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Special Weather Statement, NWS Morristown, TN

July 10, 2021Knox County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this special weather statement at Jul 10, 2021, 9:44 PM EDT for Knox County, Tennessee. It was in force for 46 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
Jul 10, 2021, 9:44 PM EDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2021, 10:30 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN

County Knox County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 228 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 2021-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 624 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2021-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
624 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1295 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 10, 7:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 7:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 2:50 PM EDT, 6 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
250 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-111900-
Cherokee-Clay-Scott-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins-Sullivan-
Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen-Northwest Cocke-
Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-Southeast Greene-
Washington-Unicoi-Northwest Carter-Southeast Carter-Roane-Loudon-
Knox-Jefferson-Northwest Blount-Blount Smoky Mountains-
North Sevier-Sevier Smoky Mountains-Sequatchie-Bledsoe-Rhea-Meigs-
McMinn-Northwest Monroe-Southeast Monroe-Marion-Hamilton-Bradley-
West Polk-East Polk-Lee-Wise-Russell-
250 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021 /150 PM CDT Sat Jul 10 2021/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North
Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

An isolated strong-to-severe storm is possible this afternoon
along with the possibility of isolated flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

A few isolated strong to severe storms will be possible Sunday,
with strong winds the primary threat. In addition, showers and
thunderstorms Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday will have the potential
to produce heavy rainfall, which may cause localized flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not needed at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 3:57 PM EDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
357 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021

TNZ015-016-VAZ005-102045-
Hancock TN-Hawkins TN-Scott VA-
357 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN HAWKINS...EASTERN
HANCOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM EDT...

At 356 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Sneedville, moving east at 35 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Rogersville, Sneedville, Surgoinsville, Church Hill, Clinchport,
Okolona, Kyles Ford, Treadway, Klondike and Kepler.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3642 8269 3640 8273 3640 8323 3657 8324
      3660 8315 3659 8299 3665 8296 3672 8272
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 257DEG 29KT 3651 8308

BW
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 5:16 PM EDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
516 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021

TNZ035-036-067-069-102200-
Anderson TN-Roane TN-Knox TN-Morgan TN-
516 PM EDT Sat Jul 10 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN...
SOUTHWESTERN KNOX...CENTRAL ANDERSON AND NORTHEASTERN ROANE COUNTIES
UNTIL 600 PM EDT...

At 515 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Oliver Springs, or 7 miles northwest of Oak Ridge, moving east at 15
mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Knoxville, Oak Ridge, Clinton, Farragut, Oliver Springs, Coalfield,
Petros, Karns and Frozen Head State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3599 8450 3615 8448 3615 8406 3588 8410
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 276DEG 12KT 3605 8439

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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 7:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 11:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMarion40 min
Jul 11, 12:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHamilton49 min
Jul 11, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMarion39 min
Jul 11, 6:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBledsoe, Meigs, Rhea, Sequatchie38 min
Jul 11, 7:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXMarion3 hr
Jul 11, 7:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXBledsoe, Sequatchie3 hr
Jul 11, 7:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMeigs46 min

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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.