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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Jan 16, 2012, 2:45 PM EST for 7 counties in Tennessee; Wise County, City of Norton, Virginia. It took effect at Jan 17, 2012, 2:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2012, 2:45 PM EST (19:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2012, 2:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2012, 3:46 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, City of Norton, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 260 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
- 1280 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 237 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
997 WWUS74 KMRX 161945 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 245 PM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY OVER THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND HIGHER ELEVATION OF WISE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...GENERATING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE ADVISED AREA. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ002-170345- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.120117T0700Z-120117T2100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...WISE...NORTON 245 PM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY. * EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY. * 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. && $$ MJB
3 follow-up statements
559 WWUS74 KMRX 170257 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 957 PM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY OVER THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND HIGHER ELEVATION OF WISE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY OVER THE ADVISED AREA. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ002-171100- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.120117T0700Z-120117T2100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...WISE...NORTON 957 PM EST MON JAN 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... * EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
003 WWUS74 KMRX 170841 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 341 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY OVER THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND HIGHER ELEVATION OF WISE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA... .SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY OVER THE ADVISED AREA...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ002-172100- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T2100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...WISE...NORTON 341 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ DGS
510 WWUS74 KMRX 172046 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 346 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ002-172200- /O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120117T2100Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- WISE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...WISE...NORTON 346 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. THEREFORE...THE WINDS ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE AREA COULD PRODUCE BRIEF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AS THE STORMS MOVES THROUGH. $$
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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.