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Special Weather Statement, NWS Morristown, TN

July 6, 2016Polk County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2016, 8:48 PM EDT for Polk County, Tennessee. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 6, 2016, 8:48 PM EDT (00:48 UTC)
Expired: Jul 6, 2016, 9:15 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN

County Polk County, TN

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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 Jul 6, 8:15 PM EDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 8:15 PM EDT, 33 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 46 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, 7:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 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.

&&

DH

Local storm report, Jul 6, 8:01 PM EDT, 47 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.

&&

DH

Local storm report, Jul 6, 8:04 PM EDT, 44 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.

&&

DH

Local storm report, Jul 6, 8:11 PM EDT, 37 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.

&&

DH

Local storm report, Jul 6, 8:44 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 8:48 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The 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, 8:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi	44 min
Jul 6, 8:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Polk	3 hr
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
Jul 7, 7:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	20 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.