Alert archive / Tennessee / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 21, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Dec 28, 2007, 4:11 AM EST for 8 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Dec 28, 2007, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2007, 4:11 AM EST (09:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2007, 3:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2007, 3:28 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:13 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 280 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 994 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMRX 280911 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 411 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND WEST THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA STATE LINE. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET...FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS FOR THESE WINDY CONDITIONS...AND STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-281715- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0021.071228T2000Z-071229T0400Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 411 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA STATE LINE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET...FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ TG
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMRX 281623 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1123 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND WEST THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA STATE LINE. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED... MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET...FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS FOR THESE WINDY CONDITIONS...AND STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-290030- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0021.071228T2000Z-071229T0400Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 1123 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...AND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST THIS EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET...FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$
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
000 WWUS74 KMRX 290332 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1032 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE OVERNIGHT... .SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO WEST WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA STATE LINE. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS FOR THESE WINDY CONDITIONS...AND STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-290900- /O.EXT.KMRX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071229T0900Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 1032 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...AND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS74 KMRX 290828 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 328 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... .WESTERLY WINDS HAD DECREASED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED QUICKLY NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE REGION THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH A COLD FRONT WILL PASS EAST AND SOUTH OF THE APPALACHIANS ...MUCH WEAKER WESTERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TODAY. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-290930- /O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071229T0900Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 328 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. WESTERLY WINDS HAD DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY EARLY THIS MORNING...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED QUICKLY NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE REGION. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ TG
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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.