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High Wind Watch 7, NWS Morristown, TN

October 27, 20218 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this high wind watch at Oct 27, 2021, 2:57 AM EDT for 8 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Oct 28, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 27, 2021, 2:57 AM EDT (06:57 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 28, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 27, 2021, 2:49 PM EDT
In force
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 radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:58 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 00:00Z, 7.0 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 2021-10-27Temperature 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 2021-10-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 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
1405 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

102 
WWUS74 KMRX 270657
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
257 AM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-271900-
/O.NEW.KMRX.HW.A.0007.211028T1200Z-211029T0000Z/
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
257 AM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee.

* WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines.
  Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
528 
WWUS74 KMRX 271849
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
249 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-280300-
/O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0007.211028T1200Z-211029T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0008.211028T1200Z-211029T0000Z/
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
249 PM EDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected. Isolated gusts up to 70 mph are possible.

* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee.

* WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. 
  Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be 
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 27, 2:49 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningMRXBlount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe and 2 more29 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.