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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Morristown, TN

June 21, 2021Blount County, Monroe County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2021, 6:50 PM EDT for Blount County, Monroe County, Tennessee. It was in force for 40 min. 2 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 21, 2021, 6:50 PM EDT (22:50 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Blount County, TN, Monroe County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 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
Jun 21, 7:06 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 N Mount Vernon, TNREPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.
Jun 21, 7:13 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Nnw Talassee, TNTREES DOWN ACROSS THE AREA.

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 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 241 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1530 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 12:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 211 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1530 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
919 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
228 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.3
Supercell composite
9.6

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The text

As transmitted.

214 
WUUS54 KMRX 212250
SVRMRX
TNC009-123-212330-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0077.210621T2250Z-210621T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
650 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Blount County in east Tennessee...
  Monroe County in east Tennessee...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 649 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 10 miles southwest of Maryville to 10 miles east of
  Etowah, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Maryville, Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, Smoky
  Mountains-Fontana Area, Vonore, Tellico Plains, Townsend, Fort
  Loudon State Park, Tariffville, McGee Carson Peninsula and Walland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous 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 3533 8440 3542 8443 3562 8423 3561 8419
      3563 8415 3566 8413 3569 8416 3572 8414
      3575 8372 3569 8367 3569 8366 3557 8366
      3556 8377 3545 8397 3541 8402 3537 8401
      3535 8404 3531 8404 3530 8402 3527 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 266DEG 26KT 3563 8409 3533 8433 

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

DH
1 follow-up statement
763 
WWUS54 KMRX 212319
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
719 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

TNC009-123-212330-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210621T2330Z/
Blount TN-Monroe TN-
719 PM EDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL BLOUNT AND SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

At 718 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles southeast of Maryville to 13 miles west of
Town Of Santeetlah, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area,
Townsend, Citico Beach, Citico, Talassee, Walland, Cades Cove, Happy
Valley and Roundtop Mountain State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous 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 3533 8425 3541 8421 3554 8412 3554 8409
      3559 8407 3558 8406 3559 8403 3574 8391
      3575 8372 3569 8367 3569 8366 3557 8366
      3556 8377 3545 8397 3541 8402 3537 8401
      3535 8404 3531 8404 3530 8402 3527 8406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 266DEG 26KT 3564 8387 3534 8411 

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

DH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMorgan39 min
Jun 21, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Morgan46 min
Jun 21, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGrainger50 min
Jun 21, 4:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXUnion42 min
Jun 21, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Morgan, Roane, Scott65 min
Jun 21, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXClaiborne44 min
Jun 21, 5:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Morgan, Scott40 min
Jun 21, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXGrainger, Hancock, Hawkins67 min
Jun 21, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Claiborne, Union48 min
Jun 21, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Grainger, Knox, Union46 min
Jun 21, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBradley, Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie41 min
Jun 21, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXGrainger, Jefferson, Knox39 min
Jun 21, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Claiborne48 min
Jun 21, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXLoudon44 min
Jun 21, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXHancock41 min
Jun 21, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Hancock48 min
Jun 21, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Roane43 min
Jun 21, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXClaiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins and 1 more58 min
Jun 21, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMcMinn40 min
Jun 21, 6:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBradley, McMinn65 min
Jun 21, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson57 min
Jun 21, 6:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Knox, Sevier51 min
Jun 21, 7:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXMorgan, Rhea, Roane56 min
Jun 21, 7:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Blount, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, Roane49 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.