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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Morristown, TN

March 25, 20214 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this flash flood warning at Mar 25, 2021, 5:27 PM EDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 25, 2021, 5:27 PM EDT (21:27 UTC)
Expired
Mar 25, 2021, 9:44 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Bradley County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Marion County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 164 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 2021-03-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 60 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-03-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 168 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
60 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-88 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
753 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

199 
WGUS54 KMRX 252127
FFWMRX
TNC011-065-115-153-260230-
/O.NEW.KMRX.FF.W.0002.210325T2127Z-210326T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
527 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Bradley County in east Tennessee...
  Hamilton County in east Tennessee...
  Marion County in east Tennessee...
  Southeastern Sequatchie County in east Tennessee...

* Until 1030 PM EDT /930 PM CDT/.

* At 527 PM EDT /427 PM CDT/, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 
  inches of rain have fallen. The ground is saturated. Additional 
  rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. 
  Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to resume shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Chattanooga, Cleveland, Jasper, Soddy-Daisy, Signal Mountain, 
  South Pittsburg, Walden, Lakesite, Whitwell, Kimball, Ridgeside, 
  Fairmount, Harrison, South Cleveland, East Cleveland, Wildwood 
  Lake, Red Bank, Collegedale, Powells Crossroads and Orme.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3516 8586 3537 8516 3532 8497 3529 8495
      3530 8491 3526 8475 3520 8470 3499 8478
      3499 8586

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

GC
1 follow-up statement
868 
WGUS74 KMRX 260144
FFSMRX

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
944 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021

TNC011-065-115-153-260154-
/O.CAN.KMRX.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210326T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Bradley TN-Hamilton TN-Marion TN-Sequatchie TN-
944 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021 /844 PM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021/

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR BRADLEY, HAMILTON, MARION 
AND SOUTHEASTERN SEQUATCHIE COUNTIES...

Flooding has receded through the evening. Please continue to heed 
remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 800 AM EDT Friday/700 AM 
CDT Friday for Portions of southwest North Carolina and east 
Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3516 8586 3537 8516 3532 8497 3529 8495
      3530 8491 3526 8475 3520 8470 3499 8478
      3499 8586

$$

GC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 25, 3:41 AM EDTWind AdvisoryMRXAnderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 25 more24 hr
Mar 25, 10:22 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMRXBledsoe, Marion, Sequatchie4 days
Mar 25, 10:53 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXHamilton, Marion33 min
Mar 25, 11:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBradley, Polk40 min
Mar 25, 1:03 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXBradley, Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie3 hr
Mar 25, 2:28 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXPolk3 hr
Mar 25, 2:52 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningMRXHamilton41 hr
Mar 25, 4:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXBradley, Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie86 min
Mar 25, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBledsoe31 min
Mar 25, 6:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXKnox, Loudon3 hr
Mar 25, 7:17 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningMRXCocke32 hr
Mar 25, 7:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXPolk4 hr

Nearby

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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.