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Special Weather Statement, NWS Morristown, TN

May 20, 2018Polk County, Tennessee

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.

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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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2018-05-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 141 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2018-05-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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What forecasters said that day

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

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Special weather statement, May 20, 5:13 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 19, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXWashington30 min
May 19, 9:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHancock37 min
May 20, 2:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXRhea52 min
May 20, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSequatchie46 min
May 20, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXRoane38 min
May 20, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXRhea52 min
May 20, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBledsoe, Hamilton, Rhea32 min
May 20, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSequatchie38 min
May 20, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHamilton35 min
May 20, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMeigs33 min
May 20, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXLoudon, Roane35 min
May 19, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXWashington, City of Bristol46 min
May 19, 8:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXWashington33 min
May 20, 12:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCherokee39 min

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Special Weather Statements in Tennessee, 2018Every special weather statement 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.