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Special Weather Statement, NWS Morristown, TN

August 7, 2021Hawkins County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2021, 2:03 PM EDT for Hawkins County, Tennessee. It was in force for 27 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 7, 2021, 2:03 PM EDT (18:03 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2021, 2:30 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Hail
0.50 in
Wind
40

County Hawkins County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 259 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 17 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2021-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 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
17 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-87 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
543 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

238 
WWUS84 KMRX 071803
SPSMRX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
203 PM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021
 
TNZ016-042-071830-
Northwest Greene TN-Hawkins TN-
203 PM EDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Hawkins
and northeastern Greene Counties through 230 PM EDT...

At 203 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Surgoinsville, or 8 miles east of Rogersville, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Baileyton, Kepler, Romeo and Jearoldstown. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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 3646 8269 3646 8270 3645 8269 3627 8270
      3629 8298 3644 8295 3649 8269
TIME...MOT...LOC 1803Z 269DEG 15KT 3638 8285 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

BW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 10:51 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXSevier114 min
Aug 7, 11:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSevier46 min
Aug 7, 11:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXRhea25 min
Aug 7, 11:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXJefferson31 min
Aug 7, 11:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHamilton36 min
Aug 7, 12:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXJefferson, Knox, Sevier45 min
Aug 7, 12:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXSevier66 min
Aug 7, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMorgan37 min
Aug 7, 1:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBradley32 min
Aug 7, 1:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXKnox112 min
Aug 7, 1:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXClaiborne44 min
Aug 7, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHawkins34 min
Aug 7, 1:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXClaiborne37 min
Aug 7, 2:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXMorgan103 min
Aug 7, 2:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXClaiborne30 min
Aug 7, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXUnion30 min
Aug 7, 2:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXGreene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington30 min
Aug 7, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGrainger36 min
Aug 7, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXWashington27 min
Aug 7, 2:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXKnox23 min
Aug 7, 3:15 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXKnox2 hr
Aug 7, 3:19 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXHawkins, Sullivan3 hr
Aug 7, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSullivan51 min
Aug 7, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSevier30 min
Aug 7, 3:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXSullivan3 hr
Aug 7, 3:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXSevier53 min
Aug 7, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXJohnson37 min
Aug 7, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCocke, Sevier39 min
Aug 7, 4:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCocke, Greene27 min
Aug 7, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCocke25 min
Aug 7, 5:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHawkins39 min
Aug 7, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBlount47 min
Aug 7, 11:04 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXWise116 min
Aug 7, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCity of Bristol29 min
Aug 7, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXRussell23 min
Aug 7, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXScott47 min
Aug 7, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMadison20 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.