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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Morristown, TN

February 25, 201311 counties in Tennessee; Russell County, Washington County, City of Bristol, Virginia

NWS Morristown, TN issued this high wind warning at Feb 25, 2013, 3:48 AM EST for 11 counties in Tennessee; Russell County, Washington County, City of Bristol, Virginia. It took effect at Feb 25, 2013, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 17 hr. 14 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
Feb 25, 2013, 3:48 AM EST (08:48 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2013, 10:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 26, 2013, 3:27 PM EST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN

Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Washington County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, Russell County, VA, Washington County, VA

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:47 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 26, 8:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGTellico Plains, TNCOUPLE OF TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE TELLICO PLAINS AREA.
Feb 26, 10:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 642 E Gatlinburg, TNWIND GUST OF 64 MPH MEASURED AT THE UT BIOLOGY FIELD STATION AT GREENBRIER.
Feb 26, 10:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 Se Newport, TNSEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN ALONG THE FOOTHILLS...BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE COSBY AREA.
Feb 26, 10:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Camp Creek, TNWIND GUST OF 58 MPH MEASURED AT THE NOAA WIND TOWER AT CAMP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Feb 26, 11:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 692 W Gatlinburg, TNWIND GUST OF 69 MPH MEASURED AT COVE MOUNTAIN IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK.
Feb 26, 11:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 Ssw Townsend, TNTWO TREES DOWN ALONG THE CADES COVE LOOP ROAD AND TWO TREES DOWN ALONG LAUREL CREEK ROAD IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK.
Feb 26, 11:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGDamascus, VASEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN NEAR DAMASCUS AND ALSO AROUND ABINGDON THROUGHOUT THE MORNING.
Feb 26, 11:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 712 W Gatlinburg, TNWIND GUST OF 71 MPH MEASURED AT COVE MOUNTAIN IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK.
Feb 26, 11:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 N Embreeville, TNCOUPLE OF TREES REPORTED DOWN AROUND THE FOOTHILLS.
Feb 26, 11:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 Se Elizabethton, TNSEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 26, 11:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGErwin, TNSEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE ERWIN AREA.
Feb 26, 11:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGHonaker, VASEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY...WITH A TREE DOWN ON A MOBILE HOME NEAR SWORDS CREEK.
Feb 26, 11:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGNeva, TNSEEVRAL TREES DOWN IN THE NEVA AND TRADE AREAS.
Feb 26, 12:30 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG10 E Bristol Tn, TNSEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG DENTON VALLEY ROAD NEAR THE JACOBS CREEK JOB CORPS SITE.

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 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 264 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2013-02-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2013-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2897 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

596 
WWUS74 KMRX 250848
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AROUND
THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...

.A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM AND HIGHER PRESSURE
OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-VAZ006-008-251700-
/O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0004.130226T0300Z-130226T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0004.130226T0300Z-130226T2100Z/
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
348 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH AT TIMES...WILL BE POSSIBLE
  IN AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
  DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  THOSE IN 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
594 
WWUS74 KMRX 251631
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1131 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AROUND THE
MOUNTAINS...THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...AND THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU...

.A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM AND HIGHER PRESSURE
OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION.

TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-VAZ006-008-260000-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0004.130226T0300Z-130226T2100Z/
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
1131 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM EST TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED IN
  AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 
  DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE IN 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.

&&

$$

VAZ001-002-260000-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.130226T0300Z-130226T2100Z/
LEE-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON
1131 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
TUESDAY. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED IN
  AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER
  LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD
  BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS.

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>014-035-081-082-098-260000-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.130226T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER
1131 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013 /1031 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED IN
  AND AROUND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER
  LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD
  BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS.

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.

&&

$$

TD
027 
WWUS74 KMRX 252030
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
330 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY IN AND NEAR
THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA...AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...AND THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU...

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY TONIGHT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM AND HIGHER
PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS...
THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU REGION.

TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-VAZ006-008-260430-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0004.130226T0300Z-130226T2100Z/
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
330 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM EST TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED 
  IN AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 
  DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE IN 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.

&&

$$

NCZ060-061-TNZ102-260430-
/O.EXA.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.130226T0300Z-130226T2100Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUCKTOWN
330 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
TUESDAY. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED 
  IN AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER 
  LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS 
  SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

VAZ001-002-260430-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.130226T0300Z-130226T2100Z/
LEE-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON
330 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM EST TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED 
  IN AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. 

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER 
  LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS 
  SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

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>014-035-081-082-098-260430-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.130226T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER
330 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 /230 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED 
  IN AND AROUND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND THEIR ADJACENT 
  FOOTHILLS. 

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER 
  LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS 
  SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

TD
917 
WWUS74 KMRX 260111
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
811 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY IN AND
NEAR THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...AND THE
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY TONIGHT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS SYSTEM
AND HIGHER PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL PRODUCE
STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN
THE MOUNTAINS... THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION.

TNZ017-260915-
/O.EXA.KMRX.HW.W.0004.130226T0300Z-130226T2100Z/
SULLIVAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL
811 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED IN
  AND AROUND THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS OF SULLIVAN COUNTY AND THEIR ADJACENT
  FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 
  DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE IN 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.

&&

$$

TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-VAZ006-008-260915-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0004.130226T0300Z-130226T2100Z/
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
811 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED IN
  AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 
  DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE IN 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.

&&

$$

TNZ101-260915-
/O.EXA.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.130226T0300Z-130226T2100Z/
WEST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BENTON
811 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED IN
  AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER 
  LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS 
  SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

VAZ001-002-260915-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.130226T0300Z-130226T2100Z/
LEE-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON
811 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED IN
  AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER 
  LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS 
  SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

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>014-035-081-082-098-260915-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER
811 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 /711 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/
TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED IN
  AND AROUND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER 
  LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS 
  SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

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-TNZ102-260915-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.130226T0300Z-130226T2100Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUCKTOWN
811 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED IN
  AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER 
  LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS 
  SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
609 
WWUS74 KMRX 260412
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1112 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY IN AND
NEAR THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL
MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND THE HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.


TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-085>087-VAZ006-008-261215-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/
SULLIVAN-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...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...
NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...
ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...
SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...
LEBANON...ABINGDON
1112 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30
  AND 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE
  MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
  DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO
  POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

VAZ001-002-261215-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/
LEE-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON
1112 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED 
  IN AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. 

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER 
  LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS 
  SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

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>014-035-081-082-098-261215-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER
1112 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013 /1012 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/
TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED 
  IN AND AROUND THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND THEIR ADJACENT 
  FOOTHILLS. 

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER 
  LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS 
  SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

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-TNZ101-102-261215-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...BENTON...DUCKTOWN
1112 PM EST MON FEB 25 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED 
  IN AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. 

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO TUESDAY
  MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER 
  LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS 
  SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$
753 
WWUS74 KMRX 260818
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
318 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013

...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL MOVE
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID
ATLANTIC STATES WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-085>087-VAZ006-008-261700-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/
SULLIVAN-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...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...
NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...
ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...
SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...
LEBANON...ABINGDON
318 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE
  MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING
  DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 
  DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  ALSO POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

VAZ001-002-261700-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/
LEE-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON
318 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER
  THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING
  DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS AND POWER
  LINES. DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY
  FOR THOSE IN 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.

&&

$$

TNZ012>014-035-081-082-098-261700-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130226T1800Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...JASPER
318 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013 /218 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER
  THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS AND POWER
  LINES. DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY
  FOR THOSE IN 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-TNZ101-102-261700-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...BENTON...DUCKTOWN
318 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30
  MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
  THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING
  DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER
  LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. DRIVING MAY
  BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN 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.

