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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Morristown, TN

October 21, 20197 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Oct 21, 2019, 3:29 PM EDT for 7 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Oct 21, 2019, 4:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 21, 2019, 3:29 PM EDT (19:29 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 21, 2019, 4:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 22, 2019, 3:23 AM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN

Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 264 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2019-10-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2019-10-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
628 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

503 
WWUS74 KMRX 211929
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
329 PM EDT Mon Oct 21 2019

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-220330-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0021.191021T2000Z-191022T0900Z/
Johnson-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-
Southeast Carter-Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Including the cities of Doeville, Mountain City, Neva, 
Shady Valley, Trade, Laurel Bloomery, Hartford, Cedar Creek, 
Erwin, Unicoi, Limestone Cove, Hampton, Cades Cove, Elkmont, 
and Gatlinburg
329 PM EDT Mon Oct 21 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...The higher elevations and adjacent foothills of the east
  Tennessee mountains.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A weather system with strong mountaintop
  winds will impact the area from this afternoon through tonight. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
697 
WWUS74 KMRX 220221
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1021 PM EDT Mon Oct 21 2019

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-220900-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-191022T0900Z/
Johnson-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-
Southeast Carter-Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Including the cities of Doeville, Mountain City, Neva, 
Shady Valley, Trade, Laurel Bloomery, Hartford, Cedar Creek, 
Erwin, Unicoi, Limestone Cove, Hampton, Cades Cove, Elkmont, 
and Gatlinburg
1021 PM EDT Mon Oct 21 2019

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...The higher elevations and adjacent foothills of the 
  east Tennessee mountains.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A weather system with strong mountaintop 
  winds will impact the area from this afternoon through tonight.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
312 
WWUS74 KMRX 220723 AAA
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Morristown TN
323 AM EDT Tue Oct 22 2019

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-220830-
/O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-191022T0900Z/
Johnson-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-
Southeast Carter-Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
323 AM EDT Tue Oct 22 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have dropped below advisory criteria; however gusts up to 
30 mph may be possible at times as a cold front crosses the area 
and winds shift to the west.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 21, 4:01 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryMRXAnderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more5 hr

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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.