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Special Weather Statement, NWS Morristown, TN
NWS Morristown, TN issued this special weather statement at May 20, 2018, 5:13 PM EDT for Polk County, Tennessee. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2018, 5:13 PM EDT (21:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2018, 5:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Morristown, TN
County Polk County, TN
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 195 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
- 141 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -344 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1552 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 20, 3:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 3:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Morristown TN 300 PM EDT Sun May 20 2018 .SHORT TERM...(Tonight and Monday)...Upper heights continue to rise across the southern Appalachians this afternoon atop weak high pressure at the surface allowing for ample heating. With that, convective initiation has occurred across the higher terrain of both the mtns/Plateau. Further heating this afternoon is expected to favor additional coverage in the southern TN valley as convective temps are reached/exceeded. Guidance still seems to suggest that any weak capping will hold for valley locations north of I40. Thus, the fcst features high end chance to low likely pops close to the GA/AL/TN lines, tapering to slight chances along I40, then down to non mentionable levels closer to KY. As for threats today, any convection that does occur could reach to heights supportive of small hail. Likewise, given relatively weak motion vectors, think storms could also present a concern for brief heavy rainfall and isolated flash flooding, although not likely. Otherwise, coverage will diminish with heating loss tonight leading into a partly cloudy evening. Ample moisture in the decoupled BL could lead to another night of patchy fog, the most dense of which is favored in the valleys of extreme northeast TN and southwest VA, as well an any locales receiving good rainfall today. Much the same on Monday as mainly diurnal heating induced convection is favored while a weak upper disturbance amidst the broader H5 flow rotates atop the FL gulf coast. With that, pops will be a bit higher as deeper moisture advects northward, therefore the fcst will feature regionwide likely pops on Monday. Temperatures on Monday with remain slightly above normal levels .LONG TERM...(Monday night through Sunday)...The Northeastern U.S. upper trough amplifies early in the period helping to push a frontal boundary south through the forecast area. There will be a higher chance of showers and thunderstorms across the forecast area on Tuesday ahead of the front. However, probability will be dropping across much of the area through the end of the work week as drier and slightly more stable air filters into the region. Moisture and instability will be gradually increasing over the weekend ahead of another Midwest upper trough. A few more showers and thunderstorms will be possible across the area in this environment, so raised pops into a higher chance category over the weekend. High temperatures will be generally in the lower and middle 80s through Wednesday, and then may inch up a bit into the middle and upper 80s in the slightly drier airmass behind the boundary. Lows will be mainly in the lower and middle 60s, although may be a little warmer as moisture returns later in the week. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Chattanooga Airport, TN 69 82 66 82 / 40 60 30 50 Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN 68 82 64 82 / 20 60 30 50 Oak Ridge, TN 67 84 65 83 / 20 60 30 50 Tri Cities Airport, TN 63 82 61 80 / 10 60 30 50 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...None. TN...None. VA...None. && CDG/TH
Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 3:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Morristown TN 304 PM EDT Sun May 20 2018 NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002- 005-006-008-211915- 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- 304 PM EDT Sun May 20 2018 /204 PM CDT Sun May 20 2018/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Southwest North Carolina...East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected through the afternoon hours. Some of these storms could become strong with small hail, gusty winds, cloud to ground lightning, and brief heavy rainfall being the primary threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. CDG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 20, 3:37 PM EDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 30 min |
| May 19, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Hancock | 37 min |
| May 20, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Rhea | 52 min |
| May 20, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sequatchie | 46 min |
| May 20, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Roane | 38 min |
| May 20, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Rhea | 52 min |
| May 20, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Bledsoe, Hamilton, Rhea | 32 min |
| May 20, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sequatchie | 38 min |
| May 20, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Hamilton | 35 min |
| May 20, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Meigs | 33 min |
| May 20, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Loudon, Roane | 35 min |
| May 19, 8:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 46 min |
| May 19, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 33 min |
| May 20, 12:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cherokee | 39 min |
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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.