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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2014, 3:33 PM EST for 7 counties in Tennessee; 5 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Jan 11, 2014, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2014, 3:33 PM EST (20:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2014, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2014, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Washington County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Russell County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 263 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
- 621 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 542 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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
3 follow-up statements
933 WWUS74 KMRX 110215 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 915 PM EST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS... .WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOWARD MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE...AND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVER ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-111015- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0001.140111T0600Z-140111T1700Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 915 PM EST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST SATURDAY... * EVENT...VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...POSSIBLY HIGHER. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...UNSECURED LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ TNZ040-042-044-046-071-073-086-VAZ002-006-008-111015- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.140111T0600Z-140111T1700Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST MONROE-WISE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...WISE... NORTON...LEBANON...ABINGDON 915 PM EST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST SATURDAY... * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...UNSECURED LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN DOWN ISOLATED TREES AND POWER LINES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
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
122 WWUS74 KMRX 111729 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1229 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WINDS SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED OFF TO OUR EAST ALLOWING WINDS TO SUBSIDE. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-111830- /O.EXP.KMRX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140111T1700Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 1229 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED OFF TO OUR EAST ALLOWING WINDS TO SUBSIDE. $$ TNZ040-042-044-046-071-073-086-VAZ002-006-008-111830- /O.EXP.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140111T1700Z/ NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER- NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST MONROE-WISE-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY... ELIZABETHTON...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...WISE... NORTON...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1229 PM EST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... STRONG STORM SYSTEM HAS MOVED OFF TO OUR EAST ALLOWING WINDS TO SUBSIDE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 4:18 AM EST | High Wind Watch | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, McMinn and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 10, 3:33 PM EST | High Wind Warning | MRX | Blount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe and 2 more | 20 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.