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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Nov 18, 2016, 3:42 PM EST for 9 counties in Tennessee; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 19, 2016, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 18, 2016, 3:42 PM EST (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 19, 2016, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2016, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Polk County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 286 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2068 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
747 WWUS74 KMRX 182042 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 342 PM EST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... .A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS SATURDAY MORNING USHERING COLDER AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-190445- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.161119T1600Z-161120T0900Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN 342 PM EST FRI NOV 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY. * EVENT...NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WIND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
117 WWUS74 KMRX 190816 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 316 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT... .A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING USHERING COLDER AND WINDY CONDITIONS INTO THE REGION. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES FROM LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-191700- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.161119T1600Z-161120T0900Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN 316 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY... * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WIND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
061 WWUS74 KMRX 191548 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1048 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... .A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING...USHERING COLDER AND WINDY CONDITIONS INTO THE REGION. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-200300- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.161119T1600Z-161120T0900Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN 1048 AM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WIND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
839 WWUS74 KMRX 192005 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 305 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...USHERING COLDER AND WINDY CONDITIONS INTO THE REGION. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-200900- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161120T0900Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN 305 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WIND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
161 WWUS74 KMRX 200249 AAB NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 949 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT... .A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS... USHERING COLDER AND WINDY CONDITIONS INTO THE AREA. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS MORNING. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-200900- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161120T0900Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN 949 PM EST SAT NOV 19 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY... * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. EXPECT STRONGEST GUSTS IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WIND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
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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.