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Special Weather Statement, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this special weather statement at May 29, 2014, 5:21 PM CDT for Sequatchie County, Tennessee. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 29, 2014, 5:21 PM CDT (22:21 UTC)
- Expired
- May 29, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
County Sequatchie County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1128 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 29, 1:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 29, 1:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 237 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)...INSTABILITY SHOWERS UNDERWAY AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL PRODUCE HOURLY RAINFALL RATES NEAR ONE INCH. SMALL HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. HIGH THICKNESS VALUES AND HUMIDITY CONTINUES ON FRIDAY WITH SIMILAR CONVECTIVE COVERAGE. BACK DOOR FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE NE LATE ON FRIDAY. INCREASED UPPER NW FLOW WILL OCCUR ACROSS NE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY. A DRIER AIRMASS WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL WILL WORK S TO NEAR TYS ON SATURDAY. SCATTERED CONVECTION REMAIN POSSIBLE ALONG AND SW OF FRONT ON SATURDAY. LITTLE TEMPERATURE CONTRAST ACROSS FRONTAL BOUNDARY. .LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN TN VALLEY LOSES ITS IDENTITY BY SUNDAY MORNING. CONFIDENCE IS LOW FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT GENERALLY FOR SOUTHERN AREAS BUT THIS WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE FOR ANY CONVECTION TO SPARK UP. AS PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS HAVE OVERDONE PRECIPITATION...THE TREND CONTINUES. DIURNAL SCATTERED CONVECTION IS POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON. BEST CHANCE OCCUR ON TUESDAY WHEN THE RIDGE BREAKS DOWN OVER THE SE AND A SHORTWAVE TRANSLATES ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS SHOULD HELP SET UP A NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN BRINGING THUNDERSTORMS FROM CENTRAL KY INTO E TN DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. BY WEDNESDAY THE WEAK RIDGE BUILDS EAST AND CONFIDENCE IS LOW AGAIN WHEN IT COMES TO THE CONVECTION COVERAGE. MODELS ARE VERY AGGRESSIVE WITH PRECIPITATION. NO DOUBT THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE HOTTEST DAYS SHOULD BE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 90 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL LOCATIONS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 66 86 66 88 / 40 50 20 30 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 64 85 65 86 / 50 50 20 10 OAK RIDGE, TN 64 84 65 87 / 50 50 20 10 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 60 84 59 84 / 50 40 10 10 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && SON/AC
Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 3:33 AM CDT, 13 hours 48 minutes before
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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 29, 2:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 301 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 TNZ036-038-068>071-073-292000- KNOX TN-JEFFERSON TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-LOUDON TN-GRAINGER TN- ANDERSON TN-NW BLOUNT TN- 301 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL JEFFERSON...NORTHERN BLOUNT...EAST CENTRAL ANDERSON...KNOX...SOUTHWESTERN GRAINGER... NORTHWESTERN SEVIER AND EAST CENTRAL LOUDON COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT... AT 300 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER MARYVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. PEA SIZE INCH HAIL...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KNOXVILLE...MARYVILLE...ALCOA...FARRAGUT...LOUISVILLE...ROCKFORD... EAGLETON VILLAGE...STRAWBERRY PLAINS...HALLS...FRIENDSVILLE... WILDWOOD...WALLAND...SEYMOUR...MALONEYVILLE...MASCOT...LAKE FOREST... BEARDEN...POWELL AND KIMBERLIN HEIGHTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3565 8387 3575 8419 3616 8404 3606 8357 TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 200DEG 10KT 3576 8394 DH
Local storm report, May 29, 2:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
356 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM TSTM WND DMG KNOXVILLE 35.97N 83.95W
05/29/2014 KNOX TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON MERCHANTS DRIVE.
&&Special weather statement, May 29, 4:05 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 505 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 TNZ017-018-046-292145- JOHNSON TN-SULLIVAN TN-NORTHWEST CARTER TN- 505 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SULLIVAN...JOHNSON AND CARTER COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST TENNESSEE... AT 503 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR OAK GROVE...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF JOHNSON CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KINGSPORT...BRISTOL TN...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...WALNUT HILL...SPURGEON... BLUFF CITY...WARRIORS PATH S.P....BLOUNTVILLE...BLOOMINGDALE... MORRIL'S CAVE...SHADY VALLEY...SOUTH HOLSTON DAM AND TRI-CITY AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3643 8193 3645 8254 3658 8260 3658 8178 TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 216DEG 5KT 3646 8240
Special weather statement, May 29, 4:28 PM CDT, 53 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 528 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 TNZ014-015-038-292215- HANCOCK TN-CLAIBORNE TN-GRAINGER TN- 528 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CLAIBORNE AND HANCOCK COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE... AT 527 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TAZEWELL...OR 12 MILES NORTH OF RUTLEDGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SNEEDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...NEW TAZEWELL...TAZEWELL...HARROGATE... EVANSTON...SPRINGDALE...POWELL RIVER PRESERVE...HOWARD QUARTER... THORN HILL...LONE MOUNTAIN...SANDLICK AND ARTHUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. && LAT...LON 3628 8351 3643 8379 3656 8382 3657 8308 TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 223DEG 31KT 3646 8353
Special weather statement, May 29, 4:49 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 549 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 TNZ016-017-042-044-292230- WASHINGTON TN-HAWKINS TN-SULLIVAN TN-NORTHWEST GREENE TN- 549 PM EDT THU MAY 29 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN SULLIVAN...NORTHERN HAWKINS AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE... AT 548 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR COLONIAL HEIGHTS...OR NEAR KINGSPORT...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... JOHNSON CITY...KINGSPORT...SURGOINSVILLE...OAK GROVE...SPURGEON... COLONIAL HEIGHTS...GRAY...CHURCH HILL...MOUNT CARMEL...WARRIORS PATH S.P....BAYS MOUNTAIN S.P....FALL BRANCH...SULLIVAN GARDENS...TRI-CITY AIRPORT...BLOOMINGDALE AND BLOUNTVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3635 8238 3649 8296 3658 8281 3657 8233 TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 178DEG 6KT 3645 8259
Special weather statement, May 29, 5:21 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Blount, Knox | 59 min |
| May 29, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Roane, Union | 60 min |
| May 29, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sullivan | 40 min |
| May 29, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Claiborne, Hancock | 47 min |
| May 29, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 41 min |
| May 29, 5:12 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 3 hr |
| May 29, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 28 min |
| May 29, 5:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Claiborne | 3 hr |
| May 29, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Bradley | 47 min |
| May 29, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Bledsoe | 44 min |
| May 29, 6:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bledsoe | 3 hr |
| May 29, 11:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 37 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.