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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 318, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2011, 12:33 PM EDT for Blount County, Monroe County, Tennessee. It was in force for 42 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 24, 2011, 12:33 PM EDT (16:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2011, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Blount County, TN, Monroe County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 24, 10:43 AM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 10:43 AM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1043 AM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011 .DISCUSSION...WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE AREA SHOULD SAG A BIT FURTHER SOUTH BEFORE STALLING. LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE ENOUGH DRYING NORTH TO INHIBIT CONVECTION...SO WILL DROP POPS BELOW 15 THERE WHILE KEEPING CHANCE TO SLIGHT CHANCE POPS SOUTH AND CENTRAL IN VICINITY OF THE BOUNDARY. WILL MAKE A FEW TWEAKS TO SKY...TEMPS...AND DEW POINTS AS WELL. UPDATE OUT SOON. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 89 68 90 68 93 / 40 10 20 10 30 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 88 66 88 65 90 / 20 10 20 10 30 OAK RIDGE, TN 87 66 88 65 90 / 20 10 20 10 30 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 85 60 84 60 87 / 10 10 20 10 30 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && LDW
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 5:30 AM EDT, 7 hours 3 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 24, 10:55 AM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1109 AM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1250 AM TORNADO 5 E OAK RIDGE 35.96N 84.21W
06/24/2011 KNOX TN BROADCAST MEDIA
POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN THE EDGEMOOR ROAD
AREAOFCLAXTON...NEAR THE BULL RUN STEAM PLANT. REPORTED
BY WATE TV.
&&
FERRELLLocal storm report, Jun 24, 11:17 AM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1157 AM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 W ONEIDA 36.50N 84.61W
06/23/2011 SCOTT TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE DOWN ON LEATHERWOOD RD AND ONE DOWN ON PINE HILL
RD.
0655 PM TSTM WND DMG SUNBRIGHT 36.24N 84.67W
06/23/2011 MORGAN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
A COUPLE OF TREES DOWN IN THE SUNBRIGHT AREA.
0809 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N KNOXVILLE 36.05N 83.95W
06/23/2011 KNOX TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWO TREES DOWN ON MAPLE DRIVE
0810 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW CLINTON 36.07N 84.16W
06/23/2011 ANDERSON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
COUPLE OF TREES DOWN ON OLIVER SPRINGS HIGHWAY.
0834 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW KNOXVILLE 36.02N 84.00W
06/23/2011 KNOX TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
A COUPLE OF TREES DOWN ON TILLERY AND REAVES RD
1250 AM TORNADO 5 E OAK RIDGE 35.96N 84.21W
06/24/2011 KNOX TN BROADCAST MEDIA
POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN THE EDGEMOOR ROAD
AREAOFCLAXTON...NEAR THE BULL RUN STEAM PLANT. REPORTED
BY WATE TV.
0120 AM TORNADO KNOXVILLE 35.97N 83.95W
06/24/2011 KNOX TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR WESTERN AVE/640.NUMEROUS
DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES.
0205 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE DANDRIDGE 35.97N 83.36W
06/24/2011 JEFFERSON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE
COUNTY. REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
0310 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 SW CLINTON 36.05N 84.18W
06/24/2011 ANDERSON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER COMPLETELY COVERING THE ROAD ON BLOCKHOUSE VALLEY
ROAD. REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
0330 AM FLASH FLOOD KNOXVILLE 35.97N 83.95W
06/24/2011 KNOX TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROADS FLOODED ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0333 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 NW SEVIERVILLE 35.95N 83.65W
06/24/2011 SEVIER TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN ON BOYDS CREEK HIGHWAY.
0335 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE DANDRIDGE 35.99N 83.38W
06/24/2011 JEFFERSON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE
COUNTY. REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
0530 AM FLASH FLOOD SEVIERVILLE 35.89N 83.58W
06/24/2011 SEVIER TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROADS CLOSED ACROSS THE COUNTY.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1202 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011 TNZ085>087-241645- MCMINN TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-SOUTHEAST MONROE TN- 1202 PM EDT FRI JUN 24 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MONROE AND MCMINN COUNTIES UNTIL 1245 PM EDT... AT 1158 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES WEST OF ATHENS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...ATHENS...ETOWAH... CLEAR WATER...ENGLEWOOD...MOUNT VERNON AND TELLICO PLAINS. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES PRIMARY KILLERS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Knox, Roane | 25 min |
| Jun 23, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Morgan, Roane, Scott | 32 min |
| Jun 23, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Blount, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 36 min |
| Jun 24, 12:37 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane and 1 more | 68 min |
| Jun 24, 1:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 67 min |
| Jun 24, 1:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Blount, Cocke, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Anderson, Knox, Morgan | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 3:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 51 min |
| Jun 24, 4:41 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Jefferson, Sevier | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 5:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Anderson, Knox | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 6:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | McMinn, Meigs, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 7:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie | 62 min |
| Jun 24, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, Marion, Polk | 63 min |
| Jun 24, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk | 62 min |
| Jun 24, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Rhea, Sequatchie | 24 min |
| Jun 24, 2:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Monroe | 61 min |
| Jun 24, 3:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Blount, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 3:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Blount, Monroe | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, McMinn, Monroe | 64 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.