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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Morristown, TN

March 26, 20217 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 26, 2021, 12:36 AM EDT for 7 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 22 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 26, 2021, 12:36 AM EDT (04:36 UTC)
Expired
Mar 26, 2021, 12:58 AM EDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Blount County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Sevier County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:35 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 26, 12:51 AM EDTHAIL 13 Ne Walland, TN

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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 279 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 2021-03-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 290 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 2021-03-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 657 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
290 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
615 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
85 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
657 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
631 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.0
Supercell composite
7.4

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The text

As transmitted.

048 
WUUS54 KMRX 260436
SVRMRX
TNC009-029-059-063-073-089-155-260530-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0006.210326T0436Z-210326T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1236 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Hawkins County in east Tennessee...
  Eastern Blount County in east Tennessee...
  Jefferson County in east Tennessee...
  Northwestern Cocke County in east Tennessee...
  Northwestern Greene County in east Tennessee...
  Northern Sevier County in east Tennessee...
  Hamblen County in east Tennessee...

* Until 130 AM EDT.

* At 1236 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
  of Eagleton Village, or 10 miles east of Maryville, moving
  northeast at 60 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Morristown, Sevierville, Jefferson City, Rogersville, Dandridge,
  Pigeon Forge, Bean Station, White Pine, New Market and Baneberry.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 in Tennessee between mile markers 405 and 430.
 Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 1 and 37.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for east
Tennessee.

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 3566 8400 3593 8372 3594 8368 3599 8366
      3630 8333 3627 8331 3628 8326 3635 8327
      3652 8309 3632 8281 3554 8384
TIME...MOT...LOC 0436Z 224DEG 77KT 3570 8381 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BW
1 follow-up statement
736 
WWUS54 KMRX 260458
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1258 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

TNC009-029-059-063-073-089-155-260508-
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210326T0530Z/
Hawkins TN-Blount TN-Jefferson TN-Cocke TN-Greene TN-Sevier TN-
Hamblen TN-
1258 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN HAWKINS...EASTERN
BLOUNT...JEFFERSON...NORTHWESTERN COCKE...NORTHWESTERN GREENE...
NORTHERN SEVIER AND HAMBLEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3566 8400 3593 8372 3594 8368 3599 8366
      3630 8333 3627 8331 3628 8326 3635 8327
      3652 8309 3632 8281 3554 8384
TIME...MOT...LOC 0454Z 224DEG 77KT 3604 8340 

$$

BW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 25, 10:52 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningMRXPolk10 hr
Mar 25, 11:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXPolk39 min
Mar 25, 11:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBledsoe, Loudon, Rhea, Roane47 min
Mar 25, 11:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMonroe, Polk47 min
Mar 25, 11:46 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningMRXPolk5 hr
Mar 25, 11:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Monroe, Polk65 min
Mar 26, 12:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson, Campbell, Morgan46 min
Mar 26, 1:01 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXGrainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox and 1 more3 hr
Mar 26, 1:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBlount, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon and 2 more52 min
Mar 26, 7:12 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningMRXCocke, Jefferson9 hr
Mar 26, 7:10 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchMRXAnderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter and 27 more44 hr

Nearby

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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.