Alert archive / Tennessee / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this high wind warning at Feb 23, 2016, 3:38 PM EST for 11 counties in Tennessee; Russell County, Washington County, City of Bristol, Virginia; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 3:38 PM EST (20:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2016, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Polk County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Washington County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, Russell County, VA, Washington County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 6:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | Camp Creek, TN | 78 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT CAMP CREEK WIND TOWER. |
| Feb 24, 7:30 AM EST | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw Sweetwater, TN | POWER LINES DOWN |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Camp Creek, TN | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY DUE TO STRONG GRADIENT WINDS DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Elizabethton, TN | SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES KNOCKED DOWN FROM STRONG GRADIENT WINDS DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES AS WELL. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Erwin, TN | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FROM STRONG GRADIENT WINDS DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAAMGE REPORTED TO A CHURCH IN FLAG POND. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gray, TN | A FEW TREES DOWN IN GRAY...INCLUDING ONE ON A HOUSE...FROM STRONG GRADIENT WINDS. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sevierville, TN | TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE DUE TO STRONG GRADIENT WINDS DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Tellico Plains, TN | A FEW TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY FROM STRONG GRADIENT WINDS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 289 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 358 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 462 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
907 WWUS74 KMRX 232038 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 338 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF EAST TENNESSEE..SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA..AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS VALLEY LOCATIONS... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS VALLEY LOCATIONS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-VAZ006-008- 240500- /O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0001.160224T0300Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0003.160224T0300Z-160225T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 338 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LARGE BRANCHES AND SOME TREES MAY BE DOWNED...AREA HIKERS AND OUTDOORSMEN ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ TNZ040-042-044-046-071-073-085-086-240500- /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0003.160224T0300Z-160225T0000Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE 338 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * EVENT...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LARGE BRANCHES AND SOME TREES MAY BE DOWNED...AREA HIKERS AND OUTDOORSMEN ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>101-VAZ001-002-005-240500- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.160224T0900Z-160225T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK- LEE-WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... BENTON...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 338 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 /238 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. * EVENT...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 3O MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCOMING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL BRANCHES AND SOME WEAKER TREES MAY BE DOWNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
3 follow-up statements
168 WWUS74 KMRX 240401 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1101 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF EAST TENNESSEE..SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA..AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS VALLEY LOCATIONS... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS VALLEY LOCATIONS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-102-VAZ006-008-241215- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY... ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK... DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1101 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LARGE BRANCHES AND SOME TREES MAY BE DOWNED...AREA HIKERS AND OUTDOORSMEN ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>101-VAZ001-002-005-241215- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.160224T0900Z-160225T0000Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK- LEE-WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... BENTON...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 1101 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 /1001 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 3O MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCOMING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. * TIMING...EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL BRANCHES AND SOME WEAKER TREES MAY BE DOWNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
061 WWUS74 KMRX 240924 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 424 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF EAST TENNESSEE..SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA..AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS VALLEY LOCATIONS... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST FROM TENNESSEE INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TODAY. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS VALLEY LOCATIONS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-102-VAZ006-008-242000- /O.EXB.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.160224T1800Z-160225T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMRX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY... ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK... DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 424 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * EVENT... SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. AS WINDS TRANSITION TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE BUT WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LARGE BRANCHES AND SOME TREES MAY BE DOWNED...AREA HIKERS AND OUTDOORSMEN ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>101-VAZ001-002-005-242000- /O.EXT.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160225T0600Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK- LEE-WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... BENTON...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 424 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 /324 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY... * EVENT...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 3O MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCOMING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL BRANCHES AND SOME WEAKER TREES MAY BE DOWNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
004 WWUS74 KMRX 241558 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1058 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF EAST TENNESSEE..SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA..AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS VALLEY LOCATIONS... .A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST FROM TENNESSEE INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY TODAY. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS AROUND THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS VALLEY LOCATIONS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-102-VAZ006-008-250000- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.160224T1800Z-160225T0600Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY... ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK... DUCKTOWN...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1058 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * EVENT... SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. AS WINDS TRANSITION TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE BUT WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LARGE BRANCHES AND SOME TREES MAY BE DOWNED...AREA HIKERS AND OUTDOORSMEN ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>084-098>101-VAZ001-002-005-250000- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160225T0600Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK- LEE-WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND... BENTON...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 1058 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 /958 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY... * EVENT...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 3O MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCOMING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL BRANCHES AND SOME WEAKER TREES MAY BE DOWNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:31 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, Marion, Polk | 31 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:38 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more | 33 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.