Severe Thunderstorm Warning 5, NWS Morristown, TN

972 
WWUS54 KMRX 210447
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1147 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

TNC013-129-151-210515-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140221T0515Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL TN-MORGAN TN-
1147 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EST
FOR MORGAN...CAMPBELL AND SCOTT COUNTIES...

AT 1141 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINFIELD TO BIG
SOUTH FORK NATIONAL REFUGE TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIGH POINT...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF ONEIDA TO 10 MILES WEST
OF ONEIDA TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF CROSSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  ONEIDA AROUND 1155 PM EST.
  HUNTSVILLE AROUND 1210 AM EST.
  WARTBURG AROUND 1215 AM EST.

OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
WINFIELD...HIGH POINT...ELGIN...DEERLODGE...SUNBRIGHT...KETCHEN...
SLICK ROCK...ELK VALLEY...NORMA AND JELLICO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK 
SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EST FRIDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA.

&&

LAT...LON 3659 8399 3652 8396 3623 8430 3622 8436
      3616 8444 3614 8445 3611 8442 3594 8461
      3595 8470 3607 8480 3616 8491 3630 8486
      3630 8480 3640 8466 3661 8478
TIME...MOT...LOC 0446Z 270DEG 25KT 3662 8448 3647 8464
          3603 8511

$$

DH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
917 PM EST THU FEB 20 2014

.DISCUSSION...LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS IS APPROACHING ON
SCHEDULE. SHOULD MOVE INTO OUR WESTERN AREAS SHORTLY BEFORE
MIDNIGHT...THEN IS EXPECTED TO PROGRESS EAST AND EXIT BY AROUND 4
OR 5 AM. STILL LOOKS LIKE DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY
THREAT...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AND HAIL MAY
OCCUR AS WELL. CURRENT FORECAST FOR TONIGHT GENERALLY APPEARS TO BE
ON TRACK...SO WILL JUST ADJUST HOURLY TEMPS AND DEW POINTS IN THE
DATABASE AT THIS POINT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             45  59  33  66  38 /  90  20   0   0  10
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  47  57  32  63  36 / 100  40   0   0  10
OAK RIDGE, TN                       45  57  32  61  36 /  90  30   0   0  10
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              48  55  25  59  32 / 100  50   0   0  10

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     CHEROKEE...CLAY.

TN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BLEDSOE...BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...CAMPBELL...
     CLAIBORNE...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...JOHNSON...
     MARION...MORGAN...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE...SEVIER SMOKY
     MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST
     MONROE...UNICOI.

VA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     LEE...RUSSELL...WISE.

&&

LW

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
446 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-211000-
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-
446 AM EST THU FEB 20 2014 /346 AM CST THU FEB 20 2014/

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

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

...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO
VALLEYS WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT...AND
BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. GIVEN
THE STRONG WIND FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM...DAMAGING
WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH THESE STORMS...BUT ISOLATED
TORNADOES COULD ALSO OCCUR WITH THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY.

IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND EAST TENNESSEE...THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...AND
SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE
AREAS AS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 4 AM ON FRIDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING THROUGH
TONIGHT DUE TO THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER.