Alert archive / Tennessee / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2016, 8:31 PM EDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 44 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
- Jul 6, 2016, 8:31 PM EDT (00:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2016, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Carter County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 8:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Elizabethton, TN | SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR THE STONEY CREEK AREA. |
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 14 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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 846 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1404 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
579
WUUS54 KMRX 070031
SVRMRX
TNC019-091-163-171-070115-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0094.160707T0031Z-160707T0115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
831 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CARTER COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
EASTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
JOHNSON COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
CENTRAL UNICOI COUNTY IN EASTERN TENNESSEE...
* UNTIL 915 PM EDT
* AT 830 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BRISTOL VA TO NEAR HAMPTON TO NEAR
BURNSVILLE... MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JOHNSON CITY...BRISTOL TN...BRISTOL VA...ELIZABETHTON...ERWIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CENTRAL...WALNUT HILL...BANNER HILL...HAMPTON...
PINE CREST...UNICOI...BLUFF CITY...WATAUGA...SADIE...
SOUTH HOLSTON DAM...ROAN MOUNTAIN...MILLIGAN COLLEGE...
HAMPTON CREEK COVE S.P. AND ELK MILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 3653 8171 3647 8170 3641 8174 3634 8171
3636 8179 3631 8190 3612 8203 3611 8213
3615 8215 3616 8221 3613 8225 3613 8230
3609 8240 3601 8246 3597 8253 3616 8243
3626 8234 3640 8232 3660 8226 3661 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 256DEG 47KT 3660 8207 3632 8209 3588 8237
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DHWhat 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 Jul 6, 8:15 PM EDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 8:15 PM EDT, 16 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Morristown TN 815 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 .DISCUSSION...Major league convective episode this evening with more showers and thunderstorms developing upstream across the Lower Ohio Valley in association with the Midwest short wave trough. Will adjust pops accordingly with the late night action building into the region. Probably won't be quite as much convection in the area later tonight with some stabilization from this evening's event. Temperature forecast looks on track. && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...None. TN...None. VA...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 3:02 PM EDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 302 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-071915- 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- 302 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 /202 PM CDT WED JUL 6 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE PLATEAU LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING BEING THE MAIN THREATS. BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF I-75. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF I-75.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 6, 7:39 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
739 PM EDT WED JUL 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG EWING 36.63N 83.43W
07/06/2016 LEE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR EWING.
&&
DHLocal storm report, Jul 6, 7:47 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
747 PM EDT WED JUL 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0746 PM TSTM WND DMG MOHAWK 36.20N 83.06W
07/06/2016 GREENE TN TRAINED SPOTTER
VERY HIGH WINDS AND TREES DOWN.
&&
DHLocal storm report, Jul 6, 7:48 PM EDT, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
748 PM EDT WED JUL 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG EWING 36.63N 83.43W
07/06/2016 LEE VA TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR EWING.
0525 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N BIRCHWOOD 35.39N 84.99W
07/06/2016 MEIGS TN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN SOUTHERN MEIGS COUNTY
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG LOUDON 35.74N 84.36W
07/06/2016 LOUDON TN 911 CALL CENTER
TREES DOWN.
0612 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENBACK 35.65N 84.18W
07/06/2016 LOUDON TN 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0620 PM TSTM WND DMG ATHENS 35.45N 84.60W
07/06/2016 MCMINN TN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN COUNTY-WIDE.
0624 PM TSTM WND DMG LA FOLLETTE 36.37N 84.13W
07/06/2016 CAMPBELL TN 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0630 PM TSTM WND DMG CLINTON 36.09N 84.13W
07/06/2016 ANDERSON TN 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG SWEETWATER 35.60N 84.47W
07/06/2016 MONROE TN 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N MAYNARDVILLE 36.30N 83.81W
07/06/2016 UNION TN 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0717 PM TSTM WND DMG STRAWBERRY PLAINS 36.06N 83.69W
07/06/2016 KNOX TN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE AREA.
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW BEAN STATION 36.32N 83.31W
07/06/2016 GRAINGER TN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR THE CHEROKEE LAKE.
0746 PM TSTM WND DMG MOHAWK 36.20N 83.06W
07/06/2016 GREENE TN TRAINED SPOTTER
VERY HIGH WINDS AND TREES DOWN.
&&
DHLocal storm report, Jul 6, 8:01 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
801 PM EDT WED JUL 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0801 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENEVILLE 36.17N 82.82W
07/06/2016 GREENE TN 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CITY OF GREENEVILLE.
&&
DHLocal storm report, Jul 6, 8:04 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
804 PM EDT WED JUL 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG BAILEYTON 36.33N 82.83W
07/06/2016 GREENE TN TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
&&
DHLocal storm report, Jul 6, 8:11 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
811 PM EDT WED JUL 06 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG MURPHY 35.09N 84.03W
07/06/2016 CHEROKEE NC 911 CALL CENTER
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY...MAINLY EAST SIDE.
&&
DHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 8:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Polk | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Polk | 27 min |
| Jul 7, 9:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Marion | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 9:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Marion | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sevier | 46 min |
| Jul 7, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Loudon | 43 min |
| Jul 7, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, Scott | 41 min |
| Jul 7, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cocke | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Rhea | 25 min |
| Jul 7, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Rhea and 1 more | 51 min |
| Jul 7, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Knox, Loudon and 4 more | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Sevier | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Blount, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Sevier | 41 min |
| Jul 7, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson and 1 more | 52 min |
| Jul 7, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Blount, McMinn, Monroe | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier | 37 min |
| Jul 7, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Jefferson | 58 min |
| Jul 7, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Polk | 52 min |
| Jul 7, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke | 33 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.