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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this flash flood warning at May 21, 2013, 7:34 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Sevier County, Tennessee. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2013, 7:34 PM EDT (23:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 2013, 10:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Jefferson County, TN, Sevier County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 8:00 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Se Sevierville, TN | EARNEST MCMAHON RD AT PULLEN ROAD IS FLOODED. |
| May 21, 8:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Ese Kodak, TN | STRANDED CARS NEAR SOUTH END OF DOUGLAS LAKE ON BLACK OAK RIDGE ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this flash flood warning; the first came 26 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 287 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
- 2248 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 675 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
894
WGUS54 KMRX 212334
FFWMRX
TNC089-155-220230-
/O.NEW.KMRX.FF.W.0008.130521T2334Z-130522T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
734 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON CITY...DANDRIDGE...
SEVIER COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SEVIERVILLE...
* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT
* AT 725 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH
FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
SEVIERVILLE AND DANDRIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.
&&
LAT...LON 3584 8368 3615 8348 3602 8325 3600 8326
3600 8328 3593 8329 3585 8338
$$
GDC1 follow-up statement
997
WGUS74 KMRX 220126
FFSMRX
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
926 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TNC089-155-220230-
/O.CON.KMRX.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130522T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
JEFFERSON TN-SEVIER TN-
926 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR
SEVIER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES...
AT 918 PM EDT...RAIN HAD MOSTLY COME TO AN END. HOWEVER...LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING WAS OCCURRING THIS
EVENING OVER THE WARNED AREA FROM THE STORM RUNOFF.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO JEFFERSON
CITY AND DANDRIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE VERY CAREFUL AT NIGHT WHEN IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO SEE FLOODING.
IF YOU SEE FLASH FLOODING...ACT NOW! MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND
IMMEDIATELY! GET OUT OF FLOODED AREAS NOW. IF YOU COME TO A FLOODED
OR CLOSED ROAD...TURN AROUND! DON'T DROWN! THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING
SITUATION.
&&
LAT...LON 3584 8368 3615 8348 3602 8325 3600 8326
3600 8328 3593 8329 3585 8338
$$
GDCWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood 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 flash flood warning went out at May 21, 7:27 PM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 7:27 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 727 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 .AVIATION...STRONG CONVECTION MOVING NE FROM TYS AND WILL AFFECT TRI WITH STRONG WINDS EARLY IN THE PERIOD. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT ANDE BE MAINLY SOUTHWEST. CLOUDS AND LIGHT WINDS SHOULD KEEP FOG AT BAY WITH MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY TO NEAR 10 KTS IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. CONVECTIVE COVERAGE WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AND BECOME WIDESPREAD BY THE AFTERNOON. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && SON
Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 2:50 PM EDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 250 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-221900- 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- 250 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 /150 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...WHILE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ELSEWHERE. THE STORMS ON THE PLATEAU WILL BE MOVING EAST OR NORTHEAST AT AROUND 25 MPH...AND MAY REACH STRONG TO SEVERE LEVELS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MAIN CONCERNS ARE DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS UP TO 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. ALSO...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...AS A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT NEARS THE REGION. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND LATER THIS WEEK ON WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. TG
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 21, 4:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
449 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL 36.52N 84.67W
05/21/2013 SCOTT TN 911 CALL CENTER
FEW TREES DOWN
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SW HUNTSVILLE 36.35N 84.56W
05/21/2013 SCOTT TN 911 CALL CENTER
FEW TREES DOWN IN ROBBINS
&&Special weather statement, May 21, 5:16 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 516 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 TNZ036-069-212200- ANDERSON TN-KNOX TN- 516 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN KNOX AND ANDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM EDT... AT 513 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OLIVER SPRINGS...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF OAK RIDGE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES OR PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...CLINTON...LAKE CITY...NORRIS...POWELL...HALLS...MALONEYVILLE AND MASCOT. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. TG
Special weather statement, May 21, 5:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 543 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 TNZ067-068-085>087-212245- LOUDON TN-MCMINN TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-ROANE TN-SOUTHEAST MONROE TN- 543 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MONROE...MCMINN...LOUDON AND ROANE COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM EDT... AT 538 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM KINGSTON TO CHARLESTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF DIMES OR PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...ATHENS... SWEETWATER...LOUDON...LENOIR CITY...MADISONVILLE...ETOWAH... RICEVILLE...NIOTA...DENTVILLE...PHILADELPHIA...ENGLEWOOD...MOUNT VERNON...BULLET CREEK...VONORE...GREENBACK...TELLICO PLAINS... TARIFFVILLE...COKER CREEK...CITICO BEACH AND CITICO. THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. 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. TG
Special weather statement, May 21, 6:35 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 635 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 VAZ001-002-005-220000- LEE VA-SCOTT VA-WISE VA- 635 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LEE...CITY OF NORTON...WISE AND SCOTT COUNTIES OF VIRGINIA UNTIL 800 PM EDT... AT 630 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES NORTH OF HAZARD TO VIPER TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH WALLINS IN EXTREME EASTERN KENTUCKY...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...JONESVILLE... NORTON...WISE...GATE CITY...PENNINGTON GAP...BIG STONE GAP...WEBER CITY...ROSE HILL...ST. CHARLES...DRYDEN...PATTONSVILLE...PARDEE... APPALACHIA...JASPER...DUFFIELD...POUND...CLINCHPORT...FORT BLACKMORE...COEBURN AND DUNGANNON. THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IN ADDITION TO SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. 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. TG
Local storm report, May 21, 7:24 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
724 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 PM TSTM WND DMG HAPPY VALLEY 35.61N 83.96W
05/21/2013 BLOUNT TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWNED IN HAPPY VALLEY. REPORTED BY
DISPATCH.
&&
GHSpecial weather statement, May 21, 7:26 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 726 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 TNZ018-045>047-220030- JOHNSON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER TN-SOUTHEAST CARTER TN-UNICOI TN- 726 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CARTER...JOHNSON AND UNICOI COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT... AT 721 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST OF BEECH MOUNTAIN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. OTHER ISOLATED STRONG STORMS WERE NOTED OVER UNICOI COUNTY AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO OCCUR DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...MOUNTAIN CITY... HUNTER...ELK MILLS...DOEVILLE...NEVA...SADIE...TRADE...SHADY VALLEY AND LAUREL BLOOMERY. THE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. TG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Morgan, Scott | 62 min |
| May 21, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Monroe, Polk | 64 min |
| May 21, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Sevier | 42 min |
| May 21, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Jefferson, Sevier | 51 min |
| May 21, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Knox, Loudon, Sevier | 52 min |
| May 21, 6:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Blount, Sevier | 4 hr |
| May 21, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier | 62 min |
| May 21, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins | 46 min |
| May 21, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Greene, Hawkins | 61 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.