A lone thunderstorm produced some wind damage near Wise.
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A lone thunderstorm produced some wind damage near Wise.
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 May 19, 8:18 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Morristown TN 918 PM EDT Fri May 19 2017 .DISCUSSION...Overall forecast still on track. Isolated showers will continue to weaken through the evening. Enough low level moisture will remain over the area to cause patchy fog, with overnight low temperatures several degrees above normal for this time of year. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be slow to move in to the area Saturday afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Chattanooga Airport, TN 68 88 69 80 / 0 60 70 80 Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN 67 88 67 78 / 10 30 60 80 Oak Ridge, TN 67 88 68 79 / 10 30 60 80 Tri Cities Airport, TN 62 86 63 78 / 20 50 30 70 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...None. TN...None. VA...None. && JW
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Morristown TN 920 PM EDT Fri May 19 2017 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-210130- 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- 920 PM EDT Fri May 19 2017 /820 PM CDT Fri May 19 2017/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Southwest North Carolina...East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Tonight No hazardous weather is expected tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday A warm and unstable air mass will be over the region Saturday and Sunday. Some localized strong storms are possible each day, and a few of the strongest storms may become severe, with quarter size hail and damaging winds. Also heavy rainfall of over 2 inches could produce some localized flooding across southeast Tennessee and southwest North Carolina Sunday and Sunday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time, but reports may be needed from some locations Today through Sunday.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
731 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017
TNZ018-VAZ008-200015-
Johnson TN-Washington VA-
731 PM EDT FRI MAY 19 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL JOHNSON AND SOUTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...
At 731 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Mountain City, moving northeast at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Mountain City, Damascus, Neva, Laurel Bloomery and Konnarock.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.
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LAT...LON 3659 8168 3657 8168 3653 8171 3647 8170
3646 8171 3642 8172 3641 8174 3636 8173
3634 8176 3636 8179 3635 8181 3644 8195
3677 8170 3676 8168 3664 8162 3664 8161
3663 8161
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 217DEG 18KT 3644 8181
AMP.23The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:34 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several trees and power lines were reported down in the Rocky Fork and Indian Creek communities.
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