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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1026 PM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008

…STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM TONIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY
ON WEDNESDAY. HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS TO THE
NORTH OF MOUNTAINS WILL SEE THE HIGHEST WINDS.

TNZ018-047-191030-
/O.UPG.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080319T2000Z/
/O.EXA.KMRX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080319T2200Z/
JOHNSON-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MOUNTAIN CITY…ROAN MOUNTAIN
1026 PM EDT TUE MAR 18 2008

…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT WEDNESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION…ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

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Below is from the National Weather Service, out of Morristown, TN.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
322 PM EST MON MAR 3 2008

…SOUTH WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE
AREA APPROACHING FROM THE WEST…

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL
SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
TUESDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND EASTERN TENNESSEE VALLEY.

NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-040430-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0012.080304T0000Z-080305T0000Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MURPHY…HAYESVILLE…MOUNTAIN CITY…
COSBY…CEDAR CREEK…ERWIN…ROAN MOUNTAIN…CADES COVE…
GATLINBURG…COKER CREEK…DUCKTOWN
322 PM EST MON MAR 3 2008

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 50 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY AND SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST BUT STAY STRONG LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES…
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

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