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0002.110201T2200Z-110202T1800Z/ 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-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE- RUSSELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON 227 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND LARGE LIMBS. SOME STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED. IF YOU ARE DRIVING THROUGH THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...BE AWARE THAT CROSS WINDS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>085-098>102-VAZ001-005- 008-020330- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.110201T2200Z-110202T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON- BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-SCOTT-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY...ABINGDON 227 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 /127 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME ELEVATED LOCATIONS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD DAMAGE SHALLOW ROOTED TREES OR WEAK LIMBS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN GUSTY WINDS... ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED ELEVATED LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
720 WWUS74 KMRX 020157 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 857 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY REGION WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS WHERE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. TNZ017-VAZ008-021000- /O.UPG.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KMRX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ SULLIVAN-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGSPORT...ABINGDON 857 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND LARGE LIMBS. SOME STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED. IF YOU ARE DRIVING THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...BE AWARE THAT CROSS WINDS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR 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. && $$ TNZ018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ002-006-021000- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE- RUSSELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON 857 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND LARGE LIMBS. SOME STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED. IF YOU ARE DRIVING THROUGH THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...BE AWARE THAT CROSS WINDS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>016-035>039-067>070-081>085-098>102-VAZ001-005- 021000- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE... DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... BENTON...DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY 857 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011 /757 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME ELEVATED LOCATIONS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD DAMAGE SHALLOW ROOTED TREES OR WEAK LIMBS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN GUSTY WINDS... ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED ELEVATED LOCATIONS. 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. && $$
801 WWUS74 KMRX 020848 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 348 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH MID DAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHIFTING EAST ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL KEEP WINDY CONDITIONS IN PLACE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS WHERE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ002-006-008-021700- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ SULLIVAN-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- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGSPORT...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT... COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN... ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...WISE... NORTON...LEBANON...ABINGDON 348 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH MID MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH MID DAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES...POWER LINES...AND LARGE LIMBS. SOME STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED. IF YOU ARE DRIVING THROUGH THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...BE AWARE THAT CROSS WINDS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>016-035>039-067>070-081>085-098>102-VAZ001-005- 021700- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE... DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... BENTON...DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY 348 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 /248 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GRADUALLY DECREASE BY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME ELEVATED LOCATIONS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD DAMAGE SHALLOW ROOTED TREES OR WEAK LIMBS. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN GUSTY WINDS... ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED ELEVATED LOCATIONS. 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. && $$
062 WWUS74 KMRX 021533 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1033 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ002-006-008-021645- /O.CAN.KMRX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGSPORT...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT... COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN... ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...WISE... NORTON...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1033 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. BRISK WINDS WILL STILL GUST ABOVE 30 MPH AT TIMES...BUT THE THREAT OF VERY HIGH WINDS HAS DIMINISHED. $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>016-035>039-067>070-081>085-098>102-VAZ001-005- 021645- /O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE... DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... BENTON...DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY 1033 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011 /933 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. BRISK WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH AT TIMES...BUT THE THREAT OF STRONGER WINDS HAS DIMINISHED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:59 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger and 18 more | 31 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.