Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Morristown, TN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
727 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

.AVIATION...
A FRONT IS MOVING SOUTH ACROSS KY AND WV...WITH SOME SHOWERS NOW
MOVING INTO SW VA. THESE MAY AFFECT TRI IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
COVERAGE IS CURRENTLY RATHER SPARSE...SO WILL JUST CARRY VCTS FOR
NOW AND AMEND AS NEEDED. THE STORMS SHOULD DISSIPATE BY THE TIME
THEY REACH TYS...SO WILL NOT MENTION AND PRECIP AT TYS OR CHA
OVERNIGHT. WTIH RAIN POSSIBLE AT TRI...WILL HAVE MVFR VIS/CIGS LATE
TONIGHT. THE HZ THE PAST FEW MORNINGS AT CHA WAS DUE TO A SPIDER
NEST...WHICH WAS REMOVED TODAY...SO CHA SHOULD REMAIN VFR. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO A N-NW DIRECTION TOMORROW BEHIND THE FRONT.

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
258 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-241900-
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-
258 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

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

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

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT...MOVING SOUTH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY
REGION. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAT OF THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...ESPECIALLY FROM THE NORTHERN
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA NORTHWARD.

THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH OR HIGHER...HAIL UP TO AROUND 1 INCH DIAMETER...AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL WILL BE THE BIGGEST THREAT WITH THESE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
831 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

VAZ006-008-240115-
RUSSELL VA-WASHINGTON VA-
831 PM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RUSSELL...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
UNTIL 915 PM EDT...

AT 831 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
DAVENPORT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

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.

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LAT...LON 3711 8189 3705 8183 3696 8178 3695 8182
      3687 8178 3674 8214 3699 8225 3704 8217
      3704 8212 3705 8211 3704 8208 3705 8204
      3707 8202 3712 8201 3713 8193 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 320DEG 20KT 3706 8209

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