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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2016, 3:34 AM EST for 7 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Mar 1, 2016, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2016, 3:34 AM EST (08:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2016, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:37 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 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 264 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
- 2979 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
931 WWUS74 KMRX 010834 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 334 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... .AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY REGION TODAY. AS THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTIANS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-012100- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0007.160302T0000Z-160302T1700Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 334 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. * EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
757 WWUS74 KMRX 011727 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1227 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT...ALLOWING SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-020130- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0007.160302T0000Z-160302T1700Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 1227 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
075 WWUS74 KMRX 020259 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 959 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT...ALLOWING SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN TAPER OFF BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-021500- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160302T1700Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 959 PM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... * EVENT...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
384 WWUS74 KMRX 020719 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 219 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL HOLD IN THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BORDER EARLY BUT WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING. TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-021530- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160302T1700Z/ JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI- SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK... ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG 219 AM EST WED MAR 2 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * EVENT...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 3:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Campbell, Morgan, Scott | 31 min |
| Mar 1, 3:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Knox, Union | 62 min |
| Mar 1, 4:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Blount, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe | 64 min |
| Mar 1, 4:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson and 3 more | 61 min |
| Mar 1, 4:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Union | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 5:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins | 18 min |
| Mar 1, 5:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Grainger, Hamblen | 48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.