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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Morristown, TN

November 29, 20208 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Nov 29, 2020, 3:46 AM EST for 8 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Nov 29, 2020, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 29, 2020, 3:46 AM EST (08:46 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 29, 2020, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 30, 2020, 2:55 AM EST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN

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

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 280 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 00:00Z on 2020-11-29Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2020-11-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 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
2027 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

714 
WWUS74 KMRX 290846
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
346 AM EST Sun Nov 29 2020

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-291700-
/O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0007.201130T0000Z-201130T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0021.201130T0000Z-201130T1200Z/
Johnson-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-
Southeast Carter-Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Southeast Monroe-
Including the cities of Doeville, Mountain City, Neva, 
Shady Valley, Trade, Laurel Bloomery, Hartford, Cedar Creek, 
Erwin, Unicoi, Limestone Cove, Hampton, Cades Cove, Elkmont, 
Gatlinburg, Citico, and Coker Creek
346 AM EST Sun Nov 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts in excess of 40 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Monday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
895 
WWUS74 KMRX 291920
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
220 PM EST Sun Nov 29 2020

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-300600-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0021.201130T0000Z-201130T1200Z/
Johnson-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-
Southeast Carter-Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Southeast Monroe-
Including the cities of Doeville, Mountain City, Neva, 
Shady Valley, Trade, Laurel Bloomery, Hartford, Cedar Creek, 
Erwin, Unicoi, Limestone Cove, Hampton, Cades Cove, Elkmont, 
Gatlinburg, Citico, and Coker Creek
220 PM EST Sun Nov 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts in excess of 40 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Monday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
586 
WWUS74 KMRX 300326
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1026 PM EST Sun Nov 29 2020

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-301200-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-201130T1200Z/
Johnson-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-
Southeast Carter-Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Southeast Monroe-
Including the cities of Doeville, Mountain City, Neva, 
Shady Valley, Trade, Laurel Bloomery, Hartford, Cedar Creek, 
Erwin, Unicoi, Limestone Cove, Hampton, Cades Cove, Elkmont, 
Gatlinburg, Citico, and Coker Creek
1026 PM EST Sun Nov 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts in excess of 40 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee.

* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Monday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
061 
WWUS74 KMRX 300755
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
255 AM EST Mon Nov 30 2020

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-300900-
/O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-201130T1200Z/
Johnson-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-
Southeast Carter-Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Southeast Monroe-
255 AM EST Mon Nov 30 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The threat of strong gusty winds has diminished, although a few
wind gusts to near 40 mph will be possible over the next couple of
hours.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 29, 3:55 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchMRXBlount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Monroe, Sevier and 1 more12 hr
Nov 29, 3:55 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryMRXBledsoe, Campbell, Claiborne, Johnson, Marion, Morgan and 3 more44 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.