Severe Thunderstorm Warning 172, NWS Morristown, TN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
420 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2014

.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. INCREASED
RAIN CHANCES THROUGH MID EVENING OVER WESTERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST
AREA AS STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS HAVE INCREASED LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             72  94  72  95 /  50  20  10  10
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  71  91  71  92 /  60  30  10  20
OAK RIDGE, TN                       71  91  71  92 /  60  30  10  20
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              66  87  66  88 /  40  50  30  40

&&

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

TD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
330 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2014

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-210730-
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 WED AUG 20 2014

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

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

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP MAINLY
DURING THE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON...DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AT 10
TO 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DISSIPATE BEFORE MIDNIGHT...AND
ONLY A STRAY STRONG STORM IS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE REGION.
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ORIGINATING AROUND THE GREAT LAKES ARE
EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHEAST...AND BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG
STORMS TO PORTIONS OF THE AREA...MAINLY SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...DUE TO THE
ISOLATED NATURE OF THE POSSIBLE THREATS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
334 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2014

TNZ081-098-202115-
MARION TN-SEQUATCHIE TN-
334 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MARION...SOUTH CENTRAL SEQUATCHIE
AND SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM CDT...

AT 333 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WHITWELL...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF JASPER...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JASPER...WHITWELL...POWELLS CROSSROADS...CARTWRIGHT...MARTIN SPRINGS
AND LONE OAK.

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.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL TENNESSEE.

LAT...LON 3523 8581 3522 8577 3522 8573 3524 8569
      3529 8571 3529 8568 3528 8535 3517 8537
      3511 8539 3510 8538 3504 8539 3504 8541
      3502 8542 3512 8583
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 280DEG 21KT 3519 8564

SR

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
442 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2014

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

0206 PM     HAIL             KINGSTON                35.87N 84.51W
08/20/2014  E1.75 INCH       ROANE              TN   PUBLIC

0300 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PHILADELPHIA            35.68N 84.40W
08/20/2014                   LOUDON             TN   911 CALL CENTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. AT LEAST ONE BARN DAMAGED OR
            DESTROYED.

0315 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SWEETWATER              35.60N 84.47W
08/20/2014                   MONROE             TN   911 CALL CENTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ESPECIALLY IN THE SWEETWATER AND
            MADISONVILLE AREAS.

0329 PM     HAIL             5 SW TAZEWELL           36.41N 83.64W
08/20/2014  E1.00 INCH       CLAIBORNE          TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WNW WALLAND           35.75N 83.90W
08/20/2014                   BLOUNT             TN   911 CALL CENTER

            TWO TREES DOWN.

&&

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