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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Dec 23, 2016, 3:02 PM EST for 8 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Dec 23, 2016, 6:20 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2016, 3:02 PM EST (20:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2016, 6:20 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2016, 8:46 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 280 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
- 2310 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
267 WWUS74 KMRX 232002 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 302 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT WILL CAUSE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS, MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET, WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-240500- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0022.161224T0500Z-161224T1500Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 302 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SATURDAY. * EVENT...WIND GUSTS TO UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS BEING BLOWN OVER. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
307 WWUS74 KMRX 232320 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 620 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT WILL CAUSE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS... MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET... WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-240900- /O.EXT.KMRX.WI.Y.0022.161223T2320Z-161224T1500Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 620 PM EST FRI DEC 23 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... * EVENT...WIND GUSTS TO UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS BEING BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
557 WWUS74 KMRX 240737 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 237 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS IN THE MOUNTAINS INTO THIS MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-241500- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-161224T1500Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 237 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * EVENT...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. * TIMING...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS BEING BLOWN OVER. 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. && $$
079 WWUS74 KMRX 241346 AAA NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 846 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2016 TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-241500- /O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-161224T1500Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- SOUTHEAST MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK 846 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ACROSS THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH THE MORNING. $$
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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.