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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Morristown, TN

March 27, 20214 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2021, 9:21 PM EDT for 4 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 39 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, 9:21 PM EDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2021, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Washington County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 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, 9:35 PM EDTHAIL 12 S Rogersville, TN

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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 276 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 2021-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -37 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
1162 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

196 
WUUS54 KMRX 280121
SVRMRX
TNC059-063-073-179-280200-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0031.210328T0121Z-210328T0200Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Hawkins County in east Tennessee...
  Northwestern Washington County in east Tennessee...
  Central Greene County in east Tennessee...
  Northeastern Hamblen County in east Tennessee...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 921 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
  of Russellville, or 7 miles southwest of Rogersville, moving east
  at 40 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...
  Greeneville, Rogersville, Tusculum, Mosheim, Bulls Gap, Baileyton,
  Chucky, Limestone, McCloud and Romeo.

This includes Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 22 and
47.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3629 8322 3647 8311 3637 8255 3605 8273
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 288DEG 33KT 3634 8310 

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

Diegan
2 follow-up statements
733 
WWUS54 KMRX 280139
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
939 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

TNC063-280149-
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210328T0200Z/
Hamblen TN-
939 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HAMBLEN 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 3626 8302 3643 8292 3637 8255 3609 8271
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 284DEG 40KT 3629 8284 

$$

TNC059-073-179-280200-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210328T0200Z/
Hawkins TN-Washington TN-Greene TN-
939 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL HAWKINS...NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE
COUNTIES...

At 939 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Greeneville, 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...
Greeneville, Tusculum, Baileyton, Chucky, Limestone, Kepler, Davy
Crockett Birthplace, Romeo and Jearoldstown.

This includes Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 27 and
47.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3626 8302 3643 8292 3637 8255 3609 8271
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 284DEG 40KT 3629 8284 

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

Diegan
078 
WWUS54 KMRX 280155
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
955 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

TNC059-073-179-280205-
/O.EXP.KMRX.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210328T0200Z/
Hawkins TN-Washington TN-Greene TN-
955 PM EDT Sat Mar 27 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL HAWKINS...NORTHWESTERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM
EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3626 8302 3643 8292 3637 8255 3609 8271
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 288DEG 33KT 3625 8269 

$$

Diegan

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 8:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Union40 min
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, 9:22 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.