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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Nov 27, 2016, 2:52 PM EST for 5 counties in Virginia; 30 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Nov 28, 2016, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 27, 2016, 2:52 PM EST (19:52 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
All 35 counties
Anderson County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Marion County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Polk County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Union County, TN, Washington County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Washington County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2299 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
794 WWUS74 KMRX 271952 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 252 PM EST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN TENNESSEE 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 MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WITH IT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS INTO THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TNZ012>017-035>040-042-044-067>071-073-081>086-098>102-281200- /O.NEW.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- 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 252 PM EST SUN NOV 27 2016 /152 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ MONDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ MONDAY 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 MONDAY 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045>047-072-074-087-281200- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.A.0002.161128T2100Z-161129T1200Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN... CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 252 PM EST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WIND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND/OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
860 WWUS74 KMRX 280228 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 928 PM EST SUN NOV 27 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 MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WITH IT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS INTO THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. VAZ001-005-006-008-281030- /O.EXA.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.161128T1800Z-161129T1200Z/ LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 928 PM EST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MONDAY TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING MONDAY 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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>040-042-044-067>071-073-081>086-098>102-281030- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.161128T1800Z-161129T1200Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE- WASHINGTON TN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION- HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY... KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...JASPER... CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 928 PM EST SUN NOV 27 2016 /828 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ MONDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VAZ002-281030- /O.EXB.KMRX.HW.A.0002.161128T1800Z-161129T1200Z/ WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WISE...NORTON 928 PM EST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * 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 MONDAY 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045>047-072-074-087-281030- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.A.0002.161128T2100Z-161129T1200Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN... CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 928 PM EST SUN NOV 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WIND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND/OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
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. && $$
740 WWUS74 KMRX 281745 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1245 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE MID-SECTION OF THE NATION WILL MOVE TOWARD THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WITH IT STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS INTO THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045>047-072-074-087-VAZ002-290300- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0004.161128T1800Z-161129T1200Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN... CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...WISE...NORTON 1245 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WIND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND/OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ 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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>085-098>102-VAZ001-005-006-008- 291200- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-161129T1200Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY- WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... CLEVELAND...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...GATE CITY... LEBANON...ABINGDON 342 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2016 /242 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH WITH DAYBREAK TODAY. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Nov 27, 12:34 PM EST, 2 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 12:34 PM EST, 2 hours 18 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1234 PM EST Sun Nov 27 2016
.AVIATION...
VFR conditions are forecast for the majority of the TAF cycle.
High clouds are currently moving in ahead of the next approaching
system. Southerly winds will begin to increase late in the TAF
cycle. MVFR ceilings will develop at KCHA around 11z as these
southerly winds advect in low level moisture.
&&
.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...High Wind Watch from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning
for Cherokee-Clay.
TN...High Wind Watch from Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning
for Blount Smoky Mountains-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Johnson-
Northwest Carter-Sevier Smoky Mountains-Southeast Carter-
Southeast Greene-Southeast Monroe-Unicoi.
VA...None.
&&
MAHazardous weather outlook, Nov 27, 6:45 AM EST, 8 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 645 AM EST SUN NOV 27 2016 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-281145- 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- 645 AM EST SUN NOV 27 2016 /545 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... ...A MARGINAL CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... A SERIES OF STORMS SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THESE SYSTEMS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING PRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD AIR ALOFT...SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE HAIL AND STRONG DAMAGING WINDS. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH INSTABILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE... A TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE. BESIDES THE HIGH WINDS...PERIODS OF RAIN CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... AT THIS TIME...SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT MAY BE NEEDED FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 9:03 AM EST, 5 hours 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 903 AM EST SUN NOV 27 2016 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-280100- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA... LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT... BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE... MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE... MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON... DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON... ABINGDON 903 AM EST SUN NOV 27 2016 /803 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2016/ ...ENHANCED FIRE DANGER WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE..SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... CRITICALLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO UPPER 20S. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND FROM THE SOUTHWEST...BUT SOME LOCALLY HIGHER...ERRATIC GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THIS WILL PRODUCE ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. WILDFIRES WILL BE EASIER TO IGNITE AND MUCH HARDER TO CONTROL. RESIDENTS OF EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA NEED TO BE EXTRA VIGILANT TO PREVENT WILDFIRES...DUE TO THE ENHANCED POTENTIAL FOR FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 3:35 AM EST | High Wind Watch | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.