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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2011, 3:05 PM EST for 8 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Dec 26, 2011, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2011, 3:05 PM EST (20:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2011, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2011, 3:23 AM EST
- In force
- 5 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 20:05 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 12:00Z, 8.1 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
- 1623 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
516 WWUS74 KMRX 262005 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 305 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. SOUTHERLY WIND WILL BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY OVER THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-270415- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0021.111227T0300Z-111227T1500Z/ 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 305 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. * EVENT...WINDY WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ MJB
2 follow-up statements
965 WWUS74 KMRX 270231 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 931 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. SOUTHERLY WIND WILL BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY OVER THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-271015- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0021.111227T0300Z-111227T1500Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 931 PM EST MON DEC 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * EVENT...SOUTH WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WEAKENING BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AND POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
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. && $$ TNZ012>017-035>039-067>070-081>085-098>100-VAZ001-002-005-271630- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0022.111227T1600Z-111227T2300Z/ SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-MORGAN- ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON- SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-LEE- WISE-SCOTT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL... SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...WARTBURG... CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN... KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...DUNLAP... PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA... CLEVELAND...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY 323 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2011 /223 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. * EVENT...WINDS WILL BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING TO WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 12:53 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Carter, Cocke and 21 more | 7 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.