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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 127, NWS Morristown, TN

July 2, 2018Campbell County, Scott County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2018, 9:12 PM EDT for Campbell County, Scott County, Tennessee. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 2, 2018, 9:12 PM EDT (01:12 UTC)
Expired: Jul 2, 2018, 10:00 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Campbell County, TN, Scott County, TN

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 2, 7:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 7:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:50 PM EDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:19 PM EDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
319 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2018

TNZ040-041-043-022000-
Cocke Smoky Mountains TN-Northwest Cocke TN-Southeast Greene TN-
319 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN COCKE COUNTY UNTIL 400 PM
EDT...

At 318 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles northeast of Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, or 12 miles southeast
of Newport, moving northeast at 15 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Parrottsville, Round Mountain and Del Rio.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3579 8304 3584 8314 3608 8307 3606 8303
      3600 8296 3602 8293 3596 8279 3592 8282
      3595 8287 3595 8290 3593 8291 3593 8292
      3588 8290 3587 8292 3584 8292 3577 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 213DEG 13KT 3586 8301

JLB

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 3:40 PM EDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:10 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
610 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2018

TNZ016-042-044-022300-
Washington TN-Northwest Greene TN-Hawkins TN-
610 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN HAWKINS...
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM
EDT...

At 610 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Surgoinsville, or 11 miles east of Rogersville, moving northwest at
15 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Rogersville, Surgoinsville, Church Hill, Baileyton, Fall Branch,
Okolona, Kepler, McCloud and Jearoldstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3659 8278 3648 8267 3646 8270 3643 8269
      3643 8268 3644 8267 3643 8263 3635 8255
      3624 8269 3640 8305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2210Z 139DEG 15KT 3641 8279

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 6:47 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 2, 7:28 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 2, 8:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Anderson	41 min
Jul 2, 8:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Scott	38 min
Jul 2, 8:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Union	35 min
Jul 2, 9:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Scott	39 min
Jul 2, 9:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Campbell, Claiborne, Union	50 min
Jul 2, 9:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Campbell	29 min
Jul 2, 9:33 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Campbell, Scott	117 min
Jul 3, 6:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	McMinn	30 min
Jul 3, 7:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Bradley	43 min
Jul 2, 8:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Wise, City of Norton	40 min
Jul 2, 8:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Scott, Wise	3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Tennessee, 2018 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.