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Initial
Warning
Local
Storm Report
SPC
Image and Report
Skywarn
report for August - 17 - 2000
August - 17 - 2000
MRX District 8 Represented
Net control for 146.610 - KF4UEL
Net was activated to level red at 19:45 local.
Net closed at 21:45 local
Net brought to level RED for ST warning in LEE County VA
WX4MRX called the net several times,
Report of 1/2 " hail 35-40MPH wind relayed from KF4YOO from
146.700 liasion at 2143
LSR and intial warning attached to report....
Note: Initial Warning was observed via K4AXO 147.015 repeater
....
Thanks to ER Hall, WD4GSM for the nice repeater function.
Stations involved follow:
K4CBE
KU4MF
AF4YA
K4COY
KD4JTK
KF4WSZ (NON SPOTTER)
KC4MAI
K4KOP
KD4PDL
KF4YOO (PROXIE VIA KB4AWY)
AF4MU (PROXIE NC 146.700)
KB4AWY
W4GLW
W4DGW
Lesson learned: (good situation )
Total time: 2 hours 0minutes
Total Spotters: 13total ---11 District 7/8 +2 proxie ( 1 non )
Mike Hale KF4UEL
Skywarn Net Manager
end report
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Back to Top--------------------------Initial Warning----------------------
VAC105-180015-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
740 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2000
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 815 PM EDT
* AT 737 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES NORTH OF ROSE HILL...OR NEAR
HARLAN...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
ROSE HILL AROUND 755 PM EDT
JONESVILLE AROUND 800 PM EDT
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...
WINDS UP TO 60 MPH...WHICH COULD PUSH OVER SHALLOW ROOTED
TREES AND
BREAK LIMBS OFF OF TREES ABOUT THE SIZE OF YOUR WRIST.
HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...OR THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.
SEEK A STURDY SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!
$$
VAZ001-180015-
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
755 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2000
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR...
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
* UNTIL 815 PM EDT
* AT 755 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR ROSE HILL...OR 8 MILES
WEST OF
JONESVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PATTONSVILLE AROUND 810 PM EDT
WINDS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WHICH COULD PUSH OVER SHALLOW
ROOTED TREES AND BREAK LIMBS OFF OF TREES ABOUT THE SIZE OF YOUR
WRIST.
HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...OR THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
FREQUENT AND DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO EXPECTED.
SEEK A STURDY SHELTER IMMEDIATELY!
$$
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Top ------------------NWS
LSR------------------
NWUS54 KMRX 180105
LSRMRX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
904 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2000
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE
...EVENT/REMARKS...
...COUNTY LOCATION....
530 PM 2 MILE N CHEROKEE
DAM TN 1.00 INCH HAIL
08/17/00
GRAINGER
REPORTED BY HAM
555 PM 2 N
MORRISTOWN
TN 0.75 INCH HAIL
08/17/00
HAMBLEN
REPORTED BY HAM$$
NWUS54 KMRX 180124
LSRMRX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
924 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2000
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE
...EVENT/REMARKS...
...COUNTY LOCATION....
830 PM ROSE
HILL
VA WIND DAMAGE
08/17/00
LEE
REPORTED BY DISPATCH
TREES DOWN$$
NWUS54 KMRX 181348
LSRMRX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
947 AM EDT FRI AUG 18 2000
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE
...EVENT/REMARKS...
...COUNTY LOCATION....
0800
PM
VA WIND DAMAGE
08/17/00
LEE
REPORTED BY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
HAIL IN WESTERN PART OF
COUNTY.
0820
PM
TN WIND DAMAGE
08/17/00
HANCOCK
REPORTED BY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
SEVERAL TREES DOWN
ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0830 PM
EWING
VA WIND DAMAGE
08/17/00
LEE
REPORTED BY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
TREES DOWN IN EWING AND
ROSE HILL.
END/MEP$$
MEMSPSMRX
WWUS84 KMRX 172329
SPSMRXSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
725 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2000
..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED AND WILL BE IN
EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT...
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PART OF EAST TENNESSEE...AND CHEROKEE AND
CLAY
COUNTIES IN EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT.
THIS WATCH COVERS AN AREA THAT IS EAST OF A ONEIDA TO BENTON
LINE...AND WEST OF A KINGSPORT TO ERWIN TO HAYESVILLE NORTH
CAROLINA
LINE.
AT 725 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST KENTUCKY...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AROUND 25 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO LEE COUNTY BY 800
PM...
AND THEN INTO NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND THE CENTRAL VALLEY AFTER
830
PM EDT.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE PRODUCING WINDS UP TO 80
MPH...HAIL UP TO ONE AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER.
THE
THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY
CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE
FREQUENT
AND DEADLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
HAVE
THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. IF A
THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY AND STAY AWAY
FROM
WINDOWS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.
$$
RBP
END Report
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