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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 148, NWS Morristown, TN

December 11, 20217 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 11, 2021, 8:02 AM CST for 7 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 43 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
Dec 11, 2021, 8:02 AM CST (14:02 UTC)
Expired
Dec 11, 2021, 8:45 AM CST
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bledsoe County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:03 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
Dec 11, 8:10 AM CSTTSTM WND DMG5 S Pikeville, TNTREES DOWN IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS SOUTH OF PIKEVILLE.

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Dec 11, 3:41 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 234 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 182 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, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2021-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 268 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
182 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
625 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
268 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
271 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.8

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The text

As transmitted.

658 
WUUS54 KMRX 111402
SVRMRX
TNC007-011-065-107-121-143-153-111445-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0148.211211T1402Z-211211T1445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
902 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Rhea County in east Tennessee...
  Northern Bradley County in east Tennessee...
  Eastern Sequatchie County in east Tennessee...
  Southwestern Bledsoe County in east Tennessee...
  Meigs County in east Tennessee...
  Western McMinn County in east Tennessee...
  Northern Hamilton County in east Tennessee...

* Until 945 AM EST/845 AM CST/.

* At 901 AM EST/801 AM CST/, severe thunderstorms were located along
  a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Pikeville to near
  Fairmount, moving east at 60 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Cleveland, Dayton, Pikeville, Decatur, Soddy-Daisy, Signal
  Mountain, Walden, Lakesite, Charleston and Fairmount.

This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 27 and
45.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until noon EST/1100 AM CST/ for
east Tennessee.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3517 8540 3521 8540 3539 8530 3548 8540
      3554 8544 3559 8530 3565 8462 3563 8457
      3522 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1401Z 253DEG 54KT 3550 8526 3522 8540 

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

$$

SR
1 follow-up statement
776 
WWUS54 KMRX 111430
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
930 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

TNC007-153-111439-
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-211211T1445Z/
Sequatchie TN-Bledsoe TN-
930 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SEQUATCHIE AND
SOUTHWESTERN BLEDSOE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have  moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until noon EST for east Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3519 8522 3532 8514 3540 8507 3546 8505
      3556 8499 3562 8497 3565 8462 3563 8457
      3522 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1429Z 253DEG 54KT 3562 8479 3534 8494 

$$

TNC011-065-107-121-143-111445-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-211211T1445Z/
Rhea TN-Bradley TN-Meigs TN-McMinn TN-Hamilton TN-
930 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM EST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN RHEA...NORTHERN BRADLEY...MEIGS...WESTERN MCMINN AND
NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTIES...

At 929 AM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles north of Decatur to 10 miles west of
Charleston, moving east at 60 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Cleveland, Dayton, Decatur, Soddy-Daisy, Lakesite, Charleston, Clear
Water, Peakland, Hillsview and Hopewell.

This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 27 and
45.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until noon EST for east Tennessee.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3519 8522 3532 8514 3540 8507 3546 8505
      3556 8499 3562 8497 3565 8462 3563 8457
      3522 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1429Z 253DEG 54KT 3562 8479 3534 8494 

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

$$

SR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 11, 4:57 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Scott48 min
Dec 11, 5:39 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Scott51 min
Dec 11, 6:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Scott46 min
Dec 11, 6:43 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningMRXScott4 hr
Dec 11, 6:51 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCampbell, Morgan54 min
Dec 11, 7:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXMarion, Sequatchie52 min
Dec 11, 7:23 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Claiborne, Scott37 min
Dec 11, 8:18 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHamilton42 min
Dec 11, 8:18 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBledsoe, Meigs, Rhea, Roane42 min
Dec 11, 8:34 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBradley, Hamilton, Marion41 min
Dec 11, 8:44 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBradley, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Roane46 min
Dec 11, 8:51 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Roane39 min
Dec 11, 9:15 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk45 min
Dec 11, 9:21 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier39 min
Dec 11, 9:25 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe50 min
Dec 11, 9:30 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBradley45 min
Dec 11, 9:53 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson35 min
Dec 11, 9:59 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMRXPolk46 min
Dec 11, 9:59 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier30 min
Dec 11, 10:28 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSullivan47 min
Dec 11, 10:49 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCarter, Johnson, Washington41 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.