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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 47, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2015, 1:53 PM EDT for Hawkins County, Sullivan County, Tennessee; Scott County, Virginia. It was in force for 37 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 2, 2015, 1:53 PM EDT (17:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2015, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hawkins County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Scott County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:55 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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 249 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
- 103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 881 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 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 2, 1:25 PM EDT, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 1:25 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 125 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 .AVIATION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. OPTED FOR VCSH INSTEAD OF VCTS DUE TO LIMITED LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AT THE PRESENT TIME...THOUGH A VCTS ISN'T OUT OF THE QUESTION. MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EVENING. MVFR AND IFR FOG LOOKS PROBABLE AT TRI TOWARD EARLY MORNING...THEN CLEARING TO VFR BY LATE MORNING. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && SR
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 4:21 AM EDT, 9 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 421 AM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-030830- 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- 421 AM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A FEW STRONG TO ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE TODAY AS AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE AREA APPROACHES FROM THE WEST AND A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS NEAR THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THESE STORMS MAY AGAIN CAUSE ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE AND LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND CONTINUED MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR-MASS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. A RISK OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL EXIST WITH THIS SYSTEM DUE TO THE MOISTURE RICH ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. SOME MINOR FLOODING CONCERNS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE PROLONGED RAINFALL FROM MORE THAN ONE ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TD/DH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 2, 9:06 AM EDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jun 2, 12:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1236 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015
TNZ016-021715-
HAWKINS TN-
1236 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAWKINS COUNTY UNTIL 115 PM EDT...
AT 1236 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR ROGERSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROGERSVILLE...BULLS GAP...ST. CLAIR...KEPLER...KLONDIKE AND MCCLOUD.
LAT...LON 3654 8301 3637 8284 3633 8293 3633 8294
3632 8296 3626 8309 3634 8316 3634 8317
3639 8321
TIME...MOT...LOC 1636Z 231DEG 10KT 3638 8308
SRSpecial weather statement, Jun 2, 1:33 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 133 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 TNZ016-042-021815- HAWKINS TN-NORTHWEST GREENE TN- 133 PM EDT TUE JUN 2 2015 SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HAWKINS...AND NORTHWEST GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT... AT 132 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES SOUTH OF SURGOINSVILLE...OR 7 MILES EAST OF ROGERSVILLE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SURGOINSVILLE...BAILEYTON...KEPLER AND JEAROLDSTOWN. 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 3631 8290 3638 8296 3653 8283 3635 8267 TIME...MOT...LOC 1732Z 231DEG 10KT 3637 8288 DGS
Local storm report, Jun 2, 1:47 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
147 PM EDT TUE JUN 02 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0137 PM HAIL SURGOINSVILLE 36.47N 82.86W
06/02/2015 E0.50 INCH HAWKINS TN TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE.
&&
TGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Bradley, McMinn | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 10:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | McMinn | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 10:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | McMinn, Monroe | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Monroe | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 12:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Hawkins | 39 min |
| Jun 2, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Hawkins | 42 min |
| Jun 2, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sullivan | 39 min |
| Jun 2, 3:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Sullivan | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Bradley | 46 min |
| Jun 2, 4:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sevier | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 39 min |
| Jun 2, 5:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Blount, Sevier | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Sevier | 53 min |
| Jun 2, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 6:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Blount, Sevier | 3 hr |
| Jun 2, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cocke | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Blount | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Knox | 51 min |
| Jun 2, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott | 46 min |
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.