Alert archive / Tennessee / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this high wind warning at Oct 27, 2015, 3:24 AM EDT for 10 counties in Tennessee; 7 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Oct 27, 2015, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2015, 3:24 AM EDT (07:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 27, 2015, 6:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2015, 8:40 AM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi 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), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:27 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 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 254 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
- 1639 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 215 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
231 WWUS74 KMRX 270724 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 324 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-271530- /O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0002.151028T0000Z-151028T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0002.151027T2200Z-151028T1400Z/ SULLIVAN-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-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY... ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 324 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN AREAS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION. * TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...WITH THE SATURATED GROUND FROM RECENT RAINFALL... EXPECT DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR A FEW SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
309 WWUS74 KMRX 271011 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 611 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-271815- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0002.151027T2200Z-151028T1400Z/ SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY... ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 611 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN AREAS ABOVE 2500 TO 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION. * TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...WITH THE SATURATED GROUND FROM RECENT RAINFALL... EXPECT DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR A FEW SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
896 WWUS74 KMRX 271404 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1004 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-272215- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0002.151027T2200Z-151028T1400Z/ SULLIVAN-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-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY... ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 1004 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN AREAS ABOVE 2500 TO 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION. * TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...WITH THE SATURATED GROUND FROM RECENT RAINFALL... EXPECT DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR A FEW SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
439 WWUS74 KMRX 271937 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 337 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-280345- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0002.151027T2200Z-151028T1400Z/ SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY... ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 337 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN AREAS ABOVE 2500 TO 3000 FEET IN ELEVATION. * TIMING...TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...WITH THE SATURATED GROUND FROM RECENT RAINFALL... EXPECT DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR A FEW SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
021 WWUS74 KMRX 280123 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 923 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-280930- /O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151028T1400Z/ SULLIVAN-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-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY... ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 923 PM EDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN AREAS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN ELEVATION. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...WITH THE SATURATED GROUND FROM RECENT RAINFALL... EXPECT DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH THE POSSIBILITY FOR A FEW SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
593 WWUS74 KMRX 281240 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 840 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015 TNZ017-018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-281345- /O.CAN.KMRX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151028T1400Z/ SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST GREENE-SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI- NORTHWEST CARTER-SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT- BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGSPORT...BRISTOL...MOUNTAIN CITY... NEWPORT...COSBY...GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY... ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE... SEVIERVILLE...GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK... JONESVILLE...WISE...NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON 840 AM EDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HAVE DIMINISHED. SOME WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY. $$ DGS
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.