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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Morristown, TN

August 14, 2021Scott County, Virginia

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 14, 2021, 8:59 PM EDT for Scott County, Virginia. It was in force for 46 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 14, 2021, 8:59 PM EDT (00:59 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2021, 9:45 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Scott County, VA

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 14, 9:15 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Sw Fort Blackmore, VA4 TO 5 TREES DOWN IN BETWEEN CLINCHPORT AND FORT BLACKMORE AREA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 262 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 2021-08-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 546 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-15The 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
546 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1189 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

109 
WUUS54 KMRX 150059
SVRMRX
VAC169-150145-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0129.210815T0059Z-210815T0145Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Scott County in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 945 PM EDT.

* At 859 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gate City,
  moving northwest at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Gate City, Duffield, Clinchport and Fort Blackmore. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3667 8247 3661 8271 3672 8284 3674 8282
      3675 8283 3677 8281 3678 8279 3683 8275
      3683 8273 3682 8270 3685 8266 3688 8263
      3688 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 148DEG 7KT 3668 8263 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Garuckas
2 follow-up statements
898 
WWUS54 KMRX 150116
SVSMRX

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

VAC169-150145-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-210815T0145Z/
Scott VA-
916 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY...

At 915 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gate City,
moving northwest at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Duffield, Clinchport and Fort Blackmore. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3672 8249 3663 8273 3672 8284 3674 8282
      3675 8283 3677 8281 3678 8279 3683 8275
      3683 8273 3682 8270 3685 8266 3688 8263
      3688 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 146DEG 7KT 3670 8265 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Garuckas
117 
WWUS54 KMRX 150135
SVSMRX

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

VAC169-150145-
/O.EXP.KMRX.SV.W.0129.000000T0000Z-210815T0145Z/
Scott VA-
935 PM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL SCOTT COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 945 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3672 8249 3663 8273 3672 8284 3674 8282
      3675 8283 3677 8281 3678 8279 3683 8275
      3683 8273 3682 8270 3685 8266 3688 8263
      3688 8256
TIME...MOT...LOC 0135Z 148DEG 7KT 3673 8268 

$$

Garuckas

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 8:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXScott39 min
Aug 14, 9:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXLee, Wise44 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.