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NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 28, 2:55 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 255 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND THURSDAY)...DEEP UPPER TROUGH ACROSS ILLINOIS WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TO NORTHERN ALABAMA WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT PULLING SURFACE DEWPOINTS INTO THE 50S OVER PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE BOUNDARY LAYER JET WILL INCREASE THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE FORECAST AREA TODAY WITH SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS...AIRMASS WELL CONTINUE TO DESTABILIZE THE AIRMASS. AS THE COLD POOL ALOFT MOVES ACROSS TODAY...WBZ WILL BE QUITE LOW (AROUND 6 KFT OR LESS) WITH A FAIRLY STRONG LOW LEVEL JET (35-45 KNOTS). LATEST NAM CAPES AND LIFTED INDICES SUGGEST ATMOSPHERE WILL BE UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. ALSO...NAM SHOWS FORECAST AREA UNDER FAVORED LEFT FRONT QUADRANT OF UPPER JET. LATEST SWOMCD...STATES THAT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED SOON. MAIN CONCERN IS LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. SHEAR PROFILE ALSO SUPPORTS SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT AND ROTATION WITH AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS AS WELL...WHICH WILL ENHANCE UPDRAFT. WILL CONTINUE MENTIONING OF LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THIS EVENING. AFTER FROPA...NAM SHOWS A GOOD DEAL OF LOW STRATU-CU MOVING ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND UPSLOPE FLOW TO SCATTERED SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURE PROFILE BECOMES COLD ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO SNOW FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE FOR ELEVATIONS 4 KFT OR MORE. LOW CLOUDS AND COLD NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE A RAW DAY FOR THURSDAY WITH LITTLE IF ANY TEMPERATURE RISE. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...HIGH PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THU NGT AND EARLY FRI. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST ACRS THE LOWER GRTLKS EARLY WEEKEND. BEST CHC OF PCPN WILL BE EARLY SAT BEFORE FRONT SWINGS INTO S APPALACHIANS. GOOD WARM UP BEGINS SUN AND CONTINUES THROUGH MON AS SLOW MOVING SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM W. BEST PCPN CHCS WITH THIS SYSTEM LATE MON/EARLY TUE. ANOTHER LOW FOLLOWS SUITE WITH A FRONT APPROACHING LATE WED. CONFIDENCE TOO LOW ON TIMING SO HAVE LEFT THAT DAY DRY FOR NOW. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 41 44 31 56 / 50 10 10 10 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 39 41 30 53 / 70 40 10 10 OAK RIDGE, TN 39 40 29 52 / 70 30 10 10 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 38 40 28 50 / 100 50 10 10 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && DH/SON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 952 AM EST WED DEC 28 2005 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005- 006-008-291000- 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- 952 AM EST (852 AM CST) WED DEC 28 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A DEEP UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL PULL MOISTURE BACK INTO THE REGION. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA...THEN SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DUE TO THE COLD AIR ALOFT...SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE. ALSO...THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ONEIDA TO KNOXVILLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MRX. DH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1009 AM EST WED DEC 28 2005 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>014-035>041-067>074-081>087-098>102-282200- ANDERSON-BLEDSOE-BLOUNT SMOKY MTN-BRADLEY-CAMPBELL-CHEROKEE- CLAIBORNE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MTN-EAST POLK-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-HAMILTON- JEFFERSON-KNOX-LOUDON-MARION-MCMINN-MEIGS-MORGAN-NORTH SEVIER- NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST MONROE-NW BLOUNT-RHEA-ROANE-SCOTT TN- SEQUATCHIE-SEVIER SMOKY MTN-SOUTHEAST MONROE-UNION-WEST POLK- 1009 AM EST (909 AM CST) WED DEC 28 2005 ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... A COLD UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL HELP DESTABILIZE THE AIRMASS ACROSS MUCH OF EAST TENNESSEE... SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD AIR ALOFT...SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ONEIDA TO KNOXVILLE. RESIDENTS ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD STAY TUNED TO YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR FAVORITE RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNING FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. DH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
238 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005
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0230 PM HAIL CAGLE 35.47N 85.46W
12/28/2005 1.75 INCH SEQUATCHIE TN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:04 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees down along Hwy 58.
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