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Special Weather Statement, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this special weather statement at Jun 3, 2015, 5:42 PM EDT for Anderson County, Tennessee. It was in force for 33 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
- Jun 3, 2015, 5:42 PM EDT (21:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2015, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
County Anderson County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 718 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 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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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 Jun 3, 3:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 3:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 301 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015 .SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND THURSDAY)...MOISTURE CONVERGENCE HAD BEEN CONFINED TO THE TN-NC LINE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SHOULD BE SHIFTING SLIGHTLY WESTWARD INTO VALLEY LOCATIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUS...I CARRIED A PRE FIRST PERIOD TO ACCOUNT FOR BETTER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THROUGH 04/00Z. POPS FOR THIS EVENING RELFECT THE LOWER MOS POPS WITH A MENTION OF AREAL COVERAGE PREFERRED TIL MIDNIGHT. STORMS HAVE BEEN VERY MUCH PULSE IN NATURE AND SO FAR JUST ONE REPORT OF PENNY SIZED HAIL. OTHERWISE...KEPT GOOD CONTINUITY WITH PREVIOUS GRIDS IN PATCHY FOG (SOME DENSE) OVERNIGHT. POPS FOR TOMORROW LOOKED GOOD WITH SLIGHTLY LESS COVERAGE...EXCEPT FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND ESPECIALLY ALONG THE TN-NC LINE AGAIN. MINS TONIGHT SHOULD BE QUITE SIMILAR TO THIS MORNING...WHILE MAX TEMPS THURSDAY ARE DEPENDENT ON WHEN AND WHERE CONVECTION DEVELOPS. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...UPPER LOW WILL FINALLY GET A KICK OUT OF THE AREA AND MOVE OFF TO OUR EAST AND EVENTUALLY INTO THE ATLANTIC. HOWEVER... WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL BE LINGERING OVER THE AREA FOR A WHILE AFTER LEADING TO CONTINUED RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE AREA. LOW END CHANCES OF RAIN STICK AROUND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS LIMITED MOISTURE HANGS OVER THE REGION. FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED CHANCES TO START NEXT WEEK OFF BEFORE WE LOOK TO DRY OUT JUST BEYOND THE TAIL END OF THE 7-DAY FORECAST. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 63 84 65 89 / 20 20 10 20 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 62 81 64 85 / 20 30 10 20 OAK RIDGE, TN 63 83 64 85 / 20 30 10 20 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 59 79 60 82 / 30 50 20 20 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && TG/ABM
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 3:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 304 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-041915- 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- 304 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ...ISOLATED STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...AS AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE AREA SPINS OVER THE REGION AND A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS NEAR THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL MOSTLY UP TO PENNY SIZE...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND A CONTINUED MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR-MASS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. A RISK OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL EXIST 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. TG/AMB
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 4:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
415 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
TNZ068-086-032100-
LOUDON-NORTHWEST MONROE-
415 PM EDT WED JUN 3 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN LOUDON AND
NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 415 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEAR SWEETWATER...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SWEETWATER...LOUDON...MADISONVILLE...VONORE...PHILADELPHIA AND
TELLICO VILLAGE.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3546 8443 3558 8450 3558 8452 3561 8452
3561 8454 3563 8452 3563 8456 3566 8457
3568 8452 3571 8451 3571 8450 3575 8444
3575 8443 3577 8439 3579 8437 3555 8421
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 152DEG 23KT 3563 8442
MJBSpecial weather statement, Jun 3, 4:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Roane | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 11:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Monroe | 25 min |
| Jun 3, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Monroe | 29 min |
| Jun 3, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | McMinn, Monroe, Polk | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Loudon | 45 min |
| Jun 3, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Loudon, McMinn, Monroe | 40 min |
| Jun 3, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Roane | 50 min |
| Jun 3, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Anderson | 42 min |
| Jun 3, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 43 min |
| Jun 3, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Clay | 33 min |
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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.