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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Morristown, TN

February 1, 201124 counties in Tennessee; 4 counties in Virginia; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina

NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Feb 1, 2011, 3:59 AM EST for 24 counties in Tennessee; 4 counties in Virginia; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

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
All 30 counties

Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, 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, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Polk County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Union County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, Lee County, VA, Scott County, VA, Washington County, VA

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 57 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 237 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2011-02-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2011-02-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
623 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
129 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 1, 3:59 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningMRXBlount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe and 4 more31 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Tennessee, 2011Wind Advisories in Virginia, 2011Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011

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.