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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 305, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 28, 2005, 5:56 PM EST for Blount County, Tennessee. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2005, 5:56 PM EST (22:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2005, 6:45 PM EST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Blount County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 246 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 736 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 345 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 356 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Dec 28, 5:36 PM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 5:36 PM EST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 536 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005 SEVERE WEATHER DISCUSSION...AXIS OF UNSTABLE AIR CONTINUES TO SUPPLY CONVECTIVE UPDRAFTS AT THIS HOUR. WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 60S THROUGHOUT MOST OF EAST TENNESSEE AHEAD OF THE STORMS. DEW POINTS RANGE FROM THE MID 40S ALONG THE VA BORDER TO THE MID 50S ALONG THE GA BORDER. LIFTED INDEX VALUES RANGE FROM ABOUT 1.5 ALONG THE VA BORDER TO 3.5 DEGREES ALONG THE GA BORDER. STORMS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CWA...APPROACHING THE TRI CITIES AREA...HAVE GONE THROUGH SOME MORE STABLE AIR OVER THE PAST HOUR...BUT ARE APPROACHING BETTER INSTABILITY. TIMING OF THE EVENING COOLING IS TOUGH TO CALL...BUT STORMS COULD STRENGTHEN AGAIN IN THIS AREA. ALONG THE GA BORDER STRONG INSTABILITY AND BACKED WINDS ARE KEEPING CONVECTION VERY WELL ORGANIZED. SPC GRAPHICS ARE SHOWING GOOD CHANCES OF MID LEVEL ROTATION...BUT MUCH LESS CHANCES OF ORGANIZED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATIONS. CLOSE LOOK DOESNT SHOW ANY SURFACE BOUNDARIES AHEAD OF THE CONVECTIVE LINE...SO LOW LEVEL CIRCULATIONS WOULD MAY HAVE TO DEPEND ON LOCAL TERRAIN. STILL EXPECTING DAMAGING OUTFLOW THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND MID LEVEL CIRCULATIONS...BUT THE PRIME TORNADO THREAT CONTINUES TO BE IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF GEORGIA. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && GM
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 9:52 AM EST, 8 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 952 AM EST WED DEC 28 2005 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005- 006-008-291000- ANDERSON-BLEDSOE-BLOUNT SMOKY MTN-BRADLEY-CAMPBELL-CHEROKEE- CLAIBORNE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MTN-EAST POLK-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-HAMILTON- HANCOCK-HAWKINS-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LEE-LOUDON-MARION-MCMINN- MEIGS-MORGAN-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST CARTER-NORTHWEST COCKE- NORTHWEST GREENE-NORTHWEST MONROE-NW BLOUNT-RHEA-ROANE-RUSSELL- SCOTT TN-SCOTT VA-SEQUATCHIE-SEVIER SMOKY MTN-SOUTHEAST CARTER- SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-SULLIVAN-UNICOI-UNION- WASHINGTON TN-WASHINGTON VA-WEST POLK-WISE- 952 AM EST (852 AM CST) WED DEC 28 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A DEEP UPPER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL PULL MOISTURE BACK INTO THE REGION. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA...THEN SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DUE TO THE COLD AIR ALOFT...SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL UP TO NICKEL SIZE. ALSO...THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS WITH THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM ONEIDA TO KNOXVILLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MRX. DH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 28, 5:43 PM EST, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
543 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM HAIL JONESVILLE 36.69N 83.12W
12/28/2005 0.75 INCH LEE VA AMATEUR RADIO
&&Local storm report, Dec 28, 5:47 PM EST, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
547 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0450 PM TSTM WND DMG ATHENS 35.45N 84.60W
12/28/2005 MCMINN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEW TREES DOWN.
&&Local storm report, Dec 28, 5:49 PM EST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
549 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0450 PM TSTM WND DMG TEN MILE 35.67N 84.67W
12/28/2005 MEIGS TN TRAINED SPOTTER
FEW TREES DOWN.
&&Local storm report, Dec 28, 5:50 PM EST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
550 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM HAIL PENNINGTON GAP 36.76N 83.03W
12/28/2005 0.88 INCH LEE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&Local storm report, Dec 28, 5:51 PM EST, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
551 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG LENOIR CITY 35.80N 84.27W
12/28/2005 LOUDON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
FEW TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
&&Local storm report, Dec 28, 5:54 PM EST, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
554 PM EST WED DEC 28 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM HAIL BUFFALO SPRINGS 36.22N 83.57W
12/28/2005 0.75 INCH GRAINGER TN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Sequatchie | 57 min |
| Dec 28, 3:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Marion | 39 min |
| Dec 28, 3:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Morgan | 24 min |
| Dec 28, 3:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Rhea, Roane | 56 min |
| Dec 28, 3:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Meigs | 35 min |
| Dec 28, 4:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Campbell, Union | 40 min |
| Dec 28, 4:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | McMinn, Meigs | 63 min |
| Dec 28, 4:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Loudon | 45 min |
| Dec 28, 4:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 41 min |
| Dec 28, 4:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne | 66 min |
| Dec 28, 4:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Knox | 62 min |
| Dec 28, 4:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Union | 49 min |
| Dec 28, 4:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley | 47 min |
| Dec 28, 4:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hancock | 67 min |
| Dec 28, 4:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon | 63 min |
| Dec 28, 5:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Grainger | 45 min |
| Dec 28, 5:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Monroe, Polk | 42 min |
| Dec 28, 5:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamblen, Jefferson | 64 min |
| Dec 28, 6:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Polk | 29 min |
| Dec 28, 6:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hawkins | 57 min |
| Dec 28, 6:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 41 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.