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Special Weather Statement, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2016, 8:30 PM EDT for Meigs County, Tennessee. It was in force for 45 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
- Aug 4, 2016, 8:30 PM EDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2016, 9:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
County Meigs County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 189 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
- 1623 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1022 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Aug 4, 7:33 PM EDT, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 7:33 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 3:10 AM EDT, 17 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 310 AM EDT THU AUG 4 2016 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-050800- 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- 310 AM EDT THU AUG 4 2016 /210 AM CDT THU AUG 4 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A SLOW MOVING SYSTEM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THESE STORMS COULD ALSO BE SLOW MOVING AND THEREBY CAUSE LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL LEADING TO FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THE CHANCE FOR LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL BENEATH SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 6:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 PM EDT THU AUG 4 2016
TNZ038-070-042230-
JEFFERSON TN-GRAINGER TN-
600 PM EDT THU AUG 4 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN GRAINGER AND NORTHWESTERN
JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM EDT...
AT 600 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF JEFFERSON CITY TO NEAR NEW
MARKET. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 10 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JEFFERSON CITY...RUTLEDGE...NEW MARKET...BLAINE...BUFFALO SPRINGS...
JOPPA AND PIEDMONT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3636 8357 3637 8356 3636 8356 3635 8353
3618 8346 3617 8347 3612 8344 3599 8356
3604 8365 3618 8369 3634 8363 3636 8360
3637 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 196DEG 11KT 3618 8362 3605 8360
05/MASpecial weather statement, Aug 4, 7:06 PM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 706 PM EDT THU AUG 4 2016 TNZ037-038-069-070-073-042345- KNOX TN-NORTH SEVIER TN-JEFFERSON TN-GRAINGER TN-UNION TN- 706 PM EDT THU AUG 4 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN KNOX...SOUTHWESTERN GRAINGER...NORTHWESTERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT... AT 706 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW MARKET...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF SEVIERVILLE... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SEVIERVILLE...JEFFERSON CITY...DANDRIDGE...PLAINVIEW...NEW MARKET... STRAWBERRY PLAINS...BLAINE...LUTTRELL...BUFFALO SPRINGS...JOPPA... KODAK...HOUSE MOUNTAIN S.P....MASCOT AND PIEDMONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3591 8371 3615 8387 3627 8362 3608 8342 TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 232DEG 11KT 3601 8369 EH
Special weather statement, Aug 4, 8:30 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
830 PM EDT THU AUG 4 2016
TNZ067-068-083>085-050115-
RHEA TN-ROANE TN-MEIGS TN-LOUDON TN-MCMINN TN-
830 PM EDT THU AUG 4 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN RHEA...NORTHWESTERN
MCMINN...NORTHEASTERN MEIGS...SOUTHWESTERN ROANE AND SOUTHWESTERN
LOUDON COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT...
AT 829 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES NORTHEAST OF DECATUR...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SWEETWATER...ROCKWOOD...DECATUR...FAIRVIEW...SPRING CITY...
EAGLE FURNACE...PAINT ROCK...PEAKLAND...TEN MILE...MURRAY STORE...
GRANDVIEW...PINEY FALLS S.P. AND STINGING FORK FALLS S.P..
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3547 8477 3565 8501 3589 8469 3567 8443
3565 8449 3566 8449 3567 8450 3565 8451
3565 8452 3563 8450 3562 8451 3562 8452
3558 8452
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 247DEG 19KT 3562 8473
EHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sevier | 45 min |
| Aug 4, 9:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Meigs, Rhea | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 10:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Knox | 38 min |
| Aug 4, 11:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Knox | 3 hr |
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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.