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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Morristown, TN

March 27, 2021Knox County, Sevier County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 9:39 AM EDT for Knox County, Sevier County, Tennessee. It was in force for 30 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
Mar 27, 2021, 9:39 AM EDT (13:39 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2021, 10:09 AM EDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Knox County, TN, Sevier County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:40 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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 258 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 2021-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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 2021-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 347 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
710 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
347 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
316 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

921 
WUUS54 KMRX 271339
SVRMRX
TNC093-155-271430-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0013.210327T1339Z-210327T1430Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
939 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Knox County in east Tennessee...
  Northwestern Sevier County in east Tennessee...

* Until 1030 AM EDT.

* At 939 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
  of Rockford, or 8 miles southeast of Knoxville, moving northeast at
  45 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
  Knoxville, Sevierville, McMahan, Lake Forest, Seymour, Kodak and
  Kimberlin Heights.

This includes Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 398 and
410.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3591 8392 3606 8369 3605 8367 3605 8368
      3604 8367 3604 8365 3597 8352 3594 8351
      3585 8378 3588 8378 3589 8380 3584 8385
      3584 8386
TIME...MOT...LOC 1339Z 237DEG 38KT 3590 8382 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Garuckas
2 follow-up statements
628 
WWUS54 KMRX 271403
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1003 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

TNC093-271413-
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210327T1430Z/
Knox TN-
1003 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN KNOX COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3599 8365 3599 8366 3603 8368 3604 8367
      3604 8365 3602 8361 3601 8360 3597 8352
      3594 8351 3592 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1403Z 253DEG 41KT 3599 8350 

$$

TNC155-271430-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210327T1430Z/
Sevier TN-
1003 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL SEVIER COUNTY...

At 1003 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Dandridge,
moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

Locations impacted include...
Sevierville and Kodak. 

This includes Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 406 and
409.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3599 8365 3599 8366 3603 8368 3604 8367
      3604 8365 3602 8361 3601 8360 3597 8352
      3594 8351 3592 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1403Z 253DEG 41KT 3599 8350 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

Garuckas
463 
WWUS54 KMRX 271409
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1009 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

TNC155-271419-
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210327T1430Z/
Sevier TN-
1009 AM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SEVIER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3599 8365 3599 8366 3603 8368 3604 8367
      3604 8365 3602 8361 3601 8360 3597 8352
      3594 8351 3592 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1406Z 237DEG 38KT 3603 8343 

$$

Garuckas

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 5:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMarion, Sequatchie42 min
Mar 27, 5:23 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie39 min
Mar 27, 5:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHamilton43 min
Mar 27, 6:08 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBradley, Hamilton52 min
Mar 27, 6:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBradley, Polk49 min
Mar 27, 7:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXRoane44 min
Mar 27, 7:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXMorgan47 min
Mar 27, 8:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXScott48 min
Mar 27, 8:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXKnox38 min
Mar 27, 8:42 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXScott26 min
Mar 27, 8:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXKnox, Loudon47 min
Mar 27, 9:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXGrainger, Knox, Union42 min
Mar 27, 9:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins47 min
Mar 27, 10:00 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCocke, Hamblen, Jefferson45 min
Mar 27, 10:06 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Scott54 min
Mar 27, 10:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson, Campbell, Morgan, Scott46 min
Mar 27, 10:30 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHawkins45 min
Mar 27, 10:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXGreene42 min
Mar 27, 10:33 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Claiborne42 min
Mar 27, 10:36 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXMorgan, Scott4 hr
Mar 27, 10:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXHawkins49 min
Mar 27, 10:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson, Morgan39 min
Mar 27, 11:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXClaiborne45 min
Mar 27, 11:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXSullivan38 min
Mar 27, 11:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXUnicoi, Washington35 min
Mar 27, 11:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGrainger, Hamblen, Union40 min
Mar 27, 11:30 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXClaiborne, Hancock22 min
Mar 27, 11:32 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCarter, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington43 min
Mar 27, 11:45 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXHawkins, Sullivan3 hr
Mar 27, 11:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHamblen, Jefferson44 min
Mar 27, 11:48 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXCampbell, Claiborne3 hr
Mar 27, 11:50 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXCarter, Greene, Washington3 hr
Mar 27, 11:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMonroe49 min
Mar 27, 12:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXAnderson, Knox3 hr
Mar 27, 12:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXClaiborne, Hancock3 hr
Mar 27, 12:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXJohnson43 min
Mar 27, 12:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHawkins52 min
Mar 27, 1:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCarter, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington44 min
Mar 27, 3:13 PM EDTWind AdvisoryMRXBlount, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Monroe and 2 more23 hr
Mar 27, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCampbell, Morgan41 min
Mar 27, 5:05 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott, Union3 hr
Mar 27, 5:38 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Union3 hr
Mar 27, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson, Morgan41 min
Mar 27, 6:13 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMRXBlount, Sevier3 hr
Mar 27, 6:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMorgan, Scott46 min
Mar 27, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMarion, Sequatchie43 min
Mar 27, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Scott45 min
Mar 27, 7:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHancock41 min
Mar 27, 7:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMeigs39 min
Mar 27, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCampbell, Scott50 min
Mar 27, 7:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXMarion47 min
Mar 27, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCampbell53 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.