Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Morristown, TN

Issued

May 29, 2014, 12:53 PM EDT (16:53 UTC)

Expired

May 29, 2014, 1:30 PM EDT

In force

37 min

Issued by

NWS Morristown, TN

Area

Storm-based polygon

Counties Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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.

005 
WUUS54 KMRX 291653
SVRMRX
NCC039-043-291730-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0071.140529T1653Z-140529T1730Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1253 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...
  CENTRAL CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 130 PM EDT

* AT 1252 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MURPHY...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ANDREWS...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...TOPTON...MARBLE AND BRASSTOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL... DEADLY 
LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN 
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY 
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER 
COVERS THE ROAD.

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE
HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE
TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 3528 8402 3524 8401 3522 8397 3525 8385
      3524 8375 3526 8371 3524 8369 3523 8369
      3520 8373 3519 8372 3516 8374 3515 8373
      3499 8384 3499 8415
TIME...MOT...LOC 1652Z 204DEG 21KT 3507 8397 

$$

DH

417 
WWUS54 KMRX 291713
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
113 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014

NCC039-043-291723-
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-140529T1730Z/
CLAY NC-CHEROKEE NC-
113 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN CLAY AND CENTRAL
CHEROKEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LIMITS
AND EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 3528 8402 3524 8401 3522 8397 3525 8385
      3524 8375 3526 8371 3524 8369 3523 8369
      3520 8373 3519 8372 3516 8374 3515 8373
      3499 8384 3499 8415
TIME...MOT...LOC 1712Z 204DEG 21KT 3518 8391 

$$

DH

NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 29, 10:14 AM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1014 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2014

.DISCUSSION...FORECAST ON TRACK. NO UPDATE PLANNED. PERSISTENT
PATTERN WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY. AFTERNOON
CONVECTION WILL FAVOR ELEVATED AREAS. STEERING FLOW VERY WEAK. SLOW
MOVING STORMS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR AN INCH.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             88  66  88  65 /  40  40  50  20
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  87  64  86  64 /  50  50  50  20
OAK RIDGE, TN                       87  64  86  63 /  50  50  50  20
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              84  60  85  58 /  60  50  40  10

&&

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

SON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
433 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2014

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-300845-
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-
433 AM EDT THU MAY 29 2014

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

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

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND
TONIGHT...WITH A FEW STORMS POSSIBLY BECOMING STRONG WITH GUSTY
WINDS...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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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.