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Special Weather Statement, NWS Morristown, TN

August 31, 2021Rhea County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this special weather statement at Aug 31, 2021, 3:48 PM EDT for Rhea County, Tennessee. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 31, 2021, 3:48 PM EDT (19:48 UTC)
Expired: Aug 31, 2021, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Rhea County, TN

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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 Aug 31, 3:40 PM EDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 3:40 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 31, 3:20 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
320 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-011930-
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-
320 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021 /220 PM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

The remnants of Ida will continue to affect the area this
afternoon and tonight. Heavy rainfall will be possible, and an
isolated tornado cannot be ruled out this afternoon across the far
southern valley. The primary areas of concern for heavy rains and
flooding will be along the higher terrain of the Southern
Appalachians and across southwest North Carolina where 1 to 3
inches of rain are forecast.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not needed at this time. Please relay any
reports of flooding.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 2:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 2:10 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 31, 2:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
132 PM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

TNZ082-311900-
Bledsoe TN-
132 PM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Bledsoe
County through 200 PM CDT...

At 131 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pikeville, moving north at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Pikeville, Mount Crest and Fall Creek Falls State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3567 8532 3570 8528 3567 8504 3547 8523
      3550 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 1831Z 196DEG 29KT 3553 8524

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JLB

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 3:07 PM EDT, 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
307 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

TNZ083-084-311930-
Rhea TN-Meigs TN-
307 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Rhea
and west central Meigs Counties through 330 PM EDT...

At 306 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Dayton, moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Dayton, Old Washington and Evensville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3541 8492 3543 8498 3558 8499 3554 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 195DEG 28KT 3546 8493

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JLB

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 3:23 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
323 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

TNZ083-084-312000-
Rhea TN-Meigs TN-
323 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Rhea and
north central Meigs Counties through 400 PM EDT...

At 323 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Decatur, moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Spring City, Old Washington, Evensville and Peakland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3551 8485 3553 8496 3571 8496 3567 8472
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 197DEG 22KT 3555 8488

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JLB

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 3:48 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
348 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

TNZ083-312015-
Rhea TN-
348 PM EDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Rhea
County through 415 PM EDT...

At 348 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Spring City, or 11 miles north of Decatur, moving north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Spring City, Piney Falls State Park and Grandview.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3570 8489 3578 8489 3583 8480 3583 8479
      3582 8478 3582 8479 3579 8475 3579 8474
      3578 8474 3576 8476 3575 8475 3568 8479
TIME...MOT...LOC 1948Z 200DEG 20KT 3569 8484

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JLB

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 30, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, Scott	59 min
Aug 30, 8:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier, Union	65 min
Aug 30, 8:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson and 5 more	2 hr
Aug 31, 9:39 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	MRX	Hamilton	20 hr
Aug 31, 10:23 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Bradley, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Polk	3 hr
Aug 31, 12:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Monroe, Polk	9 hr
Aug 31, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Sequatchie	22 min
Aug 31, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Bradley	20 min
Aug 31, 2:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Bledsoe	28 min
Aug 31, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Meigs	23 min
Aug 31, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Rhea	37 min
Aug 31, 4:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie	2 hr
Aug 31, 5:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Knox	85 min
Aug 31, 5:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	McMinn, Monroe, Polk	5 hr
Aug 31, 6:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Blount, Knox, Loudon, Monroe	4 hr
Aug 31, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Carter, Johnson	40 min
Aug 31, 6:41 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	MRX	Knox	2 hr
Aug 31, 6:53 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Anderson, Knox	5 hr
Aug 31, 7:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Loudon, Monroe, Roane	3 hr

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