Special Weather Statement, NWS Morristown, TN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
151 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

.AVIATION...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL SHIFT SOUTH AND EAST TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY...ALLOWING AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THIS ALONG
WITH STRONG DIURNAL HEATING WILL CAUSE THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE
INTO THE EVENING. THEREFORE...EXPECT BETTER COVERAGE OF CONVECTION
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND WILL KEEP VCTS/SH IN TAFS FROM 19-21Z
THROUGH AT LEAST 06Z. SOME POSSIBLE MVFR FOG EARLY FRIDAY
ESPECIALLY AT TRI. FOR OTHER SITES FORECASTING JUST 6 MILES BUT
DEPENDING ON STORM COVERAGE LOWER VISIBILITIES MAY OCCUR LATE
TONIGHT.

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.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...NONE.
VA...NONE.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
358 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-190800-
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-
358 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

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

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

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS
MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING STRONG
WINDS.

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

COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE A BIT
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO
SEVERE WITH THE PRIMARY THREATS BEING STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS MAY ALSO LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY
IN THE USUAL FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT SOME POINT DURING THE PERIOD
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
221 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

TNZ035-036-067-181900-
ROANE TN-ANDERSON TN-MORGAN TN-
221 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2015

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ROANE...ANDERSON...AND MORGAN
COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...

AT 218 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A DEVELOPING STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR ROCKWOOD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ALONG WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHERN ROANE...
WESTERN ANDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN COUNTIES.

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.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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LAT...LON 3585 8467 3590 8470 3591 8468 3598 8471
      3602 8474 3621 8433 3622 8430 3618 8424
      3618 8423 3621 8423 3600 8412 3599 8416
      3599 8419 3598 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 1818Z 246DEG 24KT 3597 8463

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