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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 78, NWS Morristown, TN

April 19, 20064 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 19, 2006, 9:06 AM EDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 54 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: Apr 19, 2006, 9:06 AM EDT (13:06 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2006, 10:00 AM EDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Blount County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Sevier County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 19, 3:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

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 Apr 19, 2:16 AM EDT, 6 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 2:16 AM EDT, 6 hours 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 7:11 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 8:19 AM EDT, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
819 AM EDT WED APR 19 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0320 AM     HAIL             RUTLEDGE                36.27N 83.52W
04/19/2006  E0.75 INCH       GRAINGER           TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0400 AM     HAIL             10 SW GREENEVILLE       36.06N 82.95W
04/19/2006  E0.75 INCH       GREENE             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0420 AM     HAIL             TAZEWELL                36.46N 83.58W
04/19/2006  E0.88 INCH       CLAIBORNE          TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0500 AM     HAIL             TREADWAY                36.42N 83.23W
04/19/2006  E0.75 INCH       HANCOCK            TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0515 AM     HAIL             GREENEVILLE             36.17N 82.82W
04/19/2006  E0.75 INCH       GREENE             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 8:19 AM EDT, 47 minutes before

-SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
819 AM EDT WED APR 19 2006

TNZ012>015-035>038-067>069-071-191315-
ANDERSON-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-GRAINGER-HANCOCK-KNOX-LOUDON-MORGAN-NW
BLOUNT-ROANE-SCOTT-UNION-
819 AM EDT WED APR 19 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFFECTING
ANDERSON...BLOUNT...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...GRAINGER...HANCOCK...KNOX.
..LOUDON...MORGAN...ROANE...SCOTT AND UNION COUNTIES...

AT 818 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HARROGATE-SHAWANEE
TO CLINTON TO 9 MILES SOUTH OF ROCKWOOD....MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 50
MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE
STORMS.  THESE WINDS COULD BLOW OVER A FEW TREES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR EAST TENNESSEE.

HW

Local storm report, Apr 19, 8:34 AM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 19, 8:58 AM EDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
858 AM EDT WED APR 19 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0855 AM     HAIL             PIKEVILLE               35.61N 85.20W
04/19/2006  E0.75 INCH       BLEDSOE            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 19, 3:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Grainger	37 min
Apr 19, 3:47 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Greene	28 min
Apr 19, 3:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Grainger	46 min
Apr 19, 4:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Claiborne	30 min
Apr 19, 4:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Hancock	40 min
Apr 19, 5:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Greene	49 min
Apr 19, 5:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Hawkins	23 min
Apr 19, 7:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Scott	37 min
Apr 19, 8:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Bledsoe, Sequatchie	53 min
Apr 19, 8:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Campbell, Claiborne, Union	43 min
Apr 19, 8:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Rhea	32 min
Apr 19, 8:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Hamilton	61 min
Apr 19, 9:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Sequatchie	25 min
Apr 19, 9:30 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Bradley	60 min
Apr 19, 9:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Cocke	26 min
Apr 19, 9:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Marion	53 min
Apr 19, 9:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Greene	25 min
Apr 19, 10:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Hamilton	30 min
Apr 19, 10:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Marion	24 min
Apr 19, 10:09 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	36 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2006 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.