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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Morristown, TN

June 9, 2018Cocke County, Greene County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2018, 11:26 PM EDT for Cocke County, Greene County, Tennessee. It was in force for 49 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: Jun 9, 2018, 11:26 PM EDT (03:26 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2018, 12:15 AM EDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cocke County, TN, Greene 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 Jun 9, 10:29 PM EDT, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 10:29 PM EDT, 57 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1029 PM EDT Sat Jun 9 2018

.DISCUSSION...
Forecast temperatures are on track this evening but isolated
showers and thunderstorms are persisting a bit longer than
reflected in the current forecast. An update will be issued to
extend PoPs to around 06Z in eastern sections.

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...None.
TN...None.
VA...None.
&&

DGS

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 4:02 AM EDT, 19 hours 24 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
402 AM EDT Sat Jun 9 2018

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-100815-
Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins-
Sullivan-Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen-
Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-
Southeast Greene-Washington TN-Unicoi-Northwest Carter-
Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon-Knox-Jefferson-NW Blount-
Blount Smoky Mountains-North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-McMinn-Northwest Monroe-
Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-West Polk-East Polk-Lee-
Wise-Scott-Russell-Washington-
402 AM EDT Sat Jun 9 2018 /302 AM CDT Sat Jun 9 2018/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Southwest North
Carolina...East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 7:06 PM EDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
706 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018

TNZ013-092345-
Campbell TN-
706 PM EDT SAT JUN 9 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTY UNTIL 745
PM EDT...

At 706 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Jacksboro, or near La Follette, moving east at 5 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
La Follette, Jacksboro, Caryville, Disney, Cove Lake State Park,
Royal Blue and Fincastle.

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 3623 8409 3627 8432 3638 8432 3638 8431
      3639 8432 3646 8432 3649 8405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 280DEG 5KT 3635 8419

mjb

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 11:18 PM EDT, 8 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
Jun 9, 11:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Cocke	2 hr
Jun 9, 11:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Cocke	42 min
Jun 10, 4:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Hawkins	51 min
Jun 10, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Hawkins	52 min
Jun 10, 5:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Hancock, Hawkins	16 min
Jun 10, 7:05 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Sevier	115 min
Jun 10, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Lee	38 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.