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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Dec 20, 2012, 3:31 AM EST for 7 counties in Virginia; 33 counties in Tennessee; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2012, 3:31 AM EST (08:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
All 42 counties
Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Anderson County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Marion County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Polk County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Union County, TN, Washington County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 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
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 265 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
- 1153 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-201645- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0015.121220T1500Z-121222T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE... RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE... NORTON...GATE CITY 331 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /231 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THOUGH FRIDAY * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
6 follow-up statements
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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-210200- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX- JEFFERSON-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE... RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE... DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE... NORTON...GATE CITY 1100 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /1000 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THOUGH FRIDAY * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AROUND THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
917 WWUS74 KMRX 202148 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 448 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT...WITH STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING BEHIND IT AND LINGERING THROUGH FRIDAY. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-210600- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 448 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /348 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. 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. && $$
295 WWUS74 KMRX 210155 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 855 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-211000- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 855 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /755 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. 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. && $$
693 WWUS74 KMRX 210848 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 348 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING AND THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-211900- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 348 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /248 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...THIS MORNING AND THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS...THEN WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. LOOSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS OUTSIDE MAY NEED TO BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE TODAY. 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. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS. && $$ TG
136 WWUS74 KMRX 211909 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 209 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE WINDY CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING. NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-220000- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 209 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /109 PM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...THE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. LOOSE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS OUTSIDE MAY NEED TO BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE TODAY. 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. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS. && $$
640 WWUS74 KMRX 212359 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 659 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-220100- /O.EXP.KMRX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 659 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /559 PM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE BREEZY AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT. THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING...WINDS SHOULD AVERAGE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FURTHER OVERNIGHT. $$
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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.