Alert archive / Tennessee / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this high wind warning at Dec 19, 2012, 2:21 PM EST for 10 counties in Tennessee; Russell County, Washington County, City of Bristol, Virginia. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 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
- Dec 19, 2012, 2:21 PM EST (19:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2012, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Washington County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, Russell County, VA, Washington County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 10:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Etowah, TN | A FEW TREES DOWN IN THE ENGLEWOOD AND ETOWAH COMMUNITIES. |
| Dec 20, 10:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 6 Se Greenback, TN | TREES DOWN AROUND THE SIXMILE AREA. |
| Dec 20, 10:35 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 84 | 2 Sw Pittman Center, TN | RECORDED AT UT KNOXVILLE BIOLOGY FIELD STATION. |
| Dec 20, 10:43 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tellico Plains, TN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE TELLICO AREA AND ALSO TOWARD THE MONROE/POLK COUNTY LINE. |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Cades Cove, TN | FROM GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 2 Nne Happy Valley, TN | FROM GREAT SMOKIES NATINAL PARK. RECORDED AT LOOK ROCK. |
| Dec 20, 11:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 100 | 5 S Gatlinburg, TN | FROM GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. RECORDED AT COVE MOUNTAIN. |
| Dec 20, 11:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Embreeville, TN | TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE, BUT MAINLY SOUTH TOWARD ROUTE 107 AND AROUND WEST VIEW. PORTABLE CAR PORT WAS ALSO BLOWN OVER ALONG ROUTE 107. |
| Dec 20, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Del Rio, TN | TREES REPORTED DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
| Dec 20, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Honaker, VA | SEVERAL TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE...ESPECIALLY NEAR BELFAST AND HONAKER. |
| Dec 20, 12:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Erwin, TN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN END OF THE COUNTY. |
| Dec 20, 1:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Chucky, TN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN. NUMEROUS LIMBS DOWN. ROOF SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. |
| Dec 20, 1:33 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Camp Creek, TN | *** 1 INJ *** TRACTOR TRAILER FLIPPED ON CAMP CREEK ROAD. ONE RESIDENCE EVACUATED DUE TO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON SUNNYDALE ROAD. TWO OTHER BUILDINGS DAMAGED. POWER OUTAGED ACROSS THE AREA. |
| Dec 20, 2:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Abingdon, VA | A FEW TREES DOWN AROUND ABINGDON. |
| Dec 20, 2:05 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Camp Creek, TN | SEVERAL SHEDS DOWN. SIDING OFF OF A HOUSE. |
| Dec 20, 2:15 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gatlinburg, TN | NUMEROUS TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. MANY PARK ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED. ACCORDIMG TO PARK OFFICIALS TREE DAMAGE STARTED OCCURRING BY MID-MORNING. |
| Dec 20, 3:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hampton, TN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE. |
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 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 268 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
- 2366 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
812 WWUS74 KMRX 191921 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 221 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. IN ADDITION TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...CONDITIONS ALSO APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF DAMAGING WINDS IN THE FOOTHILLS. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-VAZ006-008-200330- /O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0001.121220T0900Z-121220T2100Z/ 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- RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...LEBANON... ABINGDON 221 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS...BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. IN ADDITION... CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF DAMAGING WINDS IN THE FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
096 WWUS74 KMRX 200125 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 825 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ON THURSDAY...WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF IT OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY LATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...CONDITIONS ALSO APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF DAMAGING WINDS IN THE FOOTHILLS. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-VAZ006-008-201000- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0001.121220T0900Z-121220T2100Z/ 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- RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...LEBANON... ABINGDON 825 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM THURSDAY... * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. IN ADDITION... CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF DAMAGING WINDS IN THE FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ DMG
604 WWUS74 KMRX 200831 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 331 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TODAY...WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF IT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH FRIDAY. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-VAZ006-008-201645- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0015.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0001.121220T0900Z-121220T2100Z/ 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- RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...LEBANON... ABINGDON 331 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF DAMAGING WINDS IN THE FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND DECREASE SLIGHTLY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-201645- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0015.121220T1500Z-121222T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE... RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE... NORTON...GATE CITY 331 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /231 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THOUGH FRIDAY * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
364 WWUS74 KMRX 201600 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1100 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY...AND DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF IT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH FRIDAY. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-VAZ006-008-210200- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0015.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ 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- RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...LEBANON... ABINGDON 1100 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF DAMAGING WINDS IN THE FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND DECREASE SLIGHTLY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-210200- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE... RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE... NORTON...GATE CITY 1100 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /1000 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THOUGH FRIDAY * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Tennessee, 2012High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012
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.