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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 180, NWS Morristown, TN

August 20, 2014Loudon County, Morgan County, Roane County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 20, 2014, 8:10 PM EDT for Loudon County, Morgan County, Roane County, Tennessee. It was in force for 50 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
Aug 20, 2014, 8:10 PM EDT (00:10 UTC)
Expired
Aug 20, 2014, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Loudon County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Roane County, TN

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 20, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

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 Aug 20, 4:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 4:20 PM EDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
420 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2014

.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. INCREASED
RAIN CHANCES THROUGH MID EVENING OVER WESTERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST
AREA AS STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS HAVE INCREASED LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             72  94  72  95 /  50  20  10  10
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  71  91  71  92 /  60  30  10  20
OAK RIDGE, TN                       71  91  71  92 /  60  30  10  20
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              66  87  66  88 /  40  50  30  40

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...NONE.
VA...NONE.
&&

TD
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 20, 3:30 AM EDT, 16 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
330 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2014

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-210730-
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-
330 AM EDT WED AUG 20 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP MAINLY
DURING THE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON...DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AT 10
TO 15 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DISSIPATE BEFORE MIDNIGHT...AND
ONLY A STRAY STRONG STORM IS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE REGION.
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ORIGINATING AROUND THE GREAT LAKES ARE
EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHEAST...AND BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG
STORMS TO PORTIONS OF THE AREA...MAINLY SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...DUE TO THE
ISOLATED NATURE OF THE POSSIBLE THREATS.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 20, 7:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
705 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SWEETWATER              35.60N 84.47W
08/20/2014                   MONROE             TN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN IN SWEETWATER.

&&
Local storm report, Aug 20, 7:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
708 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S MADISONVILLE        35.49N 84.36W
08/20/2014                   MONROE             TN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN SOUTH OF MADISONVILLE.

&&
Local storm report, Aug 20, 7:13 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
713 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0540 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 S MADISONVILLE        35.45N 84.36W
08/20/2014                   MONROE             TN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN NEAR THE MONROE-POLK COUNTY LINE.

&&
Local storm report, Aug 20, 7:15 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
715 PM EDT WED AUG 20 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0550 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RICEVILLE               35.38N 84.70W
08/20/2014                   MCMINN             TN   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES DOWN NEAR RICEVILLE.

&&
Local storm report, Aug 20, 7:58 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 8:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier57 min
Aug 21, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCarter, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington83 min
Aug 21, 6:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXHawkins34 min
Aug 21, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHawkins43 min
Aug 21, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXLee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton93 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.