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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Morristown, TN

August 14, 2021Johnson County, Sullivan County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2021, 5:57 PM EDT for Johnson County, Sullivan County, Tennessee. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 14, 2021, 5:57 PM EDT (21:57 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2021, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Johnson County, TN, Sullivan County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 189 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 2021-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1624 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 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
1624 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-77 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
954 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

376 
WUUS54 KMRX 142157
SVRMRX
TNC091-163-142230-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0121.210814T2157Z-210814T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
557 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Sullivan County in east Tennessee...
  Northwestern Johnson County in east Tennessee...

* Until 630 PM EDT.

* At 557 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mountain
  City, moving north at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Mountain City and Shady Valley. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3644 8182 3642 8196 3644 8198 3647 8195
      3650 8199 3651 8199 3650 8200 3649 8200
      3649 8203 3654 8208 3660 8180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 161DEG 5KT 3647 8192 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Garuckas
1 follow-up statement
342 
WWUS54 KMRX 142216
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
616 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021

TNC091-163-142230-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-210814T2230Z/
Sullivan TN-Johnson TN-
616 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL SULLIVAN AND NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES...

At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Mountain City, moving north at 5 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Mountain City and Shady Valley. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3644 8182 3642 8196 3644 8198 3647 8195
      3650 8199 3651 8199 3650 8200 3649 8200
      3649 8203 3654 8208 3660 8180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 161DEG 5KT 3649 8193 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Garuckas

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 8:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCocke, Jefferson, Sevier45 min
Aug 13, 8:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCocke, Greene29 min
Aug 13, 8:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHawkins46 min
Aug 13, 9:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXHawkins, Sullivan52 min
Aug 13, 10:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXHawkins, Sullivan116 min
Aug 14, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXScott46 min
Aug 14, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCampbell37 min
Aug 14, 5:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXRhea27 min
Aug 14, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSequatchie38 min
Aug 14, 6:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXClaiborne48 min
Aug 14, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXClaiborne44 min
Aug 14, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXClaiborne, Union37 min
Aug 14, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHancock47 min
Aug 14, 6:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXClaiborne37 min
Aug 14, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGrainger42 min
Aug 14, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXKnox51 min
Aug 14, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBradley27 min
Aug 14, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBlount49 min
Aug 14, 7:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXMonroe27 min
Aug 14, 7:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXKnox, Sevier33 min

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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.