Alert archive / Tennessee / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this high wind warning at Jan 29, 2013, 3:34 PM EST for Russell County, Washington County, City of Bristol, Virginia; 9 counties in Tennessee; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 30, 2013, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr. 13 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2013, 3:34 PM EST (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2013, 5:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2013, 3:25 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- 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, Monroe County, TN, Polk County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, Russell County, VA, Washington County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 11:25 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Elizabethton, TN | TREE DOWN IN THE BILTMORE COMMUNITY. |
| Jan 30, 11:45 AM EST | FLOOD | Madisonville, TN | PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. |
| Jan 30, 12:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Culberson, NC | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. |
| Jan 30, 12:20 PM EST | TSTM WND GST 50 | 10 Wsw Murphy, NC | 4 MILES EAST OF THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE. |
| Jan 30, 12:25 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Hiawasse Dam, NC | SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jan 30, 12:35 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Murphy, NC | SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jan 30, 12:35 PM EST | HAIL 0.75 | 4 Nw Brasstown, NC | |
| Jan 30, 12:50 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Andrews, NC | SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jan 30, 1:00 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Hayesville, NC | SEVERAL TREES DOWN. |
| Jan 30, 1:23 PM EST | HEAVY RAIN 2 | Sevierville, TN | WATER PONDING ON ROADWAYS. |
| Jan 30, 1:25 PM EST | FLOOD | Kodak, TN | MINOR STREET FLOODING. |
| Jan 30, 1:25 PM EST | HEAVY RAIN 1.46 | Wears Valley, TN | 1.46 INCHES OF RAIN WITH 1.01 IN THE PAST HOUR. |
| Jan 30, 2:25 PM EST | FLOOD | Bristol Va, VA | CUNNINGHAM ROAD FLOODED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 283 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
- 1210 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
218 WWUS74 KMRX 292034 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 334 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AREA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES... GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE LIKELY AS WELL. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-VAZ006-008- 300445- /O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0001.130130T1000Z-130131T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0001.130130T1000Z-130131T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 334 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT... ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH AT SOME LOCATIONS BEFORE DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY...LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ TNZ015>017-036>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-084>086-100-101-VAZ005- 300445- /O.EXB.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.130130T1000Z-130131T0200Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... CLEVELAND...BENTON...GATE CITY 334 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * EVENT...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. WHEN SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA...NEAR THE FRONT...LOCAL WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THEN...AFTER THE FRONT PASSES... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST...AND CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY AS COLDER AIR PUSHES INTO THE REGION. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE GUSTY WEST WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND...VEHICLES WILL BE BUFFETED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS...AND A FEW SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES COULD BE UPROOTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ014-VAZ001-002-300445- /O.EXA.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.130130T0000Z-130131T0300Z/ CLAIBORNE-LEE-WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON 334 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * EVENT...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. WHEN SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA...NEAR THE FRONT...LOCAL WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THEN...AFTER THE FRONT PASSES... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST...AND CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY AS COLDER AIR PUSHES INTO THE REGION. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND...VEHICLES WILL BE BUFFETED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS...AND A FEW SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES COULD BE UPROOTED. 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. && $$ TNZ012-013-035-081>083-098-099-300445- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.130130T0000Z-130131T0300Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MARION-HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...WARTBURG... DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA 334 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 /234 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. WHEN SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA...NEAR THE FRONT...LOCAL WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THEN...AFTER THE FRONT PASSES... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST...AND CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY AS COLDER AIR PUSHES INTO THE REGION. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND...VEHICLES WILL BE BUFFETED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS...AND A FEW SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES COULD BE UPROOTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
4 follow-up statements
665 WWUS74 KMRX 300301 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1001 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AREA WEDNESDAY... .VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE EVENING. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-VAZ006-008- 301115- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0001.130130T1000Z-130131T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1001 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT... ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH AT SOME LOCATIONS BEFORE DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY... LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ TNZ012>014-035-081>083-098-099-VAZ001-002-301115- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130131T0300Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MARION- HAMILTON-LEE-WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON 1001 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 /901 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. WHEN SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA...NEAR THE FRONT...LOCAL WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THEN... AFTER THE FRONT PASSES... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST...AND CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY AS COLDER AIR PUSHES INTO THE REGION. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND...VEHICLES WILL BE BUFFETED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS...AND A FEW SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES COULD BE UPROOTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ015>017-036>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-084>086-100-101-VAZ005- 301115- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.130130T1000Z-130131T0200Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... CLEVELAND...BENTON...GATE CITY 1001 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. WHEN SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA...NEAR THE FRONT...LOCAL WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THEN... AFTER THE FRONT PASSES... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST...AND CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY AS COLDER AIR PUSHES INTO THE REGION. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE GUSTY WEST WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND...VEHICLES WILL BE BUFFETED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS...AND A FEW SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES COULD BE UPROOTED. 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. && $$
