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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Morristown, TN

June 9, 20084 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2008, 5:12 PM EDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 48 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 9, 2008, 5:12 PM EDT (21:12 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2008, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Carter County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Washington County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 210 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: 440 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -144 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1969 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 9, 3:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 3:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
345 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...INSTABILITY EVIDENT ON THE
MSAS WITH LIS AROUND -7 TO -8. CONVECTION FIRING ON THE TERRAIN
WITH A NORTHWARD DRIFT WHICH TAKES SOME OF THE STORMS INTO THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY. USED SLIGHT AND LOW CHANCE COVERAGE POPS FOR
TONIGHT AS CONVECTION SHOULD KEEP GOING FOR A FEW HOURS INTO THE
EVENING AND THEN FADE AWAITING APPROACH OF MIDWEST COOL FRONT. FRONT
SHOULD SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WITH
SCATTERED COVERAGE AS UPPER SUPPORT RUNS AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA.
FRONT TRIES TO SAG SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA BUT MAY HAVE A DIFFICULT
TIME MAKING IT WELL INTO THE DEEP SOUTH AND THUS WILL REMAIN IN THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION ON WEDNESDAY. PULSE CONVECTIVE STORMS
MAY BRIEFLY PRODUCE A SEVERE WIND GUST OR LARGE HAIL EACH DAY IN THE
SHORT TERM WITH SUFFICIENT MOISTURE/INSTABILITY. USED SLIGHT AND
CHANCE POPS FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY WHILE
TRENDING TO HIGHER MEDIUM CHANCE PROBABILITY FOR CONVECTION IN THE
HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER. FOR THE TEMPERATURE
FORECAST STAYED CLOSER TO A GUIDANCE BLEND DURING THE SHORT TERM.

.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL
MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY. THE TROUGH WILL DRIVE A
WEAK COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS BY SAT EVENING. BEST PCPN CHCS ARE FRI AND SAT AS
MOISTURE INCREASES AND FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE DEVELOPS TO
THE WEST OF DEPARTING SFC RIDGE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN
THROUGH REMAINDER OF PERIOD. PCPN CHCS SLIDE BACK TO BELOW NORMAL.
WENT ABOVE NORMAL FOR TEMPS UNTIL PATTERN DICTATES OTHERWISE.

&&

.POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN  72  89  69  89  70 /  20  50  40  30  10
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  71  89  68  88  67 /  20  50  30  20  10
OAK RIDGE, TN  71  89  68  88  68 /  20  50  30  20  10
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN  66  87  65  87  64 /  20  50  40  30  10

&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 5:00 AM EDT, 12 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
500 AM EDT MON JUN 9 2008

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-101000-
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-
500 AM EDT (400 AM CDT) MON JUN 9 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STAGNANT WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE EACH DAY. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME
SEVERE EACH DAY...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED DUE TO THE ISOLATED NATURE OF
THE EXPECTED SEVERE WEATHER.

DMG

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:33 AM EDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1133 AM EDT MON JUN 09 2008

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

0358 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSW TOWNSEND          35.65N 83.77W
06/07/2008                   BLOUNT             TN   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            A FEW TREES...LIMBS AND DEBRIS DOWN ON ROADWAYS.

0408 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 S MARYVILLE           35.65N 83.97W
06/07/2008                   BLOUNT             TN   UTILITY COMPANY

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE SIXMILE AND
            BLOCKHOUSE AREAS.

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 ENE MARYVILLE         35.78N 83.87W
06/07/2008                   BLOUNT             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON AND ALONG PEA RIDGE
            ROAD TO THE WALLAND AREA.

&&

FERRELL/PROPST

Local storm report, Jun 9, 11:35 AM EDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1135 AM EDT MON JUN 09 2008

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

0358 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSW TOWNSEND          35.65N 83.77W
06/07/2008                   BLOUNT             TN   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            A FEW TREES...LIMBS AND DEBRIS DOWN ON ROADWAYS.

0408 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 S MARYVILLE           35.65N 83.97W
06/07/2008                   BLOUNT             TN   UTILITY COMPANY

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE SIXMILE AND
            BLOCKHOUSE AREAS.

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 ENE MARYVILLE         35.78N 83.87W
06/07/2008                   BLOUNT             TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON AND ALONG PEA RIDGE
            ROAD TO THE WALLAND AREA.

0635 PM     HAIL             LENOIR CITY             35.80N 84.27W
06/07/2008  E1.25 INCH       LOUDON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

0637 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW LENOIR CITY        35.78N 84.30W
06/07/2008                   LOUDON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            1 LARGE TREE DOWN ON OLD SUGAR LIMB RD 2 MI SW OF LENOIR
            CITY.

0640 PM     HAIL             LENOIR CITY             35.80N 84.27W
06/07/2008  E2.75 INCH       LOUDON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BASEBALL SIZED HAIL IN LENOIR CITY.

&&

FERRELL/PROPST

Local storm report, Jun 9, 2:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
214 PM EDT MON JUN 09 2008

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

0210 PM     HAIL             CHATTANOOGA             35.07N 85.26W
06/09/2008  E0.88 INCH       HAMILTON           TN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL HAIL ON BROAD ST IN CHATTANOOGA. REPORTED BY
            SPOTTER.

&&

MEP

Local storm report, Jun 9, 2:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
233 PM EDT MON JUN 09 2008

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

0225 PM     HAIL             CHATTANOOGA             35.07N 85.26W
06/09/2008  E1.00 INCH       HAMILTON           TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL NEAR THE 911 CENTER ON AMNICOLA HWY.
            REPORTED BY DISPATCHER.

0225 PM     HAIL             CHATTANOOGA             35.07N 85.26W
06/09/2008  E0.88 INCH       HAMILTON           TN   PUBLIC

            PEA TO NICKEL HAIL AT CHICKAMAUGA DAM. REPORTED BY
            PUBLIC.

&&

MEP

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 4:26 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
426 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008

TNZ039>043-070-073-092130-
COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-HAMBLEN-JEFFERSON-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST
COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
426 PM EDT MON JUN 9 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFFECTING COCKE...GREENE...HAMBLEN...
JEFFERSON AND SEVIER COUNTIES...

AT 418 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HOT SPRINGS TO SEVIERVILLE...MOVING NORTH AT 9 MPH.

WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. 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.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 2:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie	45 min
Jun 9, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Polk	44 min
Jun 9, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Monroe	42 min
Jun 9, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Cocke, Greene	39 min
Jun 9, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Sevier	38 min
Jun 9, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Cocke, Greene	27 min
Jun 9, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Greene	35 min
Jun 9, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Sullivan	52 min
Jun 9, 6:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Carter, Johnson, Unicoi, Washington	28 min
Jun 9, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Carter, Johnson, Washington	26 min
Jun 9, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington	46 min
Jun 9, 7:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Russell, Scott, Wise	38 min

Nearby

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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.