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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2011, 2:43 AM EDT for 21 counties in Tennessee; 4 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Apr 15, 2011, 12:06 PM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2011, 2:43 AM EDT (06:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2011, 12:06 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2011, 5:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
All 25 counties
Anderson County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Marion County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Union County, TN, City of Norton, VA, Lee County, VA, Scott County, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:42 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 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 230 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
- 2804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
757 WWUS74 KMRX 150643 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 243 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...STRONG AND DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID-SECTION OF THE NATION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY AND DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BEHIND THE FRONT. NCZ060-061-TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-VAZ006-008- 151500- /O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0003.110415T2000Z-110416T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0005.110415T1800Z-110416T1200Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-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-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...KINGSPORT... MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK... JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE... CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 243 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE. 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. && $$ TNZ012>016-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-151500- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0012.110415T1800Z-110416T0700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION- GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE- RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 243 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 /143 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT /2 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT /2 AM CDT/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE REGION. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
5 follow-up statements
933 WWUS74 KMRX 151450 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1050 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...STRONG AND DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID-SECTION OF THE NATION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY AND DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BEHIND THE FRONT. NCZ060-061-TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-VAZ006-008- 152300- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0005.110415T1800Z-110416T1200Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-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-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...KINGSPORT... MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK... JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE... CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1050 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE. 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. && $$ TNZ012>016-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-152300- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0012.110415T1800Z-110416T0700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION- GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE- RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 1050 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 /950 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT /2 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EDT /2 AM CDT/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE REGION. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
475 WWUS74 KMRX 151606 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1206 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...STRONG AND DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID-SECTION OF THE NATION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY AND DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BEHIND THE FRONT. NCZ060-061-TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-VAZ006-008- 160015- /O.EXT.KMRX.HW.W.0005.110415T1606Z-110416T1200Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-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-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...KINGSPORT... MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK... JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE... CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1206 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE. 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. && $$ TNZ012>016-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-160015- /O.EXT.KMRX.WI.Y.0012.110415T1606Z-110416T0700Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION- GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE- RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 1206 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 /1106 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT /2 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EDT /2 AM CDT/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE REGION. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
089 WWUS74 KMRX 151926 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 326 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM MISSOURI INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION OVERNIGHT. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BEHIND THE FRONT. NCZ060-061-TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-VAZ006-008- 160330- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T1200Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-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-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...KINGSPORT... MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK... JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE... CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 326 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD SUNRISE. * WINDS: WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS WILL REACH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE NORMALLY WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE. 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. && $$ TNZ012>016-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-160330- /O.EXT.KMRX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110416T1200Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION- GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE- RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 326 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 /226 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...BEFORE BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE AND BEGINNING TO DIMINISH. * WINDS: WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AS WELL AS POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
881 WWUS74 KMRX 160142 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 942 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM MISSOURI INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION OVERNIGHT. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BEHIND THE FRONT. NCZ060-061-TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-VAZ006-008- 160945- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T1200Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-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-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...KINGSPORT... MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK... JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE... CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 942 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BUT SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD SUNRISE. * WINDS: WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS WILL REACH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE NORMALLY WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INSIDE. 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. && $$ TNZ012>016-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-160945- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110416T1200Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION- GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE- RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 942 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011 /842 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...BEFORE BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE AND BEGINNING TO DIMINISH. * WINDS: WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES... WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AS WELL AS POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
715 WWUS74 KMRX 160945 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 545 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY TODAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA EARLY TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND REMAIN BREEZY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE 15 TO 25 MPH. NCZ060-061-TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-VAZ006-008- 161045- /O.CAN.KMRX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T1200Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-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-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...KINGSPORT... MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK... JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE... CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 545 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY. $$ TNZ012>016-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-161045- /O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110416T1200Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION- GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE- RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 545 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 /445 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY. $$
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 Apr 15, 1:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 1:30 AM EDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
130 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...ALTHO LOW LEVEL
JET WILL STRENGTHEN BEFORE DAYBREAK WITH LLWS DEVELOPING ON
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND SE TN. CONTINUED LLWS AT CHA AS IN EARLIER
TAF PACKAGE.
OTHERWISE...SE-S WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY FRI. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD LATE IN THE PERIOD. VERY STRONG
WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL LIKELY AFFECT TAF SITE 16/00-06Z.
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE
SMOKY MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...JOHNSON...MCMINN...NW
BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST
COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE...NORTHWEST MONROE...SEVIER SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST
MONROE...SULLIVAN...UNICOI...WASHINGTON TN...WEST POLK.
VA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: RUSSELL...WASHINGTON.
&&
SONHazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 4:23 AM EDT, 22 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 423 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-150830- 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- 423 AM EDT THU APR 14 2011 /323 AM CDT THU APR 14 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS LATE FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT BUT LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE TIMING OF THE SYSTEM IS STILL IN QUESTION WHICH WILL AFFECT THE INTENSITY OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS MAY PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS LATE FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2:43 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, McMinn and 6 more | 27 hr |
| Apr 15, 7:03 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Rhea, Sequatchie | 4 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.