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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Morristown, TN

November 28, 20169 counties in Tennessee; Wise County, City of Norton, Virginia; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina

NWS Morristown, TN issued this high wind warning at Nov 28, 2016, 4:05 AM EST for 9 counties in Tennessee; Wise County, City of Norton, Virginia; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 28, 2016, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr. 12 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
Nov 28, 2016, 4:05 AM EST (09:05 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 28, 2016, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 29, 2016, 7:00 AM EST
In force
18 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, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Washington County, TN, City of Norton, VA, Wise County, VA

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 28, 2:18 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 574 Wsw Roan Mountain, TNGUST MEASURED BY CWOP STATION.
Nov 28, 4:57 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 564 Ene Gatlinburg, TNGUST MEASURED AT THE UT FIELD STATION IN GREENBRIER.
Nov 28, 7:45 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Sse Cosby, TNHIGH WINDS CAUSED HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN COSBY. THE CAFETERIA, LIBRARY AND GYMNASIUM SUFFERED THE MOST DAMAGE. TIME APPROXIMATE.
Nov 28, 7:50 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 S Greeneville, TNREPORTS OF TREES DOWN BLOCKING ROADS DUE TO NON-THUNDERSTORM HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF GREENE COUNTY.
Nov 28, 7:59 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 604 Se Cedar Creek, TN60 MPH GUST MEASURED AT THE NOLICHUCKY RAWS SITE
Nov 28, 9:00 PM ESTWILDFIREGatlinburg, TNWILDFIRE SPREADING RAPIDLY DUE TO HIGH WINDS. LEADING TO EVACUATIONS IN GATLINBURG AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
Nov 28, 9:35 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 46Gatlinburg, TN
Nov 28, 9:52 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 561 Se Sevierville, TNWIND GUST OF 56 MPH MEASURED FROM A CWOP STATION NEAR SEVIERVILLE
Nov 28, 9:59 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Coker Creek, TNWIND GUST OF 51 MPH MEASURED FROM THE COKER CREEK RAWS SITE
Nov 28, 10:00 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGMaryville, TNREPORTS OF TREES DOWN AROUND MARYVILLE
Nov 28, 11:00 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGGreeneville, TNTREES DOWN AND POWER OUT ACROSS PARTS OF THE COUNTY. ROOF DAMAGED ON STRUCTURE AND SEVERAL BARNS DAMAGED.
Nov 28, 11:00 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGSevierville, TNPOWER OUT ACROSS PORTIONS OF SEVIER COUNTY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. OVER 10000 WITHOUT POWER.

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 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 283 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-11-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-11-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2217 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

182 
WWUS74 KMRX 280905
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
405 AM EST MON NOV 28 2016

...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE MID-SECTION OF THE NATION WILL MOVE
TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TODAY
AND INTO TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WITH IT STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS INTO THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045>047-072-074-087-281715-
/O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0002.161128T2100Z-161129T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0004.161128T1800Z-161129T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY...
COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...
CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK
405 AM EST MON NOV 28 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM
EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 
  LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE 
  EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WIND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND/OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES. 

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 STRONGER 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.

&&

$$

VAZ002-281715-
/O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0002.161128T1800Z-161129T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0004.161128T1800Z-161129T1200Z/
WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON
405 AM EST MON NOV 28 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM
EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 
  LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE 
  EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WIND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND/OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES. 

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 STRONGER 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>040-042-044-067>071-073-081>086-098>102-VAZ001-005-
006-008-281715-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.161128T1800Z-161129T1200Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-
ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-
WASHINGTON TN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION-
HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG...
CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...
NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...
KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DUNLAP...
PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...JASPER...
CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...
GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON
405 AM EST MON NOV 28 2016 /305 AM CST MON NOV 28 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS. LOOSE 
  OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA 
  CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS. 

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.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
740 
WWUS74 KMRX 281745
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1245 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016

...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TOMORROW MORNING...

.A STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE MID-SECTION OF THE NATION WILL MOVE
TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TODAY
AND INTO TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WITH IT STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS INTO THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045>047-072-074-087-VAZ002-290300-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0004.161128T1800Z-161129T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY...
COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...
CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...WISE...NORTON
1245 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 
  LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE 
  EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WIND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND/OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES. 

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 STRONGER 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>040-042-044-067>071-073-081>086-098>102-VAZ001-005-
006-008-290300-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.161128T1800Z-161129T1200Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-
ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-
WASHINGTON TN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION-
HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG...
CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...
NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...
KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DUNLAP...
PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...JASPER...
CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...
GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON
1245 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016 /1145 AM CST MON NOV 28 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/
TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS. LOOSE 
  OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA 
  CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS. 

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.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
936 
WWUS74 KMRX 290110
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
810 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016

...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

.A STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE MID-SECTION OF THE NATION WILL MOVE
TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TONIGHT.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WITH IT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS INTO THE
REGION...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

TNZ040-042-044-071-073-086-290915-
/O.UPG.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-161129T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KMRX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161129T1200Z/
NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NW BLOUNT-
NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...
MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...MADISONVILLE
810 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 60 MPH

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING UNTIL
  AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 
  LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE 
  EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WIND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND/OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES. 

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 STRONGER 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.

&&

$$

NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045>047-072-074-087-VAZ002-290915-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161129T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY...
COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...
CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...WISE...NORTON
810 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING UNTIL
  AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 
  LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE 
  EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WIND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE 
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND/OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES. 

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 STRONGER 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>085-098>102-VAZ001-005-006-008-
290915-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-161129T1200Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-
ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-
WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
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...ATHENS...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...
CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY...
LEBANON...ABINGDON
810 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016 /710 PM CST MON NOV 28 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/
TUESDAY...

* EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING UNTIL
  AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS. LOOSE 
  OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA 
  CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS. 

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.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
249 
WWUS74 KMRX 290842
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
342 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2016

...HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE... SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...PARTICULARLY IN ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH 7 AM THIS MORNING...

.A BAND OF PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
EAST AND WEAKEN LATER TODAY. STRONG WINDS ON THE LEADING EDGE OF
THIS RAIN BAND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING.
AREAS ALONG THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND THE ASSOCIATED FOOTHILLS MAY
CONTINUE TO SEE LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

NCZ060-061-TNZ018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ002-291200-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161129T1200Z/
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-
NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY...
NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...
ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...
SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...WISE...
NORTON
342 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER DAYBREAK
  TODAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
  LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE
  EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND/OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES.

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 STRONGER 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>085-098>102-VAZ001-005-006-008-
291200-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-161129T1200Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN-
ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-
WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
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...ATHENS...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...
CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY...
LEBANON...ABINGDON
342 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2016 /242 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS
MORNING...

* EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45
  MPH

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH WITH DAYBREAK TODAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS. LOOSE 
  OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA 
  CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS. 

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.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

Nearby

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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.