Alert archive / Tennessee / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this high wind warning at Dec 27, 2011, 3:23 AM EST for 9 counties in Tennessee; Russell County, Washington County, City of Bristol, Virginia. It was in force for 7 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2011, 3:23 AM EST (08:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2011, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 7 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, Washington County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, Russell County, VA, Washington County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 8:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 82 | Camp Creek, TN | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE CAMP CREEK AREA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 255 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
- 2333 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
399 WWUS74 KMRX 270823 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 323 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS ALL OF EAST TENNESSEE... SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY PRODUCING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AREA-WIDE THIS AFTERNOON. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-271630- /O.UPG.KMRX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-111227T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0007.111227T0823Z-111227T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0022.111227T1500Z-111227T2300Z/ 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 323 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING...WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 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. && $$ TNZ040-042-044-046-071-073-086-VAZ006-008-271630- /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0007.111227T0823Z-111227T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0022.111227T1500Z-111227T2300Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST MONROE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...LEBANON... ABINGDON 323 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AREA-WIDE AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING...WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ101-102-271630- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0022.111227T0823Z-111227T2300Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 323 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING...WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>085-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-271630- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0022.111227T1600Z-111227T2300Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-LEE- WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... CLEVELAND...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 323 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 /223 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * EVENT...WINDS WILL BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
1 follow-up statement
554 WWUS74 KMRX 271501 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1001 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY WILL PRODUCE STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ006-008-272300- /O.EXP.KMRX.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111227T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-111227T2300Z/ JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE- SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER- SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE... GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1001 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>085-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-272300- /O.EXT.KMRX.WI.Y.0022.111227T1501Z-111227T2300Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-LEE- WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... CLEVELAND...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 1001 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 /901 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...WINDS WILL BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ101-102-272300- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-111227T2300Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...BENTON...DUCKTOWN 1001 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 3:23 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sevier and 1 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Tennessee, 2011High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
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.