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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 167, NWS Morristown, TN

July 28, 2023Russell County, Washington County, Virginia

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2023, 4:06 PM EDT for Russell County, Washington County, Virginia. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 28, 2023, 4:06 PM EDT (20:06 UTC)
Expired
Jul 28, 2023, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Russell County, VA, Washington County, VA

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 28, 3:16 PM EDT, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 28, 3:16 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 28, 3:26 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
326 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-291930-
Cherokee-Clay-Scott TN-Campbell-Claiborne-Hancock-Hawkins-
Sullivan-Johnson-Morgan-Anderson-Union-Grainger-Hamblen-
Northwest Cocke-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Northwest Greene-
Southeast Greene-Washington TN-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-Scott VA-Russell-Washington VA-
326 PM EDT Fri Jul 28 2023 /226 PM CDT Fri Jul 28 2023/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North
Carolina...east Tennessee and southwest Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Hot temperatures and increasing humidity will result in heat
index values around 100 for most of the Valley through late this
afternoon. Please continue to practice heat safety.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Very hot conditions will continue Saturday with temperatures far
into the 90s and heat index values around 100 degrees across the
central and southern Tennessee Valley. A few strong storms are
possible during the afternoon hours with isolated damaging winds
and heavy rainfall as the main threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not needed at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 28, 3:54 PM EDT, 12 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXRussell36 min
Jul 28, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCity of Norton40 min
Jul 28, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXWashington78 min
Jul 28, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCity of Bristol50 min
Jul 28, 5:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXRussell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol56 min
Jul 28, 2:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMRXClay2 hr
Jul 28, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXCherokee48 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.