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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2014, 5:57 PM EDT for 7 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 63 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
- Jun 10, 2014, 5:57 PM EDT (21:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2014, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Anderson County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Union County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 11:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 10, 1:23 PM EDT, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 1:23 PM EDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 123 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014 .AVIATION...AN APPROACHING UPPER LOW PRESSURE HAS BROUGHT MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW TO THE AREA. THIS WILL LEAD TO AFTERNOON CONVECTION AT THE TAF SITES. CONVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES IN. TAF SITES MAY SEE MVFR CONDITIONS WITH LOW CLOUDS...REDUCE VIS AND POSSIBLY BRIEF GUSTY WINDS AS A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM MOVES THROUGH. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && MJB
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 10:34 AM EDT, 7 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1034 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-111445- 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- 1034 AM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS PARTS OF ALABAMA AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY MOVE NORTHEAST INTO OR DEVELOP OVER THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME LESS FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AFTER SUNSET...AND THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BEFORE REACHING NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR MOST OF THE PERIOD... BUT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR OUR CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND SOUTHERN VALLEY COUNTIES OF EAST TENNESSEE...BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. TG
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 10, 4:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
453 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG CLEVELAND 35.18N 84.87W
06/10/2014 BRADLEY TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTY
&&
MBLocal storm report, Jun 10, 5:15 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
515 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0505 PM TSTM WND DMG ATHENS 35.45N 84.60W
06/10/2014 MCMINN TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY PARK
&&
MBLocal storm report, Jun 10, 5:16 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
516 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0330 PM TSTM WND DMG JASPER 35.06N 85.63W
06/10/2014 MARION TN PUBLIC
TREE DOWN AT COURTHOUSE SQUARE IN JASPER, MARION CO
0330 PM TSTM WND DMG SOUTH PITTSBURG 35.02N 85.71W
06/10/2014 MARION TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. SOME
REPORTED ON HOMES.
0330 PM TSTM WND DMG DECATUR 35.53N 84.79W
06/10/2014 MEIGS TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE AND DIME SIZE HAIL
0350 PM TSTM WND DMG SIGNAL MOUNTAIN 35.13N 85.34W
06/10/2014 HAMILTON TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN.
0350 PM TSTM WND DMG JASPER 35.06N 85.63W
06/10/2014 MARION TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. SOME ON TOP
OF HOMES.
0405 PM TSTM WND DMG DUNLAP 35.37N 85.39W
06/10/2014 SEQUATCHIE TN 911 CALL CENTER
WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. SOME TREES OVER
HOMES AND CARS.
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG CLEVELAND 35.18N 84.87W
06/10/2014 BRADLEY TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTY
0505 PM TSTM WND DMG ATHENS 35.45N 84.60W
06/10/2014 MCMINN TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY PARK
&&
MBLocal storm report, Jun 10, 5:23 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
523 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG BENTON 35.18N 84.65W
06/10/2014 POLK TN 911 CALL CENTER
2 TREES DOWN OVER WESTERN PART OF COUNTY
&&
MBLocal storm report, Jun 10, 5:51 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
551 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG WARTBURG 36.10N 84.59W
06/10/2014 MORGAN TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
0505 PM TSTM WND DMG KINGSTON 35.87N 84.51W
06/10/2014 ROANE TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE, REPORT OF TREES ACROSS ROADS AND
ONE TREE DOWN ON CAR-NO ONE WAS IN CAR
0505 PM TSTM WND GST CLINTON 36.09N 84.13W
06/10/2014 E50 MPH ANDERSON TN AMATEUR RADIO
ESTIMATED WINDS 50+
&&
MBLocal storm report, Jun 10, 5:56 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
556 PM EDT TUE JUN 10 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM TSTM WND GST CLEVELAND 35.18N 84.87W
06/10/2014 E55 MPH BRADLEY TN 911 CALL CENTER
WIND GUST 55 MPH, SOME SHINGLES AND DOWNSPOUT OFF OUT
BUILDING
&&
MBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 11:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Marion, Sequatchie | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 11:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie | 44 min |
| Jun 10, 12:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Rhea, Sequatchie | 31 min |
| Jun 10, 12:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea | 46 min |
| Jun 10, 1:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Loudon | 57 min |
| Jun 10, 1:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 54 min |
| Jun 10, 2:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sevier | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Marion | 58 min |
| Jun 10, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie | 55 min |
| Jun 10, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Rhea and 1 more | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Polk and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 10, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott | 53 min |
| Jun 10, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk and 1 more | 53 min |
| Jun 10, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Knox, Scott, Union | 48 min |
| Jun 10, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Loudon, Monroe | 65 min |
| Jun 10, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins | 34 min |
| Jun 10, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 30 min |
| Jun 10, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 58 min |
| Jun 10, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins | 64 min |
| Jun 10, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 63 min |
| Jun 10, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Greene | 26 min |
| Jun 10, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington | 55 min |
| Jun 10, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Sullivan | 45 min |
| Jun 10, 7:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 2:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 56 min |
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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.