1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 1, 1:42 PM CST, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 342 PM EDT TUE AUG 1 2006 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...JUST ABOUT A PERSISTENCE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...BEFORE DISTURBANCE FROM S AL HAS A CHANCE TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO AFFECT FORECAST. RIDGE SHOULD STILL BE WINNING OUT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY WHEN DISTURBANCE STARTS CHIPPING AWAY AT SOUTHWEST PART OF RIDGE AND SOUTHWEST PART OF CWA. PLANNING ON POPS FOR HIGHER TERRAIN AND CLOSE-BY AREAS FOR WEDNESDAY. FOR TEMPS...GOING CLOSE TO PERSISTENCE TEMPS TONIGHT AND MAYBE A DEGREE COOLER FOR HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY. .LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO CONTROL WEATHER ACROSS THE MRX CWA THROUGH THURSDAY... THOUGH SOME WEAKENING AND LOWERING OF HEIGHTS IS EXPECTED. AS A RESULT...WILL SEE LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WITH CONTINUED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS AND ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. HEAT INDICES AGAIN WILL BE NEAR OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN TENNESSEE VALLEY. A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL AFFECT THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...INCREASE THE CHANCE OF ORGANIZED CONVECTION. HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD BACK IN LATE SUNDAY AND WILL DOMINATE AREA WEATHER THROUGH THE END OF THE EXTEND PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 75 96 73 95 / 10 20 20 30 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 73 95 73 93 / 10 10 10 30 OAK RIDGE, TN 72 95 73 93 / 10 10 10 30 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 68 93 68 91 / 10 10 10 30 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && GM/MJB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 351 AM EDT TUE AUG 1 2006 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-020800- 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- 251 AM CDT TUE AUG 1 2006 /351 AM EDT TUE AUG 1 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE HEAT INDEX IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ON WEDNESDAY...THE HEAT INDEX IS AGAIN EXPECTED TO RISE TO BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES IN THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE VALLEY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 349 PM EDT TUE AUG 1 2006 TNZ036-067>071-073-081>086-098>101-020200- ANDERSON-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-MARION- HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...KINGSTON... LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE... DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE... JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON 249 PM CDT TUE AUG 1 2006 /349 PM EDT TUE AUG 1 2006/ ...HOT AND HUMID WEATHER CONTINUES IN THE TENNESSEE VALLEY... A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT AND HUMID CONDTIONS TO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S AGAIN IN VALLEY LOCATIONS...WITH HEAT INDEX READINGS RISING TO BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER THIS WEEK. WHEN THE HEAT INDEX REACHES THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE RANGE...SUN STROKE...MUSCLE CRAMPS AND HEAT EXHAUSTION ARE POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE. IF YOU PLAN ON BEING OUTDOORS TRY TO SCHEDULE YOUR ACTIVITIES IN THE COOLER PARTS OF THE DAY AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. CHECK ON THE ELDERLY AND SICK...ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF WATER AND SHADE. GM
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 44 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:11 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees and powerlines down in and around Jasper.
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