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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Morristown, TN

May 6, 2022Loudon County, McMinn County, Monroe County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2022, 2:16 PM EDT for Loudon County, McMinn County, Monroe County, Tennessee. It was in force for 26 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 6, 2022, 2:16 PM EDT (18:16 UTC)
Expired
May 6, 2022, 2:42 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Loudon County, TN, McMinn County, TN, Monroe County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:20 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 6, 2:30 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nw Niota, TNSEVERAL TREES DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 6, 1:41 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 197 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 2022-05-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 260 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 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 2022-05-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
260 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-118 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
620 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

576 
WUUS54 KMRX 061816
SVRMRX
TNC105-107-123-061900-
/O.NEW.KMRX.SV.W.0021.220506T1816Z-220506T1900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Morristown TN
216 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Loudon County in east Tennessee...
  Central McMinn County in east Tennessee...
  Northwestern Monroe County in east Tennessee...

* Until 300 PM EDT.

* At 215 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Athens,
  moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Athens, Sweetwater, Loudon, Madisonville, Englewood, Vonore, Niota,
  Philadelphia, Fort Loudon State Park and McGee Carson Peninsula.

This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 46 and
74.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for east
Tennessee.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for east
Tennessee.

&&

LAT...LON 3548 8474 3568 8453 3568 8452 3569 8452
      3576 8445 3575 8444 3575 8443 3577 8442
      3578 8440 3577 8439 3555 8416 3537 8464
TIME...MOT...LOC 1815Z 234DEG 29KT 3546 8465 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Diegan
2 follow-up statements
877 
WWUS54 KMRX 061836
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
236 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022

TNC107-061845-
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220506T1900Z/
McMinn TN-
236 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL MCMINN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for east
Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3561 8452 3562 8454 3563 8452 3564 8454
      3564 8456 3576 8445 3575 8444 3577 8442
      3578 8440 3555 8416 3546 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 232DEG 38KT 3561 8442 

$$

TNC105-123-061900-
/O.CON.KMRX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220506T1900Z/
Loudon TN-Monroe TN-
236 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUDON AND NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES...

At 235 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sweetwater,
moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Sweetwater, Loudon, Madisonville, Vonore, Philadelphia, Fort Loudon
State Park, McGee Carson Peninsula and Tellico Village.

This includes Interstate 75 in Tennessee between mile markers 61 and
74.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for east
Tennessee.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3561 8452 3562 8454 3563 8452 3564 8454
      3564 8456 3576 8445 3575 8444 3577 8442
      3578 8440 3555 8416 3546 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 232DEG 38KT 3561 8442 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

DH
329 
WWUS54 KMRX 061842
SVSMRX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
242 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022

TNC105-123-061852-
/O.CAN.KMRX.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-220506T1900Z/
Loudon TN-Monroe TN-
242 PM EDT Fri May 6 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUDON AND
NORTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for east
Tennessee.

LAT...LON 3561 8452 3562 8454 3563 8452 3564 8454
      3564 8456 3576 8445 3575 8444 3577 8442
      3578 8440 3555 8416 3546 8439
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 234DEG 29KT 3565 8436 

$$

DH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXScott26 min
May 5, 8:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXScott46 min
May 5, 10:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXAnderson43 min
May 6, 12:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXUnion51 min
May 6, 9:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXKnox, Union47 min
May 6, 12:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXLoudon49 min
May 6, 12:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXClaiborne49 min
May 6, 1:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBlount43 min
May 6, 1:03 PM EDTTornado WarningMRXClaiborne16 min
May 6, 1:07 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXCampbell, Claiborne, Union5 hr
May 6, 1:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXKnox52 min
May 6, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Knox, Sevier48 min
May 6, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMarion39 min
May 6, 1:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXLoudon, McMinn52 min
May 6, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXGrainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Union45 min
May 6, 1:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXMarion, Sequatchie38 min
May 6, 1:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Roane49 min
May 6, 2:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXHamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier43 min
May 6, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXScott29 min
May 6, 2:23 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningMRXBlount, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Sevier3 hr
May 6, 2:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins46 min
May 6, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMeigs, Rhea44 min
May 6, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMarion, Sequatchie42 min
May 6, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Blount, Knox39 min
May 6, 2:37 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXScott3 hr
May 6, 2:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXBradley, McMinn52 min
May 6, 2:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHamblen47 min
May 6, 2:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCampbell27 min
May 6, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXMorgan, Scott49 min
May 6, 3:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXGrainger, Hamblen39 min
May 6, 3:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXLoudon, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea, Roane39 min
May 6, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXHawkins52 min
May 6, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson46 min
May 6, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCampbell45 min
May 6, 3:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXHancock, Hawkins20 min
May 6, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell, Claiborne, Scott40 min
May 6, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXLoudon, McMinn, Meigs52 min
May 6, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXUnion37 min
May 6, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, McMinn, Monroe46 min
May 6, 3:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXLoudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe38 min
May 6, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBradley, Hamilton49 min
May 6, 3:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXCampbell, Scott4 hr
May 6, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Knox, Loudon, Roane45 min
May 6, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Morgan, Scott41 min
May 6, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCocke, Greene33 min
May 6, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXPolk38 min
May 6, 4:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXMonroe3 hr
May 6, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXBlount, Sevier50 min
May 6, 4:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXMcMinn3 hr
May 6, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCampbell45 min
May 6, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Blount, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Sevier and 1 more50 min
May 6, 4:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXGreene, Sullivan, Washington47 min
May 6, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXAnderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Union50 min
May 6, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCocke, Jefferson, Sevier43 min
May 6, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXClaiborne, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins and 2 more50 min
May 6, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXSullivan, Washington34 min
May 6, 5:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXBlount, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Sevier79 min
May 6, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCocke, Greene, Unicoi, Washington38 min
May 6, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXJohnson37 min
May 6, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXClaiborne, Hancock48 min
May 6, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXGreene, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan, Washington49 min
May 6, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCarter, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington49 min
May 6, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXSullivan46 min
May 6, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXCarter, Johnson, Sullivan46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.