Short Term Forecast Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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FPUS74 KMRX 201026
NOWMRX
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
626 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013
TNZ015>018-042>047-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-201300-
HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...
BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...
JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...
JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON
626 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013
.NOW...
A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH
ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. THE STRONGEST
STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS RUSSELL AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES OF
VIRGINIA. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING CAN BE
EXPECTED. RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE ONE-QUARTER OF AN INCH...BUT LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE.
BESIDES THE RAIN...AREAS OF FOG WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE..SOME LOCALLY DENSE. THE
LOCALLY DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE- QUARTER MILE OR
LESS. WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING...DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND GIVE
YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
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