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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 92, NWS Morristown, TN

August 1, 2021Bledsoe County, Marion County, Sequatchie County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2021, 12:10 AM CDT for Bledsoe County, Marion County, Sequatchie County, Tennessee. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 1, 2021, 12:10 AM CDT (05:10 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2021, 1:15 AM CDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bledsoe County, TN, Marion County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN

The radar

The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 31, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC3 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 129 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 2021-08-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1106 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 2021-08-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 91 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
1106 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1447 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
251 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
5.3

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The text

As transmitted.

021 
WUUS54 KMRX 010510
SVRMRX
TNC007-115-153-010615-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0092.210801T0510Z-210801T0615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1210 AM CDT Sun Aug 1 2021

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Sequatchie County in east Tennessee...
  Bledsoe County in east Tennessee...
  Marion County in east Tennessee...

* Until 115 AM CDT.

* At 1209 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near McMinnville to near Tims Ford Lake, moving east
  at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Dunlap, Jasper, Pikeville, Signal Mountain, South Pittsburg,
  Whitwell, Kimball, Monteagle, Fairmount and Powells Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3524 8582 3522 8574 3524 8569 3529 8571
      3532 8557 3538 8549 3541 8549 3543 8554
      3549 8554 3553 8560 3554 8556 3555 8546
      3569 8529 3565 8505 3529 8527 3515 8538
      3499 8546 3499 8586 3500 8586 3522 8587
TIME...MOT...LOC 0509Z 288DEG 35KT 3572 8585 3521 8616 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
251 
WWUS54 KMRX 010532
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1232 AM CDT Sun Aug 1 2021

TNC007-115-153-010615-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-210801T0615Z/
Sequatchie TN-Bledsoe TN-Marion TN-
1232 AM CDT Sun Aug 1 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR SEQUATCHIE...BLEDSOE AND MARION COUNTIES...

At 1231 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 10 miles south of Spencer to near Cowan, moving east
at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Dunlap, Jasper, Pikeville, Signal Mountain, South Pittsburg,
Whitwell, Kimball, Monteagle, Fairmount and Powells Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3524 8582 3522 8574 3524 8569 3529 8571
      3532 8557 3538 8549 3541 8549 3543 8554
      3549 8554 3553 8560 3554 8556 3555 8546
      3569 8529 3565 8505 3529 8527 3515 8538
      3499 8546 3499 8586 3500 8586 3522 8587
TIME...MOT...LOC 0531Z 291DEG 37KT 3559 8551 3510 8596 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 12:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMeigs, Rhea30 min
Aug 1, 12:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXLoudon, Monroe50 min
Aug 1, 1:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBradley, Hamilton, Meigs, Rhea39 min
Aug 1, 1:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Loudon, Monroe65 min
Aug 1, 3:44 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXJohnson31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.