Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Morristown, TN

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WWUS54 KMRX 210538
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1238 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

TNC001-013-025-129-145-151-210615-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140221T0615Z/
ROANE TN-SCOTT TN-ANDERSON TN-CAMPBELL TN-CLAIBORNE TN-MORGAN TN-
1238 AM EST FRI FEB 21 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EST
FOR MORGAN...CLAIBORNE...CAMPBELL...ANDERSON...SCOTT AND ROANE
COUNTIES...

AT 1232 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF JELLICO TO ROYAL
BLUE TO 7 MILES WEST OF HIGH POINT...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7
MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILLIAMSBURG TO 9 MILES WEST OF LA FOLLETTE TO 17
MILES NORTH OF CROSSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  ROCKWOOD...WARTBURG...KINGSTON...LA FOLLETTE...JACKSBORO...OLIVER
  SPRINGS...EAGLE FURNACE...HIGH POINT...ROYAL BLUE...SLICK ROCK...
  WHITE OAK...SUNBRIGHT...DEERLODGE...NORMA...PINE ORCHARD...
  CLAIRFIELD...FAIRVIEW...HARRIMAN...OAKDALE AND DEARMOND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING 
IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS 
ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. 
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE 
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3660 8363 3643 8379 3644 8386 3639 8392
      3640 8395 3625 8400 3572 8463 3570 8467
      3576 8475 3579 8474 3583 8478 3593 8469
      3599 8473 3616 8492 3630 8487 3630 8481
      3647 8457 3659 8436
TIME...MOT...LOC 0537Z 259DEG 34KT 3669 8401 3641 8424
          3619 8489

$$

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.