Alert archive / Tennessee / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 3, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this high wind watch at Dec 24, 2012, 2:52 PM EST for 11 counties in Tennessee; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina; Russell County, Washington County, City of Bristol, Virginia. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2012, 2:52 PM EST (19:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 10:11 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Polk 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), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 289 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
- 1558 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
029 WWUS74 KMRX 241952 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 252 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE.. SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE MID- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE..SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. NCZ060-061-TNZ071>074-085>087-101-102-250400- /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.A.0003.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MARYVILLE... CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 252 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * EVENT...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. && $$ TNZ018-040>047-VAZ006-008-250400- /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.A.0003.121226T0600Z-121226T2100Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 252 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * EVENT...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. && $$
5 follow-up statements
337 WWUS74 KMRX 242029 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 329 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY... ...DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE.. SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .FOR TONIGHT...PLENTY OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO DENSE REGION-WIDE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE MID- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE..SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. NCZ060-061-TNZ071>074-085>087-101-102-250430- /O.NEW.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.121225T0300Z-121225T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.HW.A.0003.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MARYVILLE... CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 329 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY. * EVENT...AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OF LESS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...WHEN TRAVELING OVERNIGHT..DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN. GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS DENSE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ TNZ018-040>047-VAZ006-008-250430- /O.NEW.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.121225T0300Z-121225T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.HW.A.0003.121226T0600Z-121226T2100Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 329 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY. * EVENT...AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OF LESS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...WHEN TRAVELING OVERNIGHT..DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN. GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS DENSE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-250430- /O.NEW.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.121225T0300Z-121225T1300Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-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...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 329 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 /229 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012/ ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ TUESDAY. * EVENT...AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OF LESS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. * TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...WHEN TRAVELING OVERNIGHT..DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN. GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS DENSE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$
106 WWUS74 KMRX 250258 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 958 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT... ...DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...AND HIGHER ELEVATION OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .FOR TONIGHT...DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL...PLENTY OF MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. THIS WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DENSE FOG TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. BY MID WEEK...A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WINDS AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF EAST TENNESSEE..SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ060-061-TNZ071>074-085>087-101-102-251100- /O.CON.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.121225T0300Z-121225T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.HW.A.0003.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MARYVILLE... CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 958 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * EVENT...AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ALSO...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...WHEN TRAVELING OVERNIGHT...DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO ZERO WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS DENSE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ TNZ018-040>047-VAZ006-008-251100- /O.CON.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.121225T0300Z-121225T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.HW.A.0003.121226T0600Z-121226T2100Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 958 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * EVENT...AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. ALSO...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...WHEN TRAVELING OVERNIGHT...DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO ZERO WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS DENSE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-251100- /O.CON.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.121225T0300Z-121225T1300Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-LEE-WISE- SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 958 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 /858 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012/ ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ TUESDAY... * EVENT...AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OF LESS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. * TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...WHEN TRAVELING OVERNIGHT..DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO ZERO WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS DENSE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$
712 WWUS74 KMRX 250928 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 428 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...AREAS OF DENSE FOG ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING... ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...AND HIGHER ELEVATION OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN PARTS OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .FOR THIS MORNING...DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL...PLENTY OF MOISTURE REMAINS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION...WHICH ALLOWED WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG AND PATCHY DRIZZLE TO FORM OVERNIGHT. BY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA. WINDS AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF EAST TENNESSEE..SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ060-061-TNZ071>074-085>087-101-102-251800- /O.EXT.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121225T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.HW.A.0003.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MARYVILLE... CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 428 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * EVENT...AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS. ALSO...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH MID-MORNING TODAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...WHEN TRAVELING OVERNIGHT...DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO ZERO WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS DENSE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ TNZ018-040>047-VAZ006-008-251800- /O.EXT.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121225T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.HW.A.0003.121226T0600Z-121226T2100Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 428 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * EVENT...AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS. ALSO...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH MID-MORNING TODAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...WHEN TRAVELING OVERNIGHT...DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO ZERO WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS DENSE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-251500- /O.EXT.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121225T1500Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-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...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 428 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 /328 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... * EVENT...AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-MORNING TODAY. * IMPACTS...WHEN TRAVELING OVERNIGHT..DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO ZERO WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS DENSE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ TG
801 WWUS74 KMRX 251426 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 926 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE SLOWLY DISSIPATING THIS MORNING..SO THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST (9 AM CST). BY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA. WINDS AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF EAST TENNESSEE..SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ060-061-TNZ071>074-085>087-101-102-252230- /O.CON.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121225T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.HW.A.0003.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MARYVILLE... CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 926 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * EVENT...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS DENSE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ TNZ018-040>047-VAZ006-008-252230- /O.CON.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121225T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.HW.A.0003.121226T0600Z-121226T2100Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 926 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * EVENT...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS DENSE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-251530- /O.CON.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121225T1500Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-LEE-WISE- SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 926 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 /826 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... * EVENT...AREAS OF DENSE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-MORNING TODAY. * IMPACTS...WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING..DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN...VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO ZERO WITH LITTLE TO NO WARNING. GIVE YOURSELF EXTRA ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS DENSE FOG WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$
428 WWUS74 KMRX 251511 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1011 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF EAST TENNESSEE.. SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ060-061-TNZ071>074-085>087-101-102-252315- /O.EXP.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121225T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0003.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0002.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE- WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MARYVILLE... CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 1011 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. 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. && $$ TNZ018-040>047-VAZ006-008-252315- /O.EXP.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121225T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0003.121226T0600Z-121226T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0002.121226T0600Z-121226T2100Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1011 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-251615- /O.EXP.KMRX.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121225T1500Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-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...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 1011 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 /911 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012/ ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE DENSE FOG IS DISSIPATING ACROSS THE AREA. CLOUDY SKY WILL REMAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH A RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at Dec 24, 12:28 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 12:28 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1228 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 .AVIATION...LIFR CEILING WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY. PLENTY OF BOUNDARY-SURFACE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. AS SHORT-WAVE EXITS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINING. THIS SETS THE STAGE FOR FOG RE-DEVELOPMENT OVERNIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO 1/2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES AT CHA...TYS AND TRI. THE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && DH
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 2:38 PM EST, 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 238 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-251945- 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- 238 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 /138 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRODUCING LIKELY CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION. RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN AREA-WIDE TUESDAY NIGHT. ENOUGH INSTABILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WEDNESDAY...COLD AIR WILL RUSH IN BEHIND IT CHANGING THE RAIN TO SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY WITH SOME SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE..ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND FAR EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. BESIDES THE PRECIPITATION...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDY CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE AREA- WIDE ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 3:29 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more | 19 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.