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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Morristown, TN

April 29, 202133 counties in Tennessee; 7 counties in Virginia

NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Apr 29, 2021, 12:24 PM EDT for 33 counties in Tennessee; 7 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2021, 12:24 PM EDT (16:24 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2021, 7:50 PM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
All 40 counties

Anderson County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Bradley County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Grainger County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamblen County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Hancock County, TN, Hawkins County, TN, Jefferson County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Knox County, TN, Loudon County, TN, Marion County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Meigs County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Polk County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Sullivan County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Union County, TN, Washington County, TN, City of Bristol, VA, City of Norton, VA, Lee County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 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

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 266 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 2021-04-29Temperature 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2021-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 207 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1027 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

258 
WWUS74 KMRX 291624
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
1224 PM EDT Thu Apr 29 2021

TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-
300300-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0012.210429T1624Z-210430T0300Z/
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-
Including the cities of Big South Fork National, Oneida, 
Smokey Junction, Elgin, Huntsville, Norma, Slick Rock, Fincastle,
La Follette, Elk Valley, Jellico, White Oak, Caryville, 
Royal Blue, Lone Mountain, Sandlick, Springdale, Arthur, 
Harrogate-Shawanee, Clairfield, Howard Quarter, Evanston, 
Sneedville, Treadway, Kyles Ford, Mooresburg, Kingsport, 
Bristol TN, South Holston Dam, Doeville, Mountain City, Neva, 
Shady Valley, Trade, Laurel Bloomery, Pine Orchard, High Point, 
Petros, Oak Ridge, Clinton, Maynardville, Norris Lake, Paulette, 
Rose Hill, Sharps Chapel, Luttrell, Bean Station, Alpha, 
Morristown, Russellville, Bybee, Newport, Hartford, Greeneville, 
Cedar Creek, Johnson City, Erwin, Unicoi, Limestone Cove, 
Elizabethton, Hampton, Harriman, Eagle Furnace, Rockwood, 
Bradbury, Fairview, Kingston, Oliver Springs, Lenoir City, 
Loudon, Bearden, Knoxville, Lake Forest, Jefferson City, 
Strawberry Plains, Chestnut Hill, Dandridge, White Pine, 
Happy Valley, Maryville, Alcoa, Cades Cove, Harrisburg, Kodak, 
McMahan, Sevierville, Seymour, Pigeon Forge, Elkmont, Gatlinburg,
Cagle, Dunlap, Cartwright, Lone Oak, Old Cumberland, Palio, 
Melvine, Mount Crest, Pikeville, Brayton, Dayton, Evensville, 
Old Washington, Grandview, Spring City, Big Spring, Athens, 
Clear Water, Dentville, Etowah, Sweetwater, Madisonville, 
Bullet Creek, Citico, Coker Creek, South Pittsburg, 
Haletown (Guild), Jasper, Martin Springs, Whitwell, 
Powells Crossroads, Monteagle, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Tasso, 
Conasauga, Archville, Benton, Parksville, Reliance, 
Big Frog Mountain, Ducktown, Turtletown, Big Stone Gap, Norton, 
Wise, Coeburn, Appalachia, Pardee, Hiltons, Hansonville, Lebanon,
Dye, Castlewood, Honaker, Rosedale, Benhams, Bristol VA, 
and Abingdon
1224 PM EDT Thu Apr 29 2021 /1124 AM CDT Thu Apr 29 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...All of east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
809 
WWUS74 KMRX 291843
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
243 PM EDT Thu Apr 29 2021

TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-
300245-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-210430T0300Z/
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-
Including the cities of Big South Fork National, Oneida, 
Smokey Junction, Elgin, Huntsville, Norma, Slick Rock, Fincastle,
La Follette, Elk Valley, Jellico, White Oak, Caryville, 
Royal Blue, Lone Mountain, Sandlick, Springdale, Arthur, 
Harrogate-Shawanee, Clairfield, Howard Quarter, Evanston, 
Sneedville, Treadway, Kyles Ford, Mooresburg, Kingsport, 
Bristol TN, South Holston Dam, Doeville, Mountain City, Neva, 
Shady Valley, Trade, Laurel Bloomery, Pine Orchard, High Point, 
Petros, Oak Ridge, Clinton, Maynardville, Norris Lake, Paulette, 
Rose Hill, Sharps Chapel, Luttrell, Bean Station, Alpha, 
Morristown, Russellville, Bybee, Newport, Hartford, Greeneville, 
Cedar Creek, Johnson City, Erwin, Unicoi, Limestone Cove, 
Elizabethton, Hampton, Harriman, Eagle Furnace, Rockwood, 
Bradbury, Fairview, Kingston, Oliver Springs, Lenoir City, 
Loudon, Bearden, Knoxville, Lake Forest, Jefferson City, 
Strawberry Plains, Chestnut Hill, Dandridge, White Pine, 
Happy Valley, Maryville, Alcoa, Cades Cove, Harrisburg, Kodak, 
McMahan, Sevierville, Seymour, Pigeon Forge, Elkmont, Gatlinburg,
Cagle, Dunlap, Cartwright, Lone Oak, Old Cumberland, Palio, 
Melvine, Mount Crest, Pikeville, Brayton, Dayton, Evensville, 
Old Washington, Grandview, Spring City, Big Spring, Athens, 
Clear Water, Dentville, Etowah, Sweetwater, Madisonville, 
Bullet Creek, Citico, Coker Creek, South Pittsburg, 
Haletown (Guild), Jasper, Martin Springs, Whitwell, 
Powells Crossroads, Monteagle, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Tasso, 
Conasauga, Archville, Benton, Parksville, Reliance, 
Big Frog Mountain, Ducktown, Turtletown, Big Stone Gap, Norton, 
Wise, Coeburn, Appalachia, Pardee, Hiltons, Hansonville, Lebanon,
Dye, Castlewood, Honaker, Rosedale, Benhams, Bristol VA, 
and Abingdon
243 PM EDT Thu Apr 29 2021 /143 PM CDT Thu Apr 29 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...All of east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ 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.

&&

$$
205 
WWUS74 KMRX 292350
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
750 PM EDT Thu Apr 29 2021

TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-
300100-
/O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-210430T0300Z/
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-
750 PM EDT Thu Apr 29 2021 /650 PM CDT Thu Apr 29 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind speeds have fallen below advisory criteria, so the advisory
has been allowed to expire early. Breezy conditions are still
expected as an approaching frontal boundary moves through the area
over the next several hours, but they are likely to be below
advisory criteria.

$$

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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.