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Special Weather Statement, NWS Morristown, TN
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.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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.
- 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
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
$$
BWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 10:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Sevier | 114 min |
| Aug 7, 11:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sevier | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 11:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Rhea | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 11:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Jefferson | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 11:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Hamilton | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Jefferson, Knox, Sevier | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 12:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Sevier | 66 min |
| Aug 7, 1:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Morgan | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Bradley | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 1:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Knox | 112 min |
| Aug 7, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Claiborne | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Hawkins | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Claiborne | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 2:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Morgan | 103 min |
| Aug 7, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Claiborne | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Union | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Greene, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Grainger | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 27 min |
| Aug 7, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Knox | 23 min |
| Aug 7, 3:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Knox | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:19 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Hawkins, Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sullivan | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Sevier | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 3:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Sullivan | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Sevier | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Johnson | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Sevier | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Cocke, Greene | 27 min |
| Aug 7, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Cocke | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Hawkins | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Blount | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 11:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Wise | 116 min |
| Aug 7, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | City of Bristol | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 23 min |
| Aug 7, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Madison | 20 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.