800 WWUS74 KMRX 300946 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 446 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AREA WEDNESDAY... .VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES THIS AFTERNOON...GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE EVENING. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-VAZ006-008- 301800- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0001.130130T1000Z-130131T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 446 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT... ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH AT SOME LOCATIONS BEFORE DAYBREAK...LASTING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ TNZ012>014-035-081>083-098-099-VAZ001-002-301800- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130131T0300Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MARION- HAMILTON-LEE-WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON 446 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 /346 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. WHEN SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA...NEAR THE FRONT...LOCAL WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THEN...AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST...AND CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY AS COLDER AIR PUSHES INTO THE REGION. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION BY THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONG WEST WINDS CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND...VEHICLES WILL BE BUFFETED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS...AND A FEW SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES COULD BE UPROOTED. 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. && $$ TNZ015>017-036>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-084>086-100-101-VAZ005- 301800- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.130130T1000Z-130131T0200Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... CLEVELAND...BENTON...GATE CITY 446 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. WHEN SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE INTO THE AREA...NEAR THE FRONT...LOCAL WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THEN...AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST...AND CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY AS COLDER AIR PUSHES INTO THE REGION. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS BY THE AFTERNOON..WITH THE GUSTY WEST WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND...VEHICLES WILL BE BUFFETED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS...AND A FEW SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES COULD BE UPROOTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
607 WWUS74 KMRX 301656 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1156 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION... .VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES THIS AFTERNOON...GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE EVENING. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-VAZ006-008- 310000- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130131T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1156 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...VERY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ TNZ012>014-035-081>083-098-099-VAZ001-002-310100- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130131T0300Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MARION- HAMILTON-LEE-WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON 1156 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 /1056 AM CST WED JAN 30 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND GUSTY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND...VEHICLES WILL BE BUFFETED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS...AND A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD BE UPROOTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ015>017-036>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-084>086-100-101-VAZ005- 310100- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130131T0200Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... CLEVELAND...BENTON...GATE CITY 1156 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. WHEN A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND GUSTY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND...VEHICLES WILL BE BUFFETED BY STRONG CROSS WINDS...AND A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED TREES COULD BE UPROOTED. 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. && $$
560 WWUS74 KMRX 302025 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 325 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS EVENING...AS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-310500- /O.CAN.KMRX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130131T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0004.130130T2025Z-130131T2300Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 325 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ087-102-VAZ006-008-302130- /O.CAN.KMRX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130131T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COKER CREEK... DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 325 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH A SECONDARY COLD FRONT...BUT WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING AND ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ TNZ012>014-035-081>083-098-099-VAZ001-002-302130- /O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130131T0300Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MARION- HAMILTON-LEE-WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON 325 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 /225 PM CST WED JAN 30 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH A SECONDARY COLD FRONT...BUT WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ TNZ015>017-036>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-084>086-100-101-VAZ005- 302130- /O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130131T0200Z/ HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-MEIGS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE... MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... CLEVELAND...BENTON...GATE CITY 325 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH A SECONDARY COLD FRONT...BUT WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ DMG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 warning went out at Jan 29, 1:35 PM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 1:35 PM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
135 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013
.AVIATION...
LOOKS LIKE A MESSY 24 HOURS IN THESE TAFS. HAVE LOW CLOUDS AND EVEN
SOME DRIZZLE IN THE FORECAST TONIGHT. THE TIMING FOR THE
FRONT...GOING A LITTLE FASTER THAN GUIDANCE...MENTIONED TSRA AT
KCHA...BUT JUST GUSTY WINDS AND SHRA AT KTYS AND KTRI.
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.
TN...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...
UNICOI.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST
/9 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLEDSOE...
CAMPBELL...HAMILTON...MARION...MORGAN...RHEA...SCOTT TN...
SEQUATCHIE.
VA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: RUSSELL...WASHINGTON.
&&
GMHazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 4:48 AM EST, 10 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 448 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-301000- 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- 448 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 /348 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT...AND CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN AREAS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. FOR MORE INFORMATION...PLEASE SEE OUR HIGH WIND WATCH PRODUCT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND EASTERN TENNESSEE VALLEY DURING THE DAY. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE AREA. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME FOR THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. COLDER AIR DOES MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS UNLIKELY FOR NOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MIGHT BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...AND ALL AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 4:34 AM EST | High Wind Watch | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 11 hr |
| Jan 29, 11:45 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.