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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Morristown, TN

December 6, 2021Blount County, Cocke County, Sevier County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Dec 6, 2021, 3:44 AM EST for Blount County, Cocke County, Sevier County, Tennessee. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 6, 2021, 3:44 AM EST (08:44 UTC)
Expired
Dec 6, 2021, 2:00 PM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN

Counties Blount County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Sevier County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 279 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 2021-12-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 666 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 2021-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 346 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
666 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
658 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
346 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
484 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
5.4

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The text

As transmitted.

022 
WWUS74 KMRX 060844
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Morristown TN
344 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

TNZ041-072-074-061900-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.211206T0844Z-211206T1900Z/
Cocke Smoky Mountains-Blount Smoky Mountains-
Sevier Smoky Mountains-
Including the cities of Hartford, Cades Cove, Elkmont, 
and Gatlinburg
344 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts near 50 mph.

* WHERE...Cocke Smoky Mountains, Blount Smoky Mountains and 
  Sevier Smoky Mountains Counties.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM EST this afternoon.

* 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
Dec 6, 8:25 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXMorgan, Scott50 min
Dec 6, 9:06 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Scott, Union39 min
Dec 6, 9:19 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBledsoe, Hamilton, Rhea, Sequatchie56 min
Dec 6, 9:46 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson, Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Knox and 1 more44 min
Dec 6, 10:02 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXLoudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Rhea, Roane28 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.