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Skywarn report for August - 8 - 2000

August - 8 - 2000
MRX District 8 Represented
Net control for 146.610 - KF4UEL
Net was activated to level yellow at 18:45 local.
Net closed at 20:00 local

Net brought to level yellow for ST warning in Russell County VA
Extremely high dewpoints were noted..
N4TBZ reported flooding in Claypoll Hill and Tazewell Co., he reporterd to FCX via TEL at 20:03
RLX counties had flood products for Buchanan and Dickenson Co.s
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:

KF4ICC
KC4MAI
K4CBE
N4TBZ (FCX SPOTTER)
KB4AWY
KG4AWM (JKL SPOTTER)
W4GLW
W4DGW

Lesson learned: (noticed need for spotters in northern and eastern Russell County)

Total time: 1hour 15minutes
Total Spotters: 8 ( 2 non district )

Mike Hale KF4UEL
Skywarn Net Manager

2315 UTC

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VAC167-082315-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
645 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2000
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

* UNTIL 715 PM EDT

* AT 638 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR HONAKER...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  LEBANON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL EASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY AT 700 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.
  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING.

STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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LAT...LON 3709 8200 3691 8202 3693 8153 3709 8153

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NWUS54 KMRX 090255
LSRMRX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1053 PM EDT TUE AUG 8 2000

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ...COUNTY LOCATION....

0700 PM    HONAKER                   VA   WIND DAMAGE
08/08/00   RUSSELL                        REPORTED BY DISPATCH
                                          NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
SPC LSR

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