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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Apr 2, 2017, 3:22 PM EDT for 7 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Apr 3, 2017, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2017, 3:22 PM EDT (19:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2017, 5:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 295 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
- 1108 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 256 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
189 WWUS74 KMRX 021922 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Morristown TN 322 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2017 ...Windy conditions are expected late tonight into Monday afternoon across the far East Tennessee mountains... .A low pressure system will approach the area tonight and Monday with a tightening pressure gradient in southerly flow ahead of the front. This will produce gusty winds across across many of the exposed locations and higher elevations in the East Tennessee mountains. TNZ041-043-045-047-072-074-087-030330- /O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.170403T0900Z-170403T1800Z/ Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-Southeast Carter- Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-Southeast Monroe- Including the cities of Cosby, Cedar Creek, Erwin, Roan Mountain, Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, and Coker Creek 322 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 5 AM to 2 PM EDT Monday. * EVENT...Southerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Increasing winds overnight tonight that will persist into tomorrow afternoon before diminishing by evening. * IMPACTS...The windy conditions may down small trees, branches and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible. Driving high profile vehicles in these conditions will be difficult. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
770 WWUS74 KMRX 030049 NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Morristown TN 849 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2017 ...Windy conditions are expected late tonight into Monday afternoon across the far East Tennessee mountains... .A low pressure system will approach the area tonight and Monday with a tightening pressure gradient in southeast to southerly flow ahead of the front. This will produce gusty winds across many of the exposed locations and higher elevations in the East Tennessee mountains. TNZ041-043-045-047-072-074-087-030900- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.170403T0900Z-170403T1800Z/ Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-Southeast Carter- Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-Southeast Monroe- Including the cities of Cosby, Cedar Creek, Erwin, Roan Mountain, Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, and Coker Creek 849 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM EDT MONDAY... * EVENT...Southerly winds of 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Increasing winds overnight tonight that will persist into Monday afternoon before diminishing by evening. * IMPACTS...The windy conditions may down small trees, branches and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible. Driving high profile vehicles in these conditions will be difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 26 to 39 mph and/or gusts of 40 to 57 mph are expected or occurring. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ TD
642 WWUS74 KMRX 030818 AAB NPWMRX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Morristown TN 418 AM EDT Mon Apr 3 2017 ...Windy conditions are expected early this morning into this afternoon across the East Tennessee mountains... .A low pressure system will track toward the region this morning. This will result in a tightening pressure gradient, creating strong southeast to southerly winds ahead of the front. These winds will become quite strong and gusty over the high terrain, particularly in exposed locations along the East Tennessee mountains. TNZ041-043-045-047-072-074-087-031600- /O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.170403T0900Z-170403T1800Z/ Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-Southeast Carter- Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-Southeast Monroe- Including the cities of Cosby, Cedar Creek, Erwin, Roan Mountain, Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, and Coker Creek 418 AM EDT Mon Apr 3 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...Southerly winds of 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...5 AM EDT this morning to 2 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...The windy conditions may down small trees, branches and power lines. Scattered power outages are possible. Driving high profile vehicles in these conditions will be difficult. 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.