Alert archive / Tennessee / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this high wind warning at Apr 6, 2014, 2:51 PM EDT for 8 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Apr 7, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 4 reports 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
- Apr 6, 2014, 2:51 PM EDT (18:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2014, 3:17 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 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, Washington County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 7:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mosheim, TN | TWO TREES REPORTED DOWN AROUND THE MOSHEIM AND MOHAWK AREA. |
| Apr 7, 8:45 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Camp Creek, TN | 65 MPH WIND GUST RECORDED FROM THE NOAA WIND TOWER AT CAMP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. |
| Apr 7, 9:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 2 W Gatlinburg, TN | 72 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE COVE MOUNTAIN WIND TOWER. |
| Apr 7, 9:31 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Johnson City, TN | ONE LARGE TREE DOWN NEAR DRY CREEK ROAD AND HARVEY LANE. |
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 12:00Z, 6.9 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
- 1506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 233 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
711 WWUS74 KMRX 061851 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 251 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY... .TONIGHT...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...CREATING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS WITH MOUNTAIN WAVES POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-070300- /O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0003.140407T0600Z-140407T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0003.140407T0600Z-140407T2000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG 251 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM EDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH EXPECTED AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN CROSS WINDS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ087-070300- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0008.140407T0400Z-140407T2000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COKER CREEK 251 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT MONDAY. * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME TREES AND TREE BRANCHES AS WELL AS POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
3 follow-up statements
773 WWUS74 KMRX 070145 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 945 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...CREATING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-071200- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0003.140407T0600Z-140407T2000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG 945 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM MONDAY... * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN CROSS WINDS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ087-071200- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0008.140407T0400Z-140407T2000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COKER CREEK 945 PM EDT SUN APR 6 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM MONDAY... * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME TREES AND TREE BRANCHES AS WELL AS POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$
738 WWUS74 KMRX 070917 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 517 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TODAY...CREATING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES. TNZ018-040>047-071>074-071800- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140407T2000Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY... GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON... ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG 517 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AROUND THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN CROSS WINDS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY ALSO CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ087-071800- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140407T2000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COKER CREEK 517 AM EDT MON APR 7 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME TREES AND TREE BRANCHES AS WELL AS POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. && $$
950 WWUS74 KMRX 071917 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 317 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AROUND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING... .A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...AND CREATE STRONG...GUSTY WINDS TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-080000- /O.CAN.KMRX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140407T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KMRX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140408T0000Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 317 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH... MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME TREES AND TREE BRANCHES AS WELL AS POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. 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. 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. && $$ TNZ040-042-044-046-071-073-072030- /O.CAN.KMRX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140407T2000Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE 317 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH. THUS...THE THREAT FOR STRONG MOUNTAIN WAVE TYPE WINDS HAS ENDED...AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NCZ060-061-TNZ087-080000- /O.EXT.KMRX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140408T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COKER CREEK 317 PM EDT MON APR 7 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME TREES AND TREE BRANCHES AS WELL AS POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2:51 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe and 2 more | 29 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Tennessee, 2014Every high wind warning in 2014
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.