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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Morristown, TN

May 2, 20215 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at May 2, 2021, 9:04 PM EDT for 5 counties in Tennessee. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 2, 2021, 9:04 PM EDT (01:04 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2021, 10:00 AM EDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN

Counties Blount County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 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 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 278 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 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 00:00Z on 2021-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 131 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-99 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1344 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

529 
WWUS74 KMRX 030104
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
904 PM EDT Sun May 2 2021

TNZ041-043-072-074-087-031400-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.210503T0104Z-210503T1400Z/
Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Blount Smoky Mountains-
Sevier Smoky Mountains-Southeast Monroe-
Including the cities of Hartford, Cedar Creek, Cades Cove, 
Elkmont, Gatlinburg, Citico, and Coker Creek
904 PM EDT Sun May 2 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Cocke Smoky Mountains, Southeast Greene, Blount Smoky 
  Mountains, Sevier Smoky Mountains and Southeast Monroe 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT Monday.

* 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
012 
WWUS74 KMRX 030719 AAA
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Morristown TN
319 AM EDT Mon May 3 2021

TNZ041-043-072-074-087-031400-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210503T1400Z/
Cocke Smoky Mountains-Southeast Greene-Blount Smoky Mountains-
Sevier Smoky Mountains-Southeast Monroe-
Including the cities of Hartford, Cedar Creek, Cades Cove, 
Elkmont, Gatlinburg, Citico, and Coker Creek
319 AM EDT Mon May 3 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Cocke Smoky Mountains, Southeast Greene, Blount Smoky 
  Mountains, Sevier Smoky Mountains and Southeast Monroe 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT Monday.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 1:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXKnox43 min
May 3, 1:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGrainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox38 min
May 3, 2:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGreene, Washington65 min
May 3, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCocke, Greene37 min
May 3, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXSevier41 min
May 3, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBlount, Sevier41 min
May 3, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCocke41 min
May 3, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXKnox47 min

Nearby

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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.