Severe Thunderstorm Warning 309, NWS Morristown, TN

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WWUS54 KMRX 230044
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
844 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

TNC019-025-057-059-063-067-073-091-163-171-179-VAC105-169-230054-
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0309.000000T0000Z-110623T0115Z/
SULLIVAN TN-UNICOI TN-WASHINGTON TN-CLAIBORNE TN-GRAINGER TN-
HAMBLEN TN-HANCOCK TN-HAWKINS TN-JOHNSON TN-SCOTT VA-LEE VA-CARTER TN-
GREENE TN-
844 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GREENE...CARTER...LEE...
SCOTT...EXTREME SOUTHERN JOHNSON...HAWKINS...HANCOCK...HAMBLEN...
GRAINGER...CLAIBORNE...WASHINGTON...UNICOI AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3612 8203 3610 8213 3614 8216 3615 8222
      3609 8239 3598 8249 3595 8257 3597 8262
      3606 8263 3602 8271 3623 8302 3657 8383
      3659 8369 3667 8353 3667 8341 3675 8315
      3681 8309 3654 8237 3628 8191
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 239DEG 23KT 3666 8333 3640 8265
          3608 8212

$$

GH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
720 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

.AVIATION...STRONG CONVECTION WILL LIKELY AFFECT CHA AND TYS FOR THE
NEXT 3 TO 4 HOURS...THEN INTENSITY AND PERHAPS COVERAGE WILL
DECREASE. SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS TRI...BUT THE THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS THERE SEEMS TOO LOW TO JUSTIFY MORE THAN VCTS FOR A
FEW MORE HOURS.

THESE TSRA WILL BRING BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS TO TAF SITES...THEN WE
MAY SEE A BROKEN LAYER AT 2500 FEET OR LOWER OVERNIGHT. SOME PATCHY
FOG COULD ALSO FACTOR IN AS WELL...BUT NOT LIKELY TO BE DENSE.

FOR 23/12Z TO 24/00Z...MOISTURE DECREASES ON THURSDAY...ALTHO THERE
WILL BE SOME INSTABILITY IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FOR NOW...WILL LIFT
CEILINGS AND/OR SCATTER OUT WITH CB REMARK...AND NO MENTION OF
SHOWERS OR VCTS/TSRA.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             70  87  69  88  68 /  70  30  40  40  40
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  69  86  68  86  67 /  60  30  40  40  40
OAK RIDGE, TN                       68  85  69  86  68 /  60  30  40  40  40
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              68  84  64  84  63 /  60  30  40  40  40

&&

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

&&

TG

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
300 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-231000-
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-
300 PM EDT (200 PM CDT) WED JUN 22 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL BE PRESENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS A COOL FRONT MOVES EAST
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL FORM
WELL AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY...WITH THE GREATER COVERAGE EXPECTED
DURING THE EVENING. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A STAGNANT BUT ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE EACH
DAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORM COMPLEXES ORIGINATING FROM THE MID
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. EACH DAY...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.

DMG

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
337 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

TNZ085-100>102-222000-
BRADLEY TN-EAST POLK TN-MCMINN TN-WEST POLK TN-
337 PM EDT WED JUN 22 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR POLK...MCMINN AND BRADLEY
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

AT 334 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHARLESTON...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CLEVELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BENTON...ATHENS...
CHARLESTON...ETOWAH...CALHOUN...RICEVILLE...RELIANCE AND DENTVILLE.

IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY!
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH
THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.