&&

$$
318 
WWUS74 KMRX 262027
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
327 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013

...STRONG WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE REGION...

.THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE OHIO VALLEY HAD WEAKENED
IN INTENSITY AT MID AFTERNOON WITH THE WINDS SLOWLY DECREASING
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. THIS
HAS PROMPTED THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO BE CANCELED.

TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-085>087-VAZ006-008-262130-
/O.CAN.KMRX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/
SULLIVAN-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...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...
NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...
ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...
SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...
LEBANON...ABINGDON
327 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.

$$

NCZ060-061-TNZ101-102-VAZ001-002-262130-
/O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130226T2100Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...BENTON...
DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON
327 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.

$$

TD

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 Feb 25, 3:30 AM EST, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 3:30 AM EST, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
330 AM EST MON FEB 25 2013

.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL LIFT NORTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY DURING THE SHORT TERM PERIOD.  MOISTURE WILL INCREASE AHEAD
OF THIS SYSTEM...WITH RAIN ARRIVING BY THIS EVENING SOUTH AND THEN
SPREADING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.  LOW LEVEL JET
WILL BECOME VERY STRONG FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH...AND APPEARS
THAT CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR A MOUNTAIN WAVE WIND EVENT
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY IN THE USUAL AREAS...AND IT COULD BE A HIGHER
END EVENT.  WILL UPGRADE THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING.
INSTABILITY LOOKS QUITE LIMITED...BUT MAY BE ENOUGH ELEVATED
INSTABILITY FOR A FEW RUMBLES SOUTHWEST ZONES TONIGHT...SO WILL
CONTINUE MENTION OF SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER THERE.  RAIN SHOWERS
WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY AS THE MAIN FORCING LIFTS NORTHEAST OF OUR
AREA.

.LONG TERM (TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN
REGION MAY NOT SEE AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE FOR QUITE SOME TIME DUE TO A
VERY BLOCKED UP PATTERN. THE DEEP UPPER LOW WILL LUMBER VERY SLOWLY
NORTHEAST UP THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WHILE A
SHORT WAVE TROUGH BUILDS INTO THE REGION LATER WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY YET ANOTHER FEATURE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. IN
THE LOW LEVELS THE HEIGHT GRADIENT REMAINS FAIRLY TIGHT WITH WEST
THROUGH NORTHERLY FLOW...PRODUCING COLD AIR ADVECTION SEEMINGLY
FOREVER. IN THIS COLD REGIME SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE PREVALENT IN THE
HIGHER TERRAIN IN UPSLOPE FASHION AND WILL BE PRESENT AT TIMES MIXED
WITH RAIN ACROSS THE GREAT VALLEY...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. IN THIS COLD PATTERN HAD TO
ADJUST MAX/MIN TEMPS BELOW GUIDANCE NUMBERS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             61  42  58  37  50 /  30 100  60  10  20
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  60  42  60  37  47 /  10  90  70  10  20
OAK RIDGE, TN                       61  41  59  36  48 /  10 100  70  10  20
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              57  35  55  35  46 /   0  90  90  10  30

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE
     SMOKY MOUNTAINS...JOHNSON...MCMINN...NW BLOUNT...NORTH
     SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST
     GREENE...NORTHWEST MONROE...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
     SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...
     UNICOI...WASHINGTON TN.

VA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: RUSSELL...WASHINGTON.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 4:20 PM EST, 11 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
420 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2013

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-252100-
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-
420 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2013 /320 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

...MAJOR HIGH WIND EVENT POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT AROUND THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING HIGH WINDS
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...SUCH AS CAMP CREEK
AREA AND COVE MOUNTAIN. SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS ACROSS
THESE AREAS NEED TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING HIGH
WINDS BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 25, 11:31 AM ESTWind AdvisoryMRXBledsoe, Campbell, Claiborne, Marion, Morgan, Polk and 2 more28 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Tennessee, 2013High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2013Every high wind warning in 2013

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.