Severe Thunderstorm Warning 217, NWS Morristown, TN

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WWUS54 KMRX 101802
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
202 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

TNC011-065-101830-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0217.000000T0000Z-120710T1830Z/
BRADLEY TN-HAMILTON TN-
202 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT
FOR HAMILTON AND BRADLEY COUNTIES...

AT 200 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 HARRISON...OR 11 MILES EAST OF CHATTANOOGA...MOVING EAST
AT 10 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  CLEVELAND...EAST BRAINERD...OOLTEWAH...COLLEGEDALE...MCDONALD...
  FLINT SPRINGS...WATERVILLE...HOPEWELL AND TASSO.

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 3498 8545 3504 8541 3504 8540 3504 8539
      3506 8537 3510 8537 3532 8522 3522 8475
      3498 8487
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 285DEG 8KT 3512 8508

$$

DH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
124 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

.AVIATION...FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO OUR NORTH WILL SLOWLY SLIDE
SOUTHWARD AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SCATTERED CONVECTION ON
AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE TAF PERIOD.  WILL KEEP OCCASIONAL VCTS/SH
MENTIONED IN TAFS MUCH OF THE TIME...BUT WHEN A SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM
DOES MOVE THROUGH A TAF SITE...BE PREPARED FOR BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS
AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM WINDS.  ADDITIONALLY...WITH SIGNIFICANT
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...PATCHY EARLY MORNING FOG IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY
NEAR TRI.

&&

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

&&

MJB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
316 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-110730-
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-
316 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012 /216 AM CDT TUE JUL 10 2012/

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

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

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE SLOW-MOVING STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL
AND LOCALIZED FLOODING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO
SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE
WEEK. THE MAIN THREAT EACH DAY WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH A
POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WILL
LIKELY BE ON THURSDAY. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER
STORMS EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1029 AM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

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

0900 AM     FLOOD            3 NW BLOUNTVILLE        36.56N 82.37W
07/10/2012                   SULLIVAN           TN   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER BETWEEN
            BLOUNTVILLE AND BRISTOL

&&

JWINTON

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1214 PM EDT TUE JUL 10 2012

TNZ081>083-098-099-101715-
BLEDSOE TN-HAMILTON TN-MARION TN-RHEA TN-SEQUATCHIE TN-
1114 AM CDT TUE JUL 10 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MARION...HAMILTON...BLEDSOE...
SEQUATCHIE AND RHEA COUNTIES UNTIL 1215 PM CDT/115 PM EDT/...

AT 1112 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
PIKEVILLE TO JASPER...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5 MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...DAYTON...
CHATTANOOGA...SIGNAL MOUNTAIN...SODDY-DAISY...LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN...
HARRISON...POWELLS CROSSROADS...HALETOWN (GUILD)...BRAYTON...LONE
OAK...GRAYSVILLE...SALE CREEK...RED BANK...MIDDLE VALLEY...SHADY
GROVE...EVENSVILLE AND OLD WASHINGTON.

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.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAY OCCUR WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER
ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND! DON'T DROWN!

DH