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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Morristown, TN

June 7, 20214 counties in Virginia; Carter County, Johnson County, Sullivan County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2021, 3:59 PM EDT for 4 counties in Virginia; Carter County, Johnson County, Sullivan County, Tennessee. It was in force for 61 min. 3 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: Jun 7, 2021, 3:59 PM EDT (19:59 UTC)
Expired: Jun 7, 2021, 5:00 PM EDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Carter County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Washington County, VA

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 7, 4:17 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 Nne Bristol Va, VA	TREE DOWN NORTHEAST OF BRISTOL TENNESSEE.
Jun 7, 4:31 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	6 Wsw Hansonville, VA	SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
Jun 7, 4:52 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 W Lebanon, VA	A 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

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 217 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 80 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -84 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 796 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 5 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

538 
WUUS54 KMRX 071959
SVRMRX
TNC019-091-163-VAC167-169-191-520-072100-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0062.210607T1959Z-210607T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
359 PM EDT Mon Jun 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Sullivan County in east Tennessee...
  Northwestern Johnson County in east Tennessee...
  Northeastern Carter County in east Tennessee...
  Russell County in southwestern Virginia...
  The City of Bristol in southwestern Virginia...
  Eastern Scott County in southwestern Virginia...
  Washington County in southwestern Virginia...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 358 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 11 miles northeast of Gate City to 11 miles
  southeast of Bristol Tn, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Bristol Tn, Bristol Va, Abingdon, Lebanon, Cleveland Va, Walnut
  Hill, Glade Spring, Honaker, St. Paul and Damascus.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 81 in Tennessee between mile markers 70 and 75.
 Interstate 81 in Virginia between mile markers 1 and 34.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Damaging winds and occasional cloud to ground lightning is occurring 
with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of 
nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are 
close enough to be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3639 8211 3670 8255 3688 8240 3689 8232
      3691 8232 3691 8230 3696 8233 3698 8231
      3700 8228 3699 8225 3704 8217 3705 8204
      3707 8202 3712 8201 3714 8190 3704 8182
      3696 8178 3693 8184 3679 8170 3667 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 225DEG 26KT 3677 8246 3648 8204 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DH

1 follow-up statement

853 
WWUS54 KMRX 072028
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
428 PM EDT Mon Jun 7 2021

TNC019-091-163-VAC169-072037-
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-210607T2100Z/
Sullivan TN-Johnson TN-Carter TN-Scott VA-
428 PM EDT Mon Jun 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN SULLIVAN...
NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON...NORTHEASTERN CARTER AND EASTERN SCOTT COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...

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

LAT...LON 3661 8205 3677 8233 3685 8234 3689 8232
      3691 8232 3691 8230 3696 8233 3698 8231
      3700 8228 3699 8225 3704 8217 3705 8204
      3707 8202 3712 8201 3714 8190 3704 8182
      3696 8178 3693 8184 3679 8170 3667 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 220DEG 27KT 3691 8228 3667 8190 

$$

VAC167-191-520-072100-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-210607T2100Z/
Russell VA-City of Bristol VA-Washington VA-
428 PM EDT Mon Jun 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR RUSSELL AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES AND THE NORTHEASTERN CITY OF
BRISTOL...

At 427 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles south of Trammel to near Abingdon, moving
northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Bristol Va, Abingdon, Lebanon, Cleveland Va, Glade Spring, Honaker,
St. Paul, Emory-Meadow View, Rosedale and Dye.

This includes Interstate 81 in Virginia between mile markers 9 and
34.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Damaging winds and occasional cloud to ground lightning is occurring 
with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of 
nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are 
close enough to be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3661 8205 3677 8233 3685 8234 3689 8232
      3691 8232 3691 8230 3696 8233 3698 8231
      3700 8228 3699 8225 3704 8217 3705 8204
      3707 8202 3712 8201 3714 8190 3704 8182
      3696 8178 3693 8184 3679 8170 3667 8164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 220DEG 27KT 3691 8228 3667 8190 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

DH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 7, 2:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Lee	3 hr
Jun 7, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Scott, City of Bristol	51 min
Jun 7, 4:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Russell, Washington	38 min
Jun 7, 10:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Polk	2 hr
Jun 7, 1:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Grainger	41 min
Jun 7, 1:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Jefferson, Sevier	2 hr
Jun 7, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Greene	40 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.