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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Jan 21, 2016, 3:47 PM EST for 9 counties in Tennessee; 5 counties in Virginia; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 22, 2016, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2016, 3:47 PM EST (20:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2016, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 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, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Russell County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 278 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
- 1034 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
176 WWUS74 KMRX 212047 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 347 PM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY... . STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS PRODUCING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-VAZ002-006-008- 221000- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.160122T1200Z-160123T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-WISE-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON... ABINGDON 347 PM EST THU JAN 21 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS. * TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREA HIKERS AND OUTDOORSMEN SHOULD BE ADVISED OF THE POTENTIAL FOR TREES COMING DOWN DURING THE HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY...THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WINTERY PRECIPITATION TO CREATE BRIEF BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS ALONG THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS. 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... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
4 follow-up statements
206 WWUS74 KMRX 221251 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 751 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS TODAY... . STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS PRODUCING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TODAY. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-VAZ002-006-008- 230000- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160123T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-WISE-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON... ABINGDON 751 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREA HIKERS AND OUTDOORSMEN SHOULD BE ADVISED OF THE POTENTIAL FOR TREES COMING DOWN DURING THE HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY... THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WINTERY PRECIPITATION TO CREATE BRIEF BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS ALONG THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
316 WWUS74 KMRX 221520 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1020 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS TODAY... . A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS TODAY. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-VAZ002-006-008- 230000- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160123T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-WISE-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON... ABINGDON 1020 AM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND THE SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREA HIKERS AND SHOULD BE ADVISED OF THE POTENTIAL FOR TREES COMING DOWN DURING THE HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY... THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WINTER PRECIPITATION TO CREATE BRIEF BLIZZARD- LIKE CONDITIONS ALONG THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS. 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... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
014 WWUS74 KMRX 222038 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 338 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON... . A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-VAZ002-006-008- 230000- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160123T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-WISE-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON... ABINGDON 338 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND THE SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING . * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREA HIKERS AND SHOULD BE ADVISED OF THE POTENTIAL FOR TREES COMING DOWN DURING THE HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONALLY... THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH WINTER PRECIPITATION TO CREATE BRIEF BLIZZARD- LIKE CONDITIONS ALONG THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
629 WWUS74 KMRX 230007 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 707 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS HAVE ENDED... .THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE PUSHED OFF TO THE EAST AND HAVE ALLOWED THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO SUBSIDE OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-VAZ002-006-008- 230115- /O.EXP.KMRX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160123T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE- UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-WISE-RUSSELL- WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY... COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE... GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN...WISE...NORTON...LEBANON... ABINGDON 707 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE DUE TO THE STRONGER WINDS MOVING OFF TO OUR EAST. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 5:21 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne and 22 more | 65 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Hamilton, Knox and 10 more | 56 hr |
Nearby
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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.