Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS Morristown, TN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1017 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014

.DISCUSSION...CURRENT FORECAST FOR TODAY STILL LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK
FOR THE MOST PART...WITH MAINLY SCATTERED CONVECTION BUT SOMEWHAT
LIMITED INSTABILITY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. WILL TWEAK HOURLY
TEMPS...DEW POINTS AND SKY COVER IN THE DATABASE...BUT NO
OTHER CHANGES PLANNED AT THIS TIME.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             92  69  93  67 /  30  20  20  20
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  89  67  90  67 /  30  20  20  20
OAK RIDGE, TN                       89  67  90  66 /  30  20  20  20
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              88  62  86  62 /  40  20  20  20

&&

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

LW

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
330 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-221100-
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-
330 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014

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

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

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME STORMS COULD
BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARIES WILL LINGER AROUND THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN
REGION THROUGHOUT THE WEEK...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH
DAY...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...DUE TO THE
ISOLATED NATURE OF THE EXPECTED SEVERE ACTIVITY.

DMG

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1146 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014

TNZ012-035-211630-
MORGAN TN-SCOTT TN-
1146 AM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORGAN AND SOUTHERN SCOTT
COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM EDT...

AT 1143 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 14
MILES SOUTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WARTBURG...HELENWOOD...HARRIMAN...SUNBRIGHT...OAKDALE...COALFIELD...
ELGIN...RUGBY S.P....HIGH POINT...SMOKEY JUNCTION...PETROS...
ROBBINS...FROZEN HEAD S.P....SLICK ROCK...RUGBY...DEERLODGE...NORMA
AND HONEY CREEK S.P..

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3634 8433 3627 8435 3626 8437 3621 8437
      3615 8445 3611 8441 3598 8445 3596 8455
      3616 8490 3620 8491 3629 8486 3630 8479
      3633 8477 3634 8474 3637 8473 3640 8466
      3644 8469
TIME...MOT...LOC 1543Z 302DEG 21KT 3626 8479

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1228 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014

TNZ012-035-036-067-068-084>086-100-101-211715-
ROANE TN-WEST POLK TN-BRADLEY TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-MORGAN TN-
LOUDON TN-ANDERSON TN-SCOTT TN-MCMINN TN-MEIGS TN-
1228 PM EDT SAT JUN 21 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MONROE...MCMINN...
MEIGS...WESTERN POLK...NORTHEASTERN BRADLEY...SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN...
...ROANE...SOUTH CENTRAL SCOTT...WESTERN LOUDON...AND SOUTHWESTERN
ANDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM EDT...

AT 1225 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF
WARTBURG TO 7 MILES WEST OF CHARLESTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
MPH.

SMALL HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLEVELAND...OAK RIDGE...ATHENS...LENOIR CITY...KINGSTON...
SWEETWATER...ROCKWOOD...LOUDON...DECATUR...BENTON...WARTBURG...
ETOWAH...OLIVER SPRINGS...CHARLESTON...MIDTOWN...FAIRVIEW...
HARRIMAN...ENGLEWOOD...NIOTA AND PHILADELPHIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3531 8497 3548 8490 3550 8486 3556 8487
      3555 8480 3568 8478 3570 8477 3569 8472
      3575 8472 3576 8476 3579 8474 3580 8477
      3591 8468 3596 8471 3632 8456 3610 8417
      3593 8425 3594 8427 3592 8425 3499 8466
TIME...MOT...LOC 1625Z 320DEG 19KT 3620 8447 3532 8489