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Special Weather Statement, NWS Morristown, TN

March 14, 2016Clay County, North Carolina

NWS Morristown, TN issued this special weather statement at Mar 14, 2016, 3:13 PM EDT for Clay County, North Carolina. It was in force for 47 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: Mar 14, 2016, 3:13 PM EDT (19:13 UTC)
Expired: Mar 14, 2016, 4:00 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN

County Clay County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 203 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 943 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 Mar 14, 1:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 1:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 14, 10:21 AM EDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1021 AM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-151430-
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-
1021 AM EDT MON MAR 14 2016 /921 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016/

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

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

A FEW STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON...AS AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION. THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE
LOCALIZED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...AND HAIL UP TO THE
SIZE OF A QUARTER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON IN SUPPORT OF
SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 14, 2:19 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 14, 2:20 PM EDT, 53 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
220 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

VAZ001-002-141900-
LEE VA-WISE VA-
220 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LEE AND SOUTHWESTERN WISE
COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...

AT 220 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES WEST OF JONESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JONESVILLE...BIG STONE GAP...PENNINGTON GAP...APPALACHIA...ST. CHARLES...
DRYDEN AND ROSE HILL.

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 3685 8268 3683 8272 3683 8275 3680 8277
      3659 8317 3660 8334 3667 8342 3671 8330
      3674 8320 3674 8314 3678 8313 3680 8310
      3683 8310 3685 8307 3685 8301 3687 8291
      3690 8287 3695 8286 3697 8287
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 225DEG 33KT 3667 8328

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Special weather statement, Mar 14, 2:24 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
224 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

NCZ060-TNZ086-087-101-102-141915-
CHEROKEE NC-SOUTHEAST MONROE TN-NORTHWEST MONROE TN-WEST POLK TN-
EAST POLK TN-
224 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CHEROKEE...POLK AND
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...

AT 223 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES SOUTH OF BENTON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MURPHY...BENTON...DUCKTOWN...CULBERSON...PARKSVILLE...TURTLETOWN...HIAWASSE
DAM...HOT HOUSE...BULLET CREEK...RELIANCE...BIG FROG MOUNTAIN...ARCHVILLE...
COKER CREEK...UNAKA AND VIOLET.

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 3499 8469 3512 8473 3517 8470 3520 8470
      3537 8420 3501 8398 3499 8407
TIME...MOT...LOC 1823Z 248DEG 29KT 3502 8462

DH

Special weather statement, Mar 14, 2:57 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
257 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

VAZ001-002-141945-
LEE VA-WISE VA-
257 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CITY OF NORTON...NORTHEASTERN LEE
AND WISE COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

AT 257 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BIG STONE GAP...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF JONESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 30 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NORTON...WISE...BIG STONE GAP...APPALACHIA...POUND...DRYDEN...JASPER AND
PARDEE.

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 3715 8255 3713 8255 3703 8248 3701 8244
      3682 8270 3683 8275 3675 8283 3673 8283
      3671 8288 3682 8303 3686 8300 3687 8291
      3690 8287 3698 8287 3699 8284 3701 8283
      3703 8275 3705 8272 3712 8272 3718 8259
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 222DEG 27KT 3682 8289

DH

Special weather statement, Mar 14, 3:07 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
307 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

TNZ012-035-141945-
SCOTT TN-MORGAN TN-
307 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SCOTT AND NORTHWESTERN
MORGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

AT 307 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16
MILES WEST OF HELENWOOD...OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF WARTBURG...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ONEIDA...HUNTSVILLE...HELENWOOD...SUNBRIGHT...ELGIN...SLICK ROCK...RUGBY...
NORMA AND SMOKEY JUNCTION.

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 3647 8434 3646 8435 3642 8435 3638 8432
      3639 8433 3629 8433 3622 8488 3625 8489
      3629 8487 3630 8480 3633 8477 3634 8474
      3635 8474 3635 8473 3637 8472 3637 8470
      3640 8466 3646 8470 3655 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 257DEG 25KT 3633 8482

DH

Special weather statement, Mar 14, 3:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
313 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

NCZ060-061-142000-
CHEROKEE NC-CLAY NC-
313 PM EDT MON MAR 14 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN CHEROKEE AND CLAY
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM EDT...

AT 312 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES SOUTHWEST OF MURPHY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...CULBERSON...SHOOTING CREEK...BRASSTOWN AND
TUSQUITEE.

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 3499 8418 3505 8420 3506 8420 3519 8372
      3515 8373 3516 8365 3515 8364 3514 8366
      3514 8364 3512 8364 3513 8362 3511 8362
      3507 8357 3504 8356 3503 8353 3499 8352
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 257DEG 29KT 3499 8409

DH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 14, 5:04 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MRX	Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan and 2 more	5 hr
Mar 14, 1:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Claiborne	52 min
Mar 14, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Greene, Sullivan	41 min
Mar 14, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Polk	51 min
Mar 14, 2:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Sullivan, Washington	41 min
Mar 14, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Scott	38 min
Mar 14, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Sullivan	48 min
Mar 14, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Johnson, Sullivan	53 min
Mar 14, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Scott	42 min
Mar 14, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Sullivan	45 min
Mar 14, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Carter, Johnson	63 min
Mar 14, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Johnson	44 min
Mar 14, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Knox	45 min
Mar 14, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Lee	40 min
Mar 14, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Wise, City of Norton	48 min
Mar 14, 3:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton	50 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.