Severe Thunderstorm Warning 361, NWS Morristown, TN

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WWUS54 KMRX 081756
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
156 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2011

TNC001-013-093-105-129-145-151-173-081830-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0361.000000T0000Z-110808T1830Z/
ROANE TN-SCOTT TN-UNION TN-LOUDON TN-ANDERSON TN-CAMPBELL TN-KNOX TN-
MORGAN TN-
156 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR MORGAN...KNOX...CAMPBELL...ANDERSON...LOUDON...UNION...SCOTT AND
ROANE COUNTIES...

AT 154 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ROYAL BLUE TO FARRAGUT...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES WEST OF LA FOLLETTE TO OAK
RIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  CLINTON...LA FOLLETTE...KNOXVILLE...FARRAGUT...JACKSBORO...ELK
  VALLEY...CARYVILLE...DISNEY...KARNS...LAKE CITY...NORRIS...
  POWELL...BEARDEN...FINCASTLE...HALLS...LAKE FOREST...NORRIS LAKE...
  PAULETTE AND MALONEYVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3652 8396 3643 8392 3640 8389 3588 8380
      3587 8381 3585 8391 3587 8394 3587 8398
      3589 8399 3588 8403 3585 8401 3583 8444
      3648 8454
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 266DEG 20KT 3642 8428 3593 8420

$$

DH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1010 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2011

.DISCUSSION...LOCAL ATMOSPHERE PROGGED TO BECOME MODERATELY UNSTABLE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH A BIT MORE CAPE THAN THE AREA HAS SEEN THE PAST
COUPLE DAYS. THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI MAY BE
BUILDING ONTO THE PLATEAU TOWARD THE END OF THE FIRST PERIOD OR
EARLY IN THE SECOND PERIOD FORECAST AS WELL. WILL STAY WITH THE
SCATTERED POPS FOR THE AFTERNOON. TEMP FORECAST ALSO ON TRACK WITH
HIGHS MAINLY IN THE LOW TO MID 90S.

&&

.POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN   97  74  93  70  92 /  30  50  40  50  10
KNOXVILLE AIRPORT, TN     94  72  91  69  89 /  30  50  40  40  10
OAK RIDGE, TN             94  72  91  68  88 /  30  50  40  40  10
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN    92  69  89  63  86 /  30  50  30  30  10
&&

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
500 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2011

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-091000-
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-
500 AM EDT (400 AM CDT) MON AUG 8 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN ORGANIZED COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF
DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ANOTHER ORGANIZED COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE MID MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN
REGION ON TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL AGAIN BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF
DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN
REGION ON SATURDAY...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND
AGAIN ON TUESDAY.

DMG

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1251 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2011

TNZ067-068-083>086-081730-
LOUDON TN-MCMINN TN-MEIGS TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-RHEA TN-ROANE TN-
1251 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MONROE...MEIGS...MCMINN...
LOUDON...ROANE AND RHEA COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT...

AT 1248 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF DECATUR...MOVING EAST AT
10 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...SWEETWATER...TEN
MILE...MURRAY STORE AND NIOTA.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1253 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2011

TNZ035-036-067-068-081730-
ANDERSON TN-LOUDON TN-MORGAN TN-ROANE TN-
1253 PM EDT MON AUG 8 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORGAN...EXTREME WESTERN
ANDERSON...LOUDON AND ROANE COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT...

AT 1252 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTH OF WARTBURG...MOVING EAST AT 10
MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...WARTBURG...
HARRIMAN...OAKDALE...DEARMOND AND PETROS.