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Special Weather Statement, NWS Morristown, TN

June 19, 2015Rhea County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this special weather statement at Jun 19, 2015, 12:21 PM EDT for Rhea County, Tennessee. It was in force for 39 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 19, 2015, 12:21 PM EDT (16:21 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2015, 1:00 PM EDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN

County Rhea County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:22 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, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 168 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1388 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 995 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

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 19, 11:44 AM EDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 11:44 AM EDT, 37 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1144 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WERE ALREADY BUILDING WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE LATE
THIS MORNING. STILL EXPECTING ABOUT 40 TO 50 PERCENT COVERAGE WITH
ISOLATED HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG STORMS...A FEW SEVERE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON OR EVENING. UPDATED FORECAST TO REMOVE FOG AND CHANGE
WORDING TO AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ALREADY WARMING INTO THE MID TO
UPPER 70S NORTH AND LOWER TO MID 80S CENTRAL AND SOUTH EVEN WITH
INCREASED CLOUD COVER. NEW NAM GUIDANCE SHOWING CURRENT GRIDDED MAX
TEMPERATURES A COUPLE DEGREES LOWER THAN ITS 21Z NUMBERS BUT
YESTERDAY HIGHS STILL REACHED THE LOWER TO MID 90S SO DID NOT WANT
TO LOWER HIGHS TODAY. TRI CITIES AREA MAY STILL REACH 90 IF CLOUD
COVER THINS OUT THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE STORMS MOVE IN.

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...NONE.
VA...NONE.
&&

TD

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 3:54 AM EDT, 8 hours 27 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
354 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-200800-
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-
354 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WITH GUSTY
WINDS AND SMALL HAIL THE MAIN THREATS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME
STRONG TO SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60
MPH...AS WELL AS PEA TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL WITH THE STRONGEST
STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH THE
PRIMARY THREATS BEING STRONG WINDS...MODERATE HAIL...AND TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS LEADING TO LOCALIZED FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT SOME POINT DURING THE PERIOD OF
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

TG/JW

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 19, 10:59 AM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 19, 11:03 AM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 19, 11:48 AM EDT, 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1148 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015

TNZ099-100-191630-
BRADLEY TN-HAMILTON TN-
1148 AM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BRADLEY...AND HAMILTON COUNTIES
UNTIL 1230 PM EDT...

AT 1148 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR RIDGESIDE...OR NEAR CHATTANOOGA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...SODDY-DAISY...ROSSVILLE...LAKESITE...
RIDGESIDE...HARRISON...SOUTH CLEVELAND...EAST CLEVELAND...WILDWOOD
LAKE...COLLEGEDALE...MCDONALD...OOLTEWAH...MIDDLE VALLEY...EAST
BRAINERD...SHADY GROVE...HOPEWELL...EAST RIDGE...HARRISON BAY S.P.
AND LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

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.

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 3500 8535 3536 8509 3517 8479 3499 8507
      3498 8531
TIME...MOT...LOC 1548Z 224DEG 12KT 3505 8518

MOULTON

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 12:21 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1221 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015

TNZ083-084-191700-
RHEA TN-MEIGS TN-
1221 PM EDT FRI JUN 19 2015

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR RHEA...AND MEIGS COUNTIES UNTIL 100
PM EDT...

AT 1221 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR DAYTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DAYTON...SPRING CITY...PEAKLAND...OLD WASHINGTON...TEN MILE...
STINGING FORK FALLS S.P....GRANDVIEW...PINEY FALLS S.P. AND
EVENSVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

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.

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 3551 8509 3571 8496 3578 8490 3578 8488
      3582 8481 3577 8475 3576 8476 3575 8473
      3573 8470 3572 8469 3572 8468 3567 8463
      3566 8463 3544 8496
TIME...MOT...LOC 1621Z 219DEG 13KT 3553 8498

MOULTON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 18, 8:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Blount, Knox, Sevier	41 min
Jun 18, 8:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Jefferson	23 min
Jun 18, 8:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Sevier	37 min
Jun 18, 8:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Hamblen, Jefferson	46 min
Jun 18, 8:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Greene	43 min
Jun 18, 8:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Jefferson	49 min
Jun 18, 9:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Hawkins	39 min
Jun 18, 9:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins	51 min
Jun 18, 10:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Sullivan	45 min
Jun 18, 11:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Sullivan	46 min
Jun 19, 2:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Campbell	38 min
Jun 19, 3:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Campbell	49 min
Jun 19, 11:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Bradley, Hamilton	42 min
Jun 19, 12:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Bradley	34 min
Jun 19, 12:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Morgan	33 min
Jun 19, 12:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Bradley, McMinn, Polk	43 min
Jun 19, 12:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Rhea	32 min
Jun 19, 1:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	McMinn	47 min
Jun 19, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Scott	45 min
Jun 19, 2:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Anderson	24 min
Jun 19, 2:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Knox	37 min
Jun 19, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Union	40 min
Jun 19, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Grainger, Union	35 min
Jun 19, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Roane	42 min
Jun 19, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Blount	39 min
Jun 19, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Greene	48 min
Jun 19, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Greene	41 min
Jun 19, 6:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Sevier	39 min
Jun 19, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Washington	38 min
Jun 19, 6:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier	42 min
Jun 19, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Scott	50 min
Jun 19, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Campbell	45 min
Jun 18, 8:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Washington	40 min
Jun 19, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Russell	39 min
Jun 19, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	City of Norton	42 min
Jun 19, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Washington	45 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.