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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
354 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2019
...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
AND FOOTHILLS OF THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS...
.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING, AND MOUNTAIN WAVE
ENHANCEMENT OF THE WINDS WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOME
OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND FOOTHILLS.
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JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DOEVILLE, MOUNTAIN CITY, NEVA,
SHADY VALLEY, TRADE, LAUREL BLOOMERY, HARTFORD, CEDAR CREEK,
ERWIN, UNICOI, LIMESTONE COVE, HAMPTON, CADES COVE, ELKMONT,
GATLINBURG, CITICO, AND COKER CREEK
354 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2019
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.
* TIMING...THROUGH NOON EDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE
DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 STRONGER 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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