HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 149 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY...AND TRACK NORTH ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT. WITH
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTLINE...A TIGHTENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL PRODUCE A VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WIND FLOW ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS LATER TODAY...WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH A STABLE AIR
MASS TO PRODUCE MOUNTAIN WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS. AS A RESULT...VERY
STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS.
TNZ018-040>047-071>074-085>087-101-102-250900-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0007.091224T2100Z-091225T1700Z/
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
149 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY.
* TIMING: VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND THEIR ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS...INCREASING THROUGH THE EVENING AND CONTINUING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* WINDS: SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 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 WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
THESE WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
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