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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Morristown, TN

June 16, 2016Russell County, Virginia

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2016, 9:28 PM EDT for Russell County, Virginia. It was in force for 77 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 16, 2016, 9:28 PM EDT (01:28 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2016, 10:45 PM EDT
In force: 77 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Russell County, VA

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:30 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 16, 10:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Honaker, VA	TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS HONAKER, VA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 47 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 215 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: 184 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2257 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

408 
WUUS54 KMRX 170128
SVRMRX
VAC167-170245-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0050.160617T0128Z-160617T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
928 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT

* AT 927 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER RAVEN...OR
  NEAR RICHLANDS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HONAKER...DYE AND ROSEDALE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3711 8189 3704 8182 3696 8178 3695 8182
      3690 8187 3703 8219 3704 8217 3704 8212
      3705 8211 3704 8208 3705 8204 3707 8202
      3712 8201 3713 8193 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0127Z 314DEG 23KT 3710 8189 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MOULTON

4 follow-up statements

921 
WWUS54 KMRX 170147
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
947 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

VAC167-170245-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-160617T0245Z/
RUSSELL VA-
947 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY...

AT 947 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CLAYPOOL HILL TO NEAR DAVENPORT...MOVING SOUTH AT
25 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HONAKER...DYE AND ROSEDALE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3711 8189 3704 8182 3696 8178 3695 8182
      3690 8187 3703 8219 3704 8217 3704 8212
      3705 8211 3704 8208 3705 8204 3707 8202
      3712 8201 3713 8193 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 348DEG 20KT 3701 8180 3708 8207 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MOULTON

088 
WWUS54 KMRX 170201
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1001 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

VAC167-170245-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-160617T0245Z/
RUSSELL VA-
1001 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY...

AT 1001 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ALLISON GAP TO NEAR DAVENPORT...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HONAKER...DYE AND ROSEDALE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3711 8189 3704 8182 3696 8178 3695 8182
      3690 8187 3703 8219 3704 8217 3704 8212
      3705 8211 3704 8208 3705 8204 3707 8202
      3712 8201 3713 8193 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 316DEG 19KT 3696 8175 3708 8207 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MOULTON

318 
WWUS54 KMRX 170218
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1018 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

VAC167-170245-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-160617T0245Z/
RUSSELL VA-
1018 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY...

AT 1017 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM BROADFORD TO NEAR DAVENPORT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HONAKER...DYE AND ROSEDALE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE ACROSS NORTHERN
RUSSEL COUNTY. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3711 8189 3704 8182 3696 8178 3695 8182
      3690 8187 3703 8219 3704 8217 3704 8212
      3705 8211 3704 8208 3705 8204 3707 8202
      3712 8201 3713 8193 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 315DEG 17KT 3690 8167 3707 8207 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

MOULTON

787 
WWUS54 KMRX 170237
SVSMRX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1037 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

VAC167-170246-
/O.EXP.KMRX.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-160617T0245Z/
RUSSELL VA-
1037 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RUSSELL COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EDT...
    
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

LAT...LON 3711 8189 3704 8182 3696 8178 3695 8182
      3690 8187 3703 8219 3704 8217 3704 8212
      3705 8211 3704 8208 3705 8204 3707 8202
      3712 8201 3713 8193 3714 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 314DEG 23KT 3690 8167 3707 8207 

$$

MOULTON

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 16, 7:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 7:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Morristown TN
733 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

.AVIATION...Scattered thunderstorms over Kentucky will move toward TRI
and TYS between 01-05Z. Latest SPC HRRR run shows a scattered/broken area of
storms moving into the northern half of Tennessee as a pre-frontal
boundary moves into the region. Thunder chances are too low to include at
CHA.  Due the increasing winds aloft with upper trough and plenty of
mid-level dry air...main concern will be damaging winds.

Besides the convection...MVFR cloud ceilings will move into TRI between 09-17Z.
Broken ceiling also anticipated at TYS between 12-16Z...but should remain at
VFR.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Chattanooga Airport, TN             72  90  69  89 /  20  10  10   0
Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN  70  84  65  86 /  50  20  10   0
Oak Ridge, TN                       69  84  66  87 /  50  10   0   0
Tri Cities Airport, TN              66  79  60  85 /  50  30  20   0

&&

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

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 3:21 PM EDT, 6 hours 7 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
321 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-171930-
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-
321 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016 /221 PM CDT THU JUN 16 2016/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

STRONG-TO-SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT
BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. THE BEST CHANCE WILL
BE ACROSS NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. THE MAIN
THREAT LOOKS TO BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. ALSO...DUE TO MODEST SHEAR
ACCOMPANYING THE TROUGH...THE CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN'T
BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 8:54 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
854 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

TNZ014-038-039-070-170130-
JEFFERSON TN-HAMBLEN TN-CLAIBORNE TN-GRAINGER TN-
854 PM EDT THU JUN 16 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...SOUTHEASTERN
CLAIBORNE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT...

AT 853 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
NEW TAZEWELL...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF RUTLEDGE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
35 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MORRISTOWN...JEFFERSON CITY...DANDRIDGE...RUTLEDGE...NEW TAZEWELL...
BEAN STATION...TAZEWELL...WHITE PINE...NEW MARKET...BANEBERRY...
RUSSELLVILLE...BUFFALO SPRINGS...ALPHA...LONE MOUNTAIN...LOWLAND...
JOPPA...THORN HILL...SANDLICK...PIEDMONT AND PANTHER CREEK S.P..

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3632 8327 3629 8326 3628 8323 3630 8323
      3629 8322 3625 8311 3615 8321 3615 8323
      3613 8322 3613 8324 3611 8324 3602 8333
      3597 8353 3627 8370 3635 8367 3636 8370
      3634 8371 3634 8373 3637 8375 3646 8361
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 318DEG 29KT 3636 8362

MOULTON

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 16, 10:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Russell, Washington	3 hr
Jun 16, 10:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Russell, Washington, Wise	27 min
Jun 16, 10:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Russell, Washington	46 min
Jun 16, 11:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Washington, City of Bristol	38 min
Jun 16, 11:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Washington	46 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.