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Special Weather Statement, NWS Morristown, TN

August 9, 2021Scott County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2021, 5:29 PM EDT for Scott County, Tennessee. It was in force for 46 min. 1 report 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
Aug 9, 2021, 5:29 PM EDT (21:29 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

County Scott County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 9, 6:05 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGSunbright, TNNUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND SUNBRIGHT.

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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 2021-08-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 788 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 2021-08-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 120 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
788 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
892 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

706 
WWUS84 KMRX 092129
SPSMRX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
529 PM EDT Mon Aug 9 2021
 
TNZ012-035-092215-
Scott TN-Morgan TN-
529 PM EDT Mon Aug 9 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Morgan
and southwestern Scott Counties through 615 PM EDT...

At 527 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southeast of Jamestown, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size 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...
Huntsville, Helenwood, Sunbright, Rugby, Rugby State Park, Deerlodge,
Honey Creek State Park, Elgin, Robbins and Slick Rock.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 3620 8448 3616 8491 3621 8491 3624 8488
      3628 8488 3629 8487 3630 8480 3633 8477
      3633 8476 3634 8474 3635 8474 3635 8473
      3637 8472 3637 8470 3640 8466 3645 8469
      3650 8456
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 255DEG 23KT 3631 8484 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 2:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBradley36 min
Aug 9, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXScott43 min
Aug 9, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXScott42 min
Aug 9, 5:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXMorgan, Scott41 min
Aug 9, 6:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXMorgan3 hr
Aug 9, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson47 min
Aug 9, 7:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXGrainger, Knox, Union39 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.