Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Morristown, TN

406 
WWUS54 KMRX 261115
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
715 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

TNC067-073-VAC105-169-261145-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-120426T1145Z/
HANCOCK TN-HAWKINS TN-SCOTT VA-LEE VA-
715 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM EDT
FOR LEE...SCOTT...HAWKINS AND HANCOCK COUNTIES...

AT 712 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 31 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROSE
HILL TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF CUMBERLAND GAP TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF
CUMBERLAND GAP...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MANCHESTER TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLESBORO TO 11 MILES NORTHEAST
OF MAYNARDVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  SNEEDVILLE...JONESVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...PENNINGTON GAP...EWING...
  ROSE HILL...EVANSTON...TREADWAY...MOORESBURG...KLONDIKE...ST.
  CHARLES...ST. CLAIR...KYLES FORD...DRYDEN...PATTONSVILLE...
  JASPER...DUFFIELD...OKOLONA...CLINCHPORT AND FORT BLACKMORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED
WITH THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3680 8278 3683 8272 3678 8255 3627 8310
      3634 8316 3628 8324 3639 8328 3641 8339
      3645 8337 3651 8338 3659 8345 3660 8368
      3667 8353 3667 8341 3671 8335 3675 8315
      3686 8307 3685 8301 3690 8288
TIME...MOT...LOC 1115Z 296DEG 43KT 3706 8354 3646 8361
          3638 8369

$$

DH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
326 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)...ACTIVE WEATHER DAY ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA WITH AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER ANTICIPATED. RADAR
AND SATELLITE SHOWS AN AREA OF CONVECTION ACROSS WESTERN
KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. THESE STORMS
ARE IN RESPONSE TO A 90-100KT UPPER JET MOVING SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY. THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE JET IS PRODUCING
DIVERGENCE ALOFT. ALSO...WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS SITUATED ACROSS
THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. THIS BOUNDARY ALONG
WITH AN INCOMING WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.  SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE WITH
THE MAIN CONCERN BEING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND HEAVY
RAINFALL. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE GIVEN THE EXPECTED
SHEAR...BUT MAINLY ASSOCIATED WITH BOW FEATURES.

THIS BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT ENDING THE
CHANCE OF CONVECTION. PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO KEEP SKIES
MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT. GENERALLY FOLLOWED GFS MOS THROUGH THE
PERIODS.

.LONG TERM (FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...OVERALL...THE DAYS IN THIS
PART OF THE FORECAST WILL HAVE VERY LITTLE SIGNIFICANT UPPER LEVEL
DYNAMICS PASSING THROUGH THE REGION...BUT AT THE SURFACE FRONTAL
BOUNDARIES WILL BE IN THE AREA QUITE A BIT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AT THE START OF THIS PERIOD A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE
LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE CWA...ORIENTED W-E ACROSS N GA.  DURING
THE DAY ON FRIDAY THE BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHWARD INTO
THE OHIO VALLEY.  HOWEVER...THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SURGE SOUTHWARD
AGAIN AS A SURFACE LOW ZIPS EASTWARD TO OUR NORTH AROUND SUNDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY STARTS TO BUILD INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE
FRONT...BUT THEN SHIFTS TO BUILD MORE EAST OF THE
APPALACHIANS...RESULTING IN MORE OF A BACKDOOR FRONTAL SITUATION FOR
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  RETURN FLOW STARTS IN THE MISS VALLEY
QUICKLY...AND BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD ON WENDESDAY...THE
RETURN FLOW SHOULD BE GETTING ESTABLISHED HERE AS WELL.  WITH GOOD
AGREEMENT ON THIS RETURN FLOW...BUMPED UP DEW POINTS IN THE SOUTHERN
AREAS AS KCHA SEEMED TOO LOW FOR LAST 24-36 HOURS OF FORECAST.  ALSO
BUMPED UP MIN TEMP SLIGHTLY FOR TUE AND WED NIGHTS IN THE SOUTH.

ALTHOUGH THUNDER IS POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THESE PERIODS...LOOKS LIKE
SEVERE THREATS WILL BE LOW.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             80  59  82  60  85 /  60  30  40  20  30
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  77  56  79  60  84 /  70  30  40  20  30
OAK RIDGE, TN                       77  56  79  59  84 /  70  20  30  20  40
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              76  50  75  51  84 /  70  20  30  40  40

&&

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

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
352 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-270800-
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-
352 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012 /252 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

...AN OUTBREAK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS EAST
TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY
PRODUCING WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE
HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.  ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

FIRST ROUND OF STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SOON AFTER DAYBREAK
THIS MORNING. THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS
MORNING WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. A SECOND ROUND OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
SEVERE STORMS. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE IN THE REGION FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. WHILE THE FRONT IS IN THE AREA...THERE IS AT LEAST
A RISK OF A FEW SEVERE STORMS IN THE AREA...BUT THE OVERALL THREAT
IS EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS. SPOTTERS MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR A SHORT PERIOD IN
SOME LOCATIONS FRIDAY...SATURDAY...OR SUNDAY.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1259 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1210 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GLADE SPRING            36.79N 81.77W
04/26/2012                   WASHINGTON         VA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED LARGE TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES DOWN AND
            PENNY-SIZE HAIL NEAR GLADE SPRINGS.

&&

KGUILLET

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
139 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

VAZ006-260615-
RUSSELL VA-
139 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN RUSSELL COUNTY UNTIL
215 AM EDT...

AT 136 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DAVENPORT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HONAKER...DYE AND
ROSEDALE.

IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY!
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH
THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

DH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
643 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 AM     HAIL             RUGBY                   36.36N 84.70W
04/26/2012  E1.00 INCH       MORGAN             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&