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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Morristown, TN

November 24, 201433 counties in Tennessee; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina; 7 counties in Virginia

NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Nov 24, 2014, 4:10 AM EST for 33 counties in Tennessee; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina; 7 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 24, 2014, 4:10 AM EST (09:10 UTC)
Expired
Nov 24, 2014, 4:00 PM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
All 42 counties

Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Anderson County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Marion County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Polk County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Union County, TN, Washington County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:11 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 265 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2014-11-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2014-11-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 530 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-74 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
630 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
530 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
510 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

548 
WWUS74 KMRX 240910
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
410 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES EAST OF THE
REGION BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.


TNZ018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ006-008-241830-
/O.CAN.KMRX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-141124T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.141124T0910Z-141124T2100Z/
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-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-RUSSELL-
WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY...
GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...
ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...
GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...LEBANON...ABINGDON
410 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  40 TO 50 MPH IN THE SMOKY AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF EAST
  TENNESSEE.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TODAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN
  DRIVING.

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. 

&&

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067-081>085-098>100-241800-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.141124T0910Z-141124T1800Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-ROANE-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...KINGSTON...
DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...JASPER...
CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND
410 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND WESTERN MOST COUNTIES OF
  THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON TODAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN
  DRIVING.

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. 

&&

$$

NCZ060-061-TNZ015>017-038-039-068>070-101-102-VAZ001-002-005-
241830-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.141124T0910Z-141124T2100Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-LOUDON-
KNOX-JEFFERSON-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...SNEEDVILLE...
ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...RUTLEDGE...MORRISTOWN...
LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...
JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY
410 AM EST MON NOV 24 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH ACROSS THE EASTERN COUNTIES OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY...
  SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN PARTS OF NORTH
  CAROLINA.

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TODAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN
  DRIVING.

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. 

&&

$$

TG
1 follow-up statement
380 
WWUS74 KMRX 241831
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
131 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES EAST OF THE
REGION BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

NCZ060-061-TNZ015>018-038>047-068>074-086-087-101-102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-242100-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-141124T2100Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-WISE-
SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...SNEEDVILLE...
ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY...RUTLEDGE...
MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...
JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...
LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...
SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...BENTON...
DUCKTOWN...JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...
ABINGDON
131 PM EST MON NOV 24 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* EVENT...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE EASTERN COUNTIES OF THE TENNESSEE 
  VALLEY... SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN PARTS 
  OF NORTH CAROLINA. 

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TODAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN 
  DRIVING. 

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.

&&

$$

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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.