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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Morristown, TN

April 8, 20218 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Apr 8, 2021, 3:58 AM EDT for 8 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Apr 8, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 8, 2021, 3:58 AM EDT (07:58 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 8, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 8, 2021, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN

Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 280 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2835 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

402 
WWUS74 KMRX 080758
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
358 AM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-082000-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0011.210408T1600Z-210409T0300Z/
Johnson-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-
Southeast Carter-Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Southeast Monroe-
Including the cities of Doeville, Mountain City, Neva, 
Shady Valley, Trade, Laurel Bloomery, Hartford, Cedar Creek, 
Erwin, Unicoi, Limestone Cove, Hampton, Cades Cove, Elkmont, 
Gatlinburg, Citico, and Coker Creek
358 AM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee.

* WHEN...From noon today to 11 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
510 
WWUS74 KMRX 081929 AAA
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Morristown TN
329 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-090300-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-210409T0300Z/
Johnson-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-
Southeast Carter-Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Southeast Monroe-
Including the cities of Doeville, Mountain City, Neva, 
Shady Valley, Trade, Laurel Bloomery, Hartford, Cedar Creek, 
Erwin, Unicoi, Limestone Cove, Hampton, Cades Cove, Elkmont, 
Gatlinburg, Citico, and Coker Creek
329 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee foothills and eastern
  mountains.

* WHEN...From noon today to 11 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

TD
624 
WWUS74 KMRX 090125 AAA
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Morristown TN
925 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-090300-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-210409T0300Z/
Johnson-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-
Southeast Carter-Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Southeast Monroe-
Including the cities of Doeville, Mountain City, Neva, 
Shady Valley, Trade, Laurel Bloomery, Hartford, Cedar Creek, 
Erwin, Unicoi, Limestone Cove, Hampton, Cades Cove, Elkmont, 
Gatlinburg, Citico, and Coker Creek
925 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east Tennessee foothills and eastern 
  mountains.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
146 
WWUS74 KMRX 090302 AAA
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1102 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-090415-
/O.EXP.KMRX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-210409T0300Z/
Johnson-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Unicoi-
Southeast Carter-Blount Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Southeast Monroe-
Including the cities of Doeville, Mountain City, Neva, 
Shady Valley, Trade, Laurel Bloomery, Hartford, Cedar Creek, 
Erwin, Unicoi, Limestone Cove, Hampton, Cades Cove, Elkmont, 
Gatlinburg, Citico, and Coker Creek
1102 PM EDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

Winds have diminished across most of the East Tennessee mountains.
However, gusts of 30 to 40 mph may be possible in a few locations 
until 2 AM.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 4:47 PM EDTTornado WarningMRXMorgan, Scott43 min
Apr 8, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Morgan, Scott39 min
Apr 8, 5:25 PM EDTTornado WarningMRXCampbell, Morgan, Scott35 min
Apr 8, 5:51 PM EDTTornado WarningMRXCampbell, Scott39 min
Apr 8, 5:56 PM EDTTornado WarningMRXScott34 min
Apr 8, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Scott44 min
Apr 8, 6:22 PM EDTTornado WarningMRXCampbell, Claiborne, Scott53 min
Apr 8, 6:44 PM EDTTornado WarningMRXCampbell, Scott46 min
Apr 8, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Claiborne40 min
Apr 8, 6:52 PM EDTTornado WarningMRXCampbell, Claiborne, Scott38 min
Apr 8, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Claiborne36 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.