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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Morristown, TN

April 3, 2007Anderson County, Claiborne County, Union County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 3, 2007, 10:11 PM EDT for Anderson County, Claiborne County, Union County, Tennessee. It was in force for 49 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 3, 2007, 10:11 PM EDT (02:11 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2007, 11:00 PM EDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Anderson County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Union County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:12 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 3, 10:15 PM EDT	TORNADO	5 Nw Tazewell, TN	* 7 INJ * NWS STORM SURVEY DETERMINED EF1 TORNADO OCCURRED 1015 TO 1032 PM EDT. PATH WAS 150 YARDS WIDE FROM 5 NW OF NEW TAZEWELL TO 5 S OF TAZEWELL.
Apr 3, 10:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Paulette, TN	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN PAULETTS AND LUTTRELL AREAS REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
Apr 3, 10:40 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Lake City, TN	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE WITH LAKE CITY HAVING THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION PER SHERIFFS DISPATCH.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 19 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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 3, 9:03 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Apr 3, 9:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 240 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1678 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1714 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 200 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 261 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 10.5

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS54 KMRX 040215
SVRMRX
TNC001-025-173-040300-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0008.070404T0211Z-070404T0300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1011 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ANDERSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLINTON...
  CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  UNION COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MAYNARDVILLE...

* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT

* AT 1007 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
  HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS
  WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF
  HARROGATE-SHAWANEE TO 15 MILES NORTH OF CLINTON TO 37 MILES WEST OF
  CLINTON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MIDDLESBORO TO 8 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF LA FOLLETTE TO 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF WARTBURG...AND
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  TAZEWELL BY 1025 PM EDT...
  MAYNARDVILLE BY 1030 PM EDT...
  CLINTON BY 1040 PM EDT...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING 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.

LAT...LON 3647 8337 3637 8346 3633 8368 3617 8373
      3619 8395 3608 8409 3604 8407 3592 8425
      3615 8444 3622 8438 3618 8423 3624 8422
      3622 8408 3628 8403 3628 8396 3638 8396
      3642 8389 3655 8398 3659 8391 3660 8361

$$

GH

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KMRX 040228
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1028 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2007

TNC001-025-173-040300-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070404T0300Z/
ANDERSON TN-UNION TN-CLAIBORNE TN-
1028 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR CLAIBORNE...UNION AND ANDERSON COUNTIES...

AT 1024 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HOWARD QUARTER TO
MAYNARDVILLE TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LUTTRELL...OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTH OF RUTLEDGE TO MAYNARDVILLE TO 10 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MAYNARDVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  ROSEDALE BY 1100 PM EDT...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3647 8337 3637 8346 3633 8368 3617 8373
      3619 8395 3608 8409 3604 8407 3592 8425
      3615 8444 3622 8438 3618 8423 3624 8422
      3622 8408 3628 8403 3628 8396 3638 8396
      3642 8389 3655 8398 3659 8391 3660 8361

$$

MJB

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 3, 9:25 PM EDT, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 9:25 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
925 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2007

.DISCUSSION...PREFRONTAL TROUGH CONTINUES JUST W OF MRX CWA.
CONVECTIVELY INDUCED PRESSURE COUPLET DROPPING SE INTO TROUGH FROM
KY. EXPECT SCT POSSIBLE SVR CONVECTIVE THIS EVENING ALONG CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU. DECENT INSTABILTY AXIS AND INCREASING LOW LEVEL SSW JET
BUILD INTO THE AREA FM THE SW AROUND MIDNIGHT. HAVE INCREASED POPS
TO CATEGORICAL OVERNIGHT FOR WIDESPREAD CONVECTION ALONG SOUTHEASTWARD
MOVING FRONT. UPDATE TO ADD TOR WATCH #117 FOR SW AREAS. TSTM WATCH
PSBL SOON NE AREAS. SON

