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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Morristown, TN

May 6, 2024Cocke County, Sevier County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 6, 2024, 6:14 PM EDT for Cocke County, Sevier County, Tennessee. It was in force for 46 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: May 6, 2024, 6:14 PM EDT (22:14 UTC)
Expired: May 6, 2024, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Morristown, TN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cocke County, TN, Sevier County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 296 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 63 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 678 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 122 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

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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 May 6, 2:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 6, 2:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 6, 2:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Morristown TN
252 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-071900-
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-
252 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024 /152 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A few storms this afternoon into this evening may become strong to
severe, especially across the southern and central portions of the
area. Damaging winds and hail will be the main threats, although
there is a very low threat of a brief tornado mainly south of
Interstate 40.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected again Tuesday,
mainly during the afternoon into the overnight period. Some of
these storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds and
hail as the main threats.

Another round of even more organized storms is increasingly
likely Wednesday evening through Wednesday night. With this round
of storms, damaging winds and hail will be possible again, in
addition to a low-end tornado risk. Also, localized flooding will
remain possible through the week due to several rounds of storms
that could produce heavy downpours.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not needed at this time, but reports may be
needed this afternoon into this evening, Tuesday afternoon and
night, as well as Wednesday evening and night.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 6, 3:02 PM EDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Morristown TN
302 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

NCZ060-061-061945-
Clay NC-Cherokee NC-
302 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CHEROKEE AND CLAY COUNTIES
THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

At 301 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Murphy, moving east at 15 mph. A second strong thunderstorm was
located near Hayesville, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Andrews, Murphy, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Tusquitee, Hiawasse Dam,
Marble, and Unaka.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3501 8417 3519 8420 3524 8400 3522 8396
      3526 8384 3526 8380 3524 8376 3525 8372
      3522 8370 3520 8373 3519 8371 3517 8373
      3515 8373 3516 8365 3515 8364 3514 8366
      3514 8364 3512 8364 3513 8362 3504 8356
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 261DEG 14KT 3512 8410

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special weather statement, May 6, 3:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 6, 4:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 6, 4:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 6, 5:46 PM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 6, 5:55 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 6, 8:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Hamilton	43 min
May 6, 9:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Knox, Sevier	41 min
May 6, 9:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Grainger, Jefferson	32 min
May 6, 11:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Hawkins, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington	57 min
May 6, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Scott	31 min
May 6, 3:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Bledsoe, Sequatchie	25 min
May 6, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Scott	56 min
May 6, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Cocke, Sevier	35 min
May 6, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Scott	29 min
May 6, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Campbell	25 min
May 6, 6:25 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MRX	Campbell, Scott	2 hr
May 6, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Bledsoe	26 min
May 6, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Greene	46 min
May 6, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Bledsoe	28 min
May 6, 7:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Greene, Unicoi, Washington	44 min
May 6, 12:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	City of Bristol	64 min
May 6, 1:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Cherokee	64 min
May 6, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Cherokee, Clay	43 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.