Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2007
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2007, 7:39 PM EDT for Carter County, Johnson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 44 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
- Jun 8, 2007, 7:39 PM EDT (23:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2007, 8:23 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Carter County, TN, Johnson County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 12:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 190 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
- 1047 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1144 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 8, 7:11 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 7:11 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 3:16 AM EDT, 16 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 316 AM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-090730- CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS- SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN- NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE- SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE- WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- 316 AM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 /216 AM CDT FRI JUN 8 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WARM MOIST AIR WILL BE TRANSPORTED UP THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. PLENTY OF SUN WILL PROVIDE SURFACE HEATING. THESE INGREDIENTS WILL RESULT IN AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AREA...THEN MOVE EAST ACROSS THE VALLEY. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS...WITH LARGE HAIL ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER NETWORK ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 8, 5:22 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
522 PM EDT FRI JUN 08 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG TEN MILE 35.67N 84.67W
06/08/2007 MEIGS TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.
&&Special weather statement, Jun 8, 5:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 535 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 TNZ015-016-038>040-070>074-VAZ001-005-082230- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-JEFFERSON-LEE-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST COCKE-NW BLOUNT-SCOTT-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- 535 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...A LINE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL EFFECT BLOUNT... COCKE...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HANCOCK...HAWKINS...JEFFERSON... LEE...SCOTT AND SEVIER COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM... AT 531 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RUTLEDGE....MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS. REMEMBER... IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR...MAY OCCUR WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN DH
Local storm report, Jun 8, 5:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
551 PM EDT FRI JUN 08 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG PAULETTE 36.19N 83.89W
06/08/2007 UNION TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN.
&&Local storm report, Jun 8, 6:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
623 PM EDT FRI JUN 08 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0550 PM TSTM WND DMG CHATTANOOGA 35.07N 85.26W
06/08/2007 HAMILTON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE EAST RIDGE AREA.
&&Local storm report, Jun 8, 6:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
629 PM EDT FRI JUN 08 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG CLEVELAND 35.18N 84.87W
06/08/2007 BRADLEY TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
&&Special weather statement, Jun 8, 6:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 635 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 TNZ016-017-040>044-070-073-VAZ005-082330- COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-HAWKINS-JEFFERSON-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-SCOTT-SOUTHEAST GREENE-SULLIVAN-WASHINGTON- 635 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING COCKE...GREENE...HAWKINS... JEFFERSON...SCOTT...SEVIER...SULLIVAN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 630 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GATE CITY TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEWPORT....MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS. REMEMBER... IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. DH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Morgan | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe | 47 min |
| Jun 8, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Rhea | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Roane | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Campbell | 38 min |
| Jun 8, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Meigs | 58 min |
| Jun 8, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson | 54 min |
| Jun 8, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Union | 61 min |
| Jun 8, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Knox | 58 min |
| Jun 8, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | McMinn | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Loudon | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton | 23 min |
| Jun 8, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Polk | 62 min |
| Jun 8, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamblen, Jefferson | 39 min |
| Jun 8, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Sullivan | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cherokee | 56 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2007Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2007
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.