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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Morristown, TN

March 27, 20215 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 8:05 PM EDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 40 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
Mar 27, 2021, 8:05 PM EDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2021, 8:45 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Campbell County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Union County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 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
Mar 27, 8:27 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 E Duff, TNA FEW TREES DOWN.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 290 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 00:00Z on 2021-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 200 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 00:00Z on 2021-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 341 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
200 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-290 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
839 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
341 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
458 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.8

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The text

As transmitted.

806 
WUUS54 KMRX 280005
SVRMRX
TNC013-025-057-067-173-280045-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0028.210328T0005Z-210328T0045Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Claiborne County in east Tennessee...
  Southwestern Hancock County in east Tennessee...
  Northeastern Campbell County in east Tennessee...
  Northern Grainger County in east Tennessee...
  Northern Union County in east Tennessee...

* Until 845 PM EDT.

* At 804 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles south of
  Pruden, or 11 miles northeast of La Follette, moving east at 45
  mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Sneedville, Rutledge, New Tazewell, Bean Station, Tazewell,
  Springdale, Lone Mountain, Howard Quarter, Thorn Hill and Evanston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3653 8322 3641 8323 3640 8328 3638 8329
      3635 8326 3633 8326 3632 8328 3629 8326
      3627 8328 3628 8330 3627 8331 3630 8333
      3628 8334 3628 8336 3638 8408 3652 8407
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 273DEG 38KT 3644 8393 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 8:09 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott, Union3 hr
Mar 27, 8:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSequatchie49 min
Mar 27, 8:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSequatchie48 min
Mar 27, 8:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCarter, Johnson, Sullivan44 min
Mar 27, 8:36 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan, Union3 hr
Mar 27, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins47 min
Mar 27, 8:55 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXBledsoe, Hamilton, Marion, Rhea, Sequatchie3 hr
Mar 27, 8:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSullivan48 min
Mar 27, 9:02 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningMRXMorgan, Roane24 hr
Mar 27, 9:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXJefferson50 min
Mar 27, 9:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXGreene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Washington39 min
Mar 27, 9:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXLoudon38 min
Mar 27, 9:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXLoudon50 min
Mar 27, 9:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXKnox48 min
Mar 27, 9:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCarter, Greene, Unicoi, Washington24 min
Mar 27, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXJohnson40 min
Mar 27, 10:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGreene, Unicoi45 min
Mar 27, 10:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXCarter, Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington3 hr
Mar 27, 10:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson, Campbell, Morgan43 min
Mar 27, 11:13 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott, Union3 hr
Mar 27, 11:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan, Union3 hr
Mar 28, 12:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Union46 min
Mar 28, 12:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Union57 min
Mar 28, 12:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCampbell, Morgan, Scott40 min
Mar 28, 12:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGrainger, Hamblen34 min
Mar 28, 12:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHamblen, Hancock, Hawkins50 min
Mar 28, 1:14 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 2 more3 hr
Mar 28, 1:18 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCampbell, Claiborne, Union42 min
Mar 28, 1:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSullivan51 min
Mar 28, 1:43 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningMRXCarter, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington3 hr
Mar 28, 1:47 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXGreene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington43 min
Mar 28, 2:11 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott, Union3 hr
Mar 28, 2:18 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXJohnson, Sullivan42 min
Mar 28, 2:58 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXCarter, Johnson, Sullivan, Washington3 hr
Mar 28, 3:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMorgan, Scott48 min
Mar 28, 4:04 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 2 more7 hr
Mar 28, 4:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCampbell, Morgan, Scott51 min
Mar 28, 4:16 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMRXSullivan3 hr
Mar 28, 4:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBledsoe63 min
Mar 28, 4:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan47 min
Mar 28, 5:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMeigs, Rhea, Roane42 min
Mar 28, 5:07 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott, Union5 hr
Mar 28, 5:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Union17 min
Mar 28, 5:26 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXBledsoe, Rhea, Sequatchie71 min
Mar 28, 5:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGrainger, Hancock, Union52 min
Mar 28, 5:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson, Knox47 min
Mar 28, 5:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXMarion47 min
Mar 28, 5:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMeigs, Rhea, Roane42 min
Mar 28, 6:08 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHawkins52 min
Mar 28, 6:19 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHamilton, McMinn41 min
Mar 28, 6:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGrainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Sevier41 min
Mar 28, 6:36 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXBledsoe, Marion, Rhea, Sequatchie6 hr
Mar 28, 6:40 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatMRXAnderson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Union5 hr
Mar 28, 6:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXKnox, Loudon, Meigs, Roane47 min
Mar 28, 6:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk39 min
Mar 28, 7:08 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXSullivan6 hr
Mar 28, 7:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 2 more45 min
Mar 28, 7:17 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXBradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea, Sequatchie6 hr
Mar 28, 7:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBlount, Sevier33 min
Mar 28, 7:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXPolk63 min
Mar 28, 7:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Hancock51 hr
Mar 28, 7:41 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMRXClaiborne, Union52 hr
Mar 28, 7:46 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMRXHawkins, Sullivan35 hr
Mar 28, 7:49 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXGrainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier5 hr
Mar 28, 7:52 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXBradley, Hamilton, Polk5 hr
Mar 28, 8:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCarter, Cocke, Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Unicoi and 1 more45 min
Mar 28, 8:03 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXBlount, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Polk and 1 more4 hr
Mar 28, 8:21 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSevier24 min
Mar 28, 8:26 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXBlount, Cocke, Sevier5 hr
Mar 28, 8:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXGreene, Hawkins, Unicoi, Washington4 hr
Mar 28, 8:45 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXCarter, Johnson4 hr
Mar 28, 9:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMRXHancock23 hr
Mar 28, 9:32 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMRXCocke20 hr
Mar 28, 10:08 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott, Union21 hr
Mar 28, 11:07 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMRXHancock33 hr
Mar 28, 11:10 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 2 more21 hr
Mar 28, 11:11 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 2 more20 hr
Mar 28, 11:43 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningMRXAnderson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane3 hr
Mar 28, 12:38 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMRXGreene, Hawkins, Unicoi, Washington3 hr
Mar 28, 12:43 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMRXCarter, Johnson5 hr

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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.