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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Morristown, TN

December 11, 20216 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 11, 2021, 9:44 AM EST for 6 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 46 min. 4 reports 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, 9:44 AM EST (14:44 UTC)
Expired
Dec 11, 2021, 10:30 AM EST
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bradley County, TN, Loudon County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Roane County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:43 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, 10:10 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 522 Nw Madisonville, TNAWOS STATION KMNV MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT.
Dec 11, 10:15 AM ESTTSTM WND DMGEnglewood, TNMULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Dec 11, 10:20 AM ESTTSTM WND DMGEtowah, TNMULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Dec 11, 10:40 AM ESTTSTM WND DMG5 E Madisonville, TNNUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 232 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.

726 
WUUS54 KMRX 111444
SVRMRX
TNC011-105-107-121-123-145-111530-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0151.211211T1444Z-211211T1530Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Bradley County in east Tennessee...
  Southern Loudon County in east Tennessee...
  Central Meigs County in east Tennessee...
  McMinn County in east Tennessee...
  Western Monroe County in east Tennessee...
  Southern Roane County in east Tennessee...

* Until 1030 AM EST.

* At 944 AM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 10 miles southwest of Fairview to 6 miles north of
  Cleveland, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Athens, Sweetwater, Loudon, Madisonville, Decatur, Etowah,
  Charleston, Englewood, Vonore and Greenback.

This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 30 and
70.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3524 8496 3568 8468 3571 8457 3572 8417
      3567 8415 3528 8442 3528 8450 3527 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1444Z 253DEG 43KT 3565 8465 3527 8490 

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

$$

SR
1 follow-up statement
975 
WWUS54 KMRX 111516
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1016 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

TNC011-121-145-111526-
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-211211T1530Z/
Bradley TN-Meigs TN-Roane TN-
1016 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BRADLEY...CENTRAL
MEIGS AND SOUTHERN ROANE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3528 8469 3566 8441 3571 8438 3572 8417
      3567 8415 3528 8442 3528 8450 3527 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1516Z 253DEG 43KT 3576 8421 3538 8446 

$$

TNC105-107-123-111530-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-211211T1530Z/
Loudon TN-McMinn TN-Monroe TN-
1016 AM EST Sat Dec 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM EST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN LOUDON...SOUTHEASTERN MCMINN AND WESTERN MONROE
COUNTIES...

At 1016 AM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lenoir City to near Etowah, moving east at 50
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Athens, Sweetwater, Loudon, Madisonville, Etowah, Englewood, Vonore,
Greenback, Philadelphia and Fort Loudon State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3528 8469 3566 8441 3571 8438 3572 8417
      3567 8415 3528 8442 3528 8450 3527 8451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1516Z 253DEG 43KT 3576 8421 3538 8446 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.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, 5:57 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Scott48 min
Dec 11, 6:39 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Scott51 min
Dec 11, 7:29 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Scott46 min
Dec 11, 7:43 AM ESTFlash Flood WarningMRXScott4 hr
Dec 11, 7:51 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCampbell, Morgan54 min
Dec 11, 8:23 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXMarion, Sequatchie52 min
Dec 11, 8:23 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Claiborne, Scott37 min
Dec 11, 9:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea and 1 more43 min
Dec 11, 9:18 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHamilton42 min
Dec 11, 9:18 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBledsoe, Meigs, Rhea, Roane42 min
Dec 11, 9:34 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBradley, Hamilton, Marion41 min
Dec 11, 9:51 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Roane39 min
Dec 11, 10:15 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk45 min
Dec 11, 10:21 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier39 min
Dec 11, 10:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe50 min
Dec 11, 10:30 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBradley45 min
Dec 11, 10:53 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson35 min
Dec 11, 10:59 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMRXPolk46 min
Dec 11, 10:59 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Cocke, Jefferson, Sevier30 min
Dec 11, 11:28 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSullivan47 min
Dec 11, 11:49 AM ESTSpecial 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.