Severe Thunderstorm Warning 209, NWS Morristown, TN

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WWUS54 KMRX 081905
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
305 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012

VAC167-195-081930-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0209.000000T0000Z-120708T1930Z/
RUSSELL VA-WISE VA-
305 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR WISE AND RUSSELL COUNTIES...

AT 300 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR DYE...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RICHLANDS...MOVING EAST AT
15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OFEXTREME EASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3705 8181 3696 8178 3687 8194 3688 8199
      3685 8209 3682 8211 3680 8211 3672 8232
      3701 8247 3702 8245 3696 8235 3705 8217
      3706 8205 3713 8201 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 1905Z 290DEG 11KT 3701 8188

$$

MJB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
155 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012

.AVIATION...SCATTERED CONVECTION IS SLOWLY DEVELOPING ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
COVERAGE VERY LIMITED AT THIS POINT AND FOR NOW WILL MENTION AS VCTS
THROUGH 02Z.  IF A STORM MOVES ACROSS A TAF SITE...BE PREPARED FOR
BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS AND THUNDERSTORM WINDS.  AS THE FRONT
CONTINUES TO PROGRESS TOWARDS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
...ADDITIONAL CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE.  SO...EXPECT TO SEE
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ON MONDAY BUT TIMING
DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN.  FOR NOW WILL ONLY MENTIONED VCSH AT TRI
AFTER 14Z.

&&

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

&&

MJB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
310 AM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-090715-
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-
310 AM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 /210 AM CDT SUN JUL 8 2012/

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

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

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO
SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE BEST CHANCES
OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL INCREASE MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY
DRIFTS SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION AND BECOMES STATIONARY. SCATTERED
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS EACH DAY WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY
OF STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.