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION:
SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY)...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT.  AHEAD OF THE FRONT...A LINE OF CONVECTION
HAS FORMED WILL WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS THE MRX CWA THIS
EVENING/OVERNIGHT.  STRONGEST LIS...CAPE ETC WILL BE WEST OF OUR
AREA.  HOWEVER...SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY PARAMETERS AS WELL AS
MOISTURE AND LIFT WILL BE OVER THE REGION TO CONTINUE THE CONVECTION
THROUGH OUR AREA.  SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS.
AN SPS HAS BEEN ISSUED TO NOTIFY OF THE POTENTIAL.  ADDITIONALLY...
WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...WITH BREEZY TO
LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED.  THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
FAIRLY QUICKLY OVERNIGHT WITH A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE MAINLY EASTERN ZONES IN THE MORNING.  BEHIND THE FRONT...
STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL BRING IN MUCH COOLER AIR.  WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE UPPER 50S
TO MID 60S.

LONG TERM...(WED NIGHT THROUGH TUES)...UPPER LOW FORECAST TO SHIFT
EAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES...THEN REMAIN IN THE NEW ENGLAND VICINITY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER OUR
REGION DURING THIS TIME.  ONE SHORT WAVE MOVING DOWN IN NORTHWEST
FLOW MAY INCREASE CLOUDINESS OVER THE AREA THU NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY...BUT APPEARS ANY PRECIP WILL STAY TO OUR WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
OTHER PIECES OF SHORT WAVE ENERGY ROTATING AROUND THE LOW SHOULD
HAVE THE MOST IMPACT FURTHER NORTH. WHILE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF
THESE SHORT WAVE FEATURES IN UNCERTAIN...AND CERTAINLY CAN NOT RULE
OUT POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS/SNOW SHOWERS AT SOME POINT ESPECIALLY
MOUNTAINS AND NORTH...CONFIDENCE NOT HIGH ENOUGH AT THIS POINT TO
INTRODUCE TO THE FORECAST SO WILL KEEP THINGS DRY FOR NOW THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. A BIT OF A WARM UP SHOULD BEGIN ON MONDAY AS THE UPPER
LOW DEPARTS AND COLD ADVECTION ENDS. A WEAK SYSTEM MAY AFFECT THE
REGION BY TUESDAY...SO WILL INCLUDE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN  57  65  38  60  33 /  70  20   0   0  10
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  54  63  36  55  31 /  70  20  10  10  10
OAK RIDGE, TN  53  62  32  56  30 /  70  20  10  10  10
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN  52  59  31  51  27 /  70  40  10  10  10

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...NONE.
VA...NONE.
&&

MJB/LDW

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:42 AM EDT, 18 hours 29 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
342 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2007

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-040745-
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-
342 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2007 /242 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER THE REGION...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT...WILL RESULT IN THUNDERSTORMS FORMING OVER WEST AND MIDDLE
TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS EVENING...BETWEEN
6 PM AND MIDNIGHT EDT. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE STORMS IS EXPECTED
TO BE LARGE HAIL...WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER NETWORK ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 3, 6:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
620 PM EDT TUE APR 03 2007

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

0540 PM     HAIL             7 N PIKEVILLE           35.71N 85.20W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       BLEDSOE            TN   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED BY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT.

0550 PM     HAIL             4 N PIKEVILLE           35.66N 85.20W
04/03/2007  E1.00 INCH       BLEDSOE            TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL 41/2 MILES NORTH OF
            PIKEVILLE, TN.

&&

CAC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 9:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Campbell, Scott	51 min
Apr 3, 9:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Campbell, Scott	48 min
Apr 3, 10:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Rhea, Roane	56 min
Apr 3, 10:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Grainger, Hancock, Knox	40 min
Apr 3, 10:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson	39 min
Apr 3, 11:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Meigs	35 min
Apr 3, 11:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Blount, Carter, Johnson, Loudon, Sevier, Sullivan and 2 more	65 min
Apr 3, 11:28 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	MRX	Roane	2 hr
Apr 3, 11:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Bledsoe, Marion, Rhea, Sequatchie	43 min
Apr 3, 11:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Hamilton	56 min
Apr 4, 12:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Marion	24 min
Apr 4, 2:45 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	MRX	Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more	19 hr
Apr 4, 2:45 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	MRX	Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne and 22 more	19 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.