A slowing moving thunderstorms brought isolated heavy rain reports across southwest Virginia.
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A slowing moving thunderstorms brought isolated heavy rain reports across southwest Virginia.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 12, 8:32 PM EST, 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 932 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 .DISCUSSION...SHORTWAVE ENERGY CONTINUES TO ROTATE AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE LOWER MS VALLEY THIS EVENING. WITH HEATING OF THE DAY OVER THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIED OUT ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA EXCEPT ACROSS SW VA WHERE LATEST SHORTWAVE IS TRIGGERING A COMPLEX OF STORMS MOVING SE TOWARD THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. STRONG STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN NOW OVER SW VA SHOULD CLIP EXTREME NE TN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO AND SLOWLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. COULD BE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING NEXT FEW HOURS. NEXT AREA OF STORMS NEARING THE OHIO RIVER MAY RE FIRE BY MORNING ACROSS SW VA AND NE TN SO CONTINUED CHANCE POPS THERE AND SLIGHT CHANCE ELSEWHERE. ALREADY SENT UPDATED ZONES. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && TD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 500 AM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-131000- 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- 500 AM EDT (400 AM CDT) SAT JUN 12 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HOT AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL HELP TO TRIGGER SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...WITH A FEW ISOLATED STORMS POSSIBLY BECOMING STRONG TO SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH NEXT WEEK...WITH A FEW ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE EACH DAY. THE MAIN THREATS THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL... AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF THE EXPECTED SEVERE THREAT. DMG
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 358 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 TNZ073-074-122030- NORTH SEVIER TN-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN- 358 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SEVIER COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM EDT... AT 354 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PIGEON FORGE...OR NEAR SEVIERVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...GATLINBURG... HARRISBURG AND PITTMAN CENTER. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 430 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 TNZ040-041-070-122100- COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS TN-JEFFERSON TN-NORTHWEST COCKE TN- 430 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COCKE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT... AT 428 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DANDRIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...NEWPORT... PARROTTSVILLE...COSBY...HARTFORD...BYBEE AND DEL RIO. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 833 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 VAZ002-006-130100- RUSSELL VA-WISE VA- 833 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WISE AND RUSSELL COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 829 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES WEST OF CLEVELAND...OR 12 MILES EAST OF WISE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...LEBANON... CLEVELAND...ST. PAUL...CASTLEWOOD...COLLINGWOOD...HANSONVILLE... ROSEDALE...HONAKER AND DYE. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 900 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 VAZ006-008-130130- RUSSELL VA-WASHINGTON VA- 900 PM EDT SAT JUN 12 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RUSSELL AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT... AT 855 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLEVELAND...OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEBANON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT MAY CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS QUICK RISES ON SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...LEBANON...ABINGDON... HANSONVILLE...BENHAMS...HILANDER PARK...HOLSTON AND DAMASCUS. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement personnel reported US Highway 58 was flooded near Castlewood by heavy rain from a thunderstorm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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