SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 500 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 400 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

/400 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009/
...FLOODING POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING FROM
RAIN FALLING ON SNOW PACK IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...
A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS IS A RELATIVELY WARM
SYSTEM AND WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAINS...BRIEFLY MODERATE TO
HEAVY. THIS WOULD NORMALLY CAUSE ONLY ISOLATED MINOR FLOOD PROBLEMS
BUT THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY SOME MOUNTAINS IN EAST TENNESSEE
AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HAVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW STILL ON THE GROUND.
RAIN WILL CAUSE AT LEAST SOME OF THE SNOW TO MELT WHICH WILL ADD TO
THE RUNOFF. SMALL STREAMS COMING OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY
THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO FLOOD. SOME
OF THE LARGER RIVERS SUCH AS THE FRENCH BROAD...LITTLE PIGEON...AND
PIGEON MAY ALSO FLOOD. EVEN THE UPPER REACHES OF THE POWELL AND
CLINCH RIVERS MAY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT RISES.
URBAN AREAS SUCH AS CHATTANOOGA...KNOXVILLE...AND JOHNSON CITY MAY
EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING IN THE TYPICAL LOW FLAT SPOTS.
WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THE SITUATION AND ISSUE FLOOD WATCHES OR
WARNINGS IF NECESSARY. BE CAREFUL AND KEEP AN EYE ON STREAMS AND
FLOOD PRONE SPOTS. IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED OR CLOSED ROAD...TURN
AROUND. DON`T DROWN.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 525 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 515 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

/410 AM CST WED DEC 23 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE REGION BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS AROUND
THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES. IN ADDITION...WITH THE GROUND
REMAINING NEARLY SATURATED...SOME FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND FLOOD
PRONE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BY THURSDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND
FLOODING REPORTS.
$$

HIGH WIND WATCH
Issue Date: 320 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TONIGHT...AND THEN WILL MOVE SLOWLY TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIAN REGION ON THURSDAY. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER
THE REGION WILL PRODUCE A STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS...WHICH WILL LIKELY LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNTAIN
WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS. AS A RESULT...STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE
FOOTHILLS.
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JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-
WEST POLK-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY...
GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...
ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...
GATLINBURG...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...BENTON...
DUCKTOWN
320 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.
* TIMING: STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...
BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
* WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 35
TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AT TIMES. IN FACT...
WIND GUSTS OF 80 TO 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN THE
FAVORED AREAS OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND THEIR ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS.
* IMPACTS: THIS WIND EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EXTREME
WIND DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD FALLEN TREES LEADING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE
AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY WITH A SATURATED
GROUND IN PLACE. TRAVELERS WILL NEED TO BE ALERT TO STRONG AND
GUSTY CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
$$
DMG