Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 6, 2004

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
300 PM EDT TUE JUL  6 2004

CORRECTED TO COMPLETE SHORT TERM

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...BEST INSTABILITY THIS
EVENING OVR MID TN AND UP CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. OLD MVC MOVING INTO
THAT AREA FM SW. STORM MOTIONS TO THE ENE AND EXPECT CONVECTION TO
TAPER OFF SHORTLY AFT DARK. WEDNESDAY AS WEAK FRONT MOVES CLOSER
EXPECT AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AND POSSIBLE EARLY CONVECTION AND
DEBRIS CLOUDS FROM SW. HELD TEMPS DOWN SOME ON WEDNESDAY FOR THIS
REASON. FEEL SLOWER ETA SOLUTION IS A BETTER FIT FOR WED NGT AND
EARLY THU SO WILL LINGER CLOUDS AND PCPN FOR THOSE PERIODS. DRIER
AIR GETS INTO AREA LATE ON THU.

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...AFTER THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN RIDGE INTO
THE REGION BRINGING A RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL CONDITIONS.
TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY CLIMB INTO THE MID AND UPPER 80S TO NEAR
90 IN SOME AREAS.  AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS
ALSO POSSIBLE FROM SATURDAY ON.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN  71  88  69  88 /  20  50  40  30
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  70  86  67  86 /  20  50  40  30
OAK RIDGE, TN  69  84  65  84 /  20  50  40  20
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN  66  85  64  84 /  20  50  40  20

&&

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

&&

HW/SON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
558 AM EDT TUE JUL 6 2004

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-
006-008-071000-
ANDERSON-BLEDSOE-BLOUNT SMOKY MTN-BRADLEY-CAMPBELL-CHEROKEE-
CLAIBORNE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MTN-EAST POLK-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-HAMILTON-
HANCOCK-HAWKINS-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LEE-LOUDON-MARION-MCMINN-
MEIGS-MORGAN-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST CARTER-NORTHWEST COCKE-
NORTHWEST GREENE-NORTHWEST MONROE-NW BLOUNT-RHEA-ROANE-RUSSELL-
SCOTT TN-SCOTT VA-SEQUATCHIE-SEVIER SMOKY MTN-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-SULLIVAN-UNICOI-UNION-
WASHINGTON TN-WASHINGTON VA-WEST POLK-WISE-
558 AM EDT (458 AM CDT) TUE JUL 6 2004

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

.DAY ONE (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.  THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...

A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING THE
POSSIBILITY OF A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL
AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MRX.

GH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
351 PM EDT TUE JUL 06 2004

..TIME...   ...EVENT...     ...CITY LOCATION...      ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....     ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW JASPER             35.04N 85.65W
07/06/2004                   MARION             TN   UTILITY COMPANY

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES BETWEEN KIMBALL AND
            JASPER. REPORTED BY SEQUATCHIE VALLEY ELECTRIC.

0320 PM     HAIL             MIDDLE VALLEY           35.19N 85.19W
07/06/2004  0.25 INCH        HAMILTON           TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            PEA SIZE HAIL IN THE MIDDLE VALLEY AREA.

0325 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MIDDLE VALLEY           35.19N 85.19W
07/06/2004                   HAMILTON           TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A FEW TREES DOWN IN THE MIDDLE VALLEY AREA. REPORTED BY
            SHERIFFS OFFICE.

&&

